What is Sketching Scotland: A Coastal Journey?

Ever since I moved to Scotland in 2017, I’ve wanted to explore every inch of it. While I enjoy little weekend trips around the country now and then, I decided to give myself a focus for exploring regularly: the coast.

Over the next several years, I will be hiking, cycling, and even kayaking along the coast of Scotland with my sketchbook and cameras. There are over 6,000 miles of coastline in Scotland, and over 11,000 if you factor in the islands which is why it will take many years. I will do it in small sections as time allows and share the journey in video format on YouTube. The artwork will be compiled into books along the way.

This project will take me around the entire coast of Scotland (including islands) over the next several years, but not just for the sake of hiking and sightseeing. My goal is to learn the history and gain a deeper understanding of each area I walk through. I'll sketch and write about whatever catches my eye or helps me remember the unique details of a place. This will act as a kind of travel journal as well.

The Sketching Scotland Book Series

If “Sketching Scotland” sounds familiar, you may recognize it from my recent book, released in 2021.

Volume 01 (available in my book shop) covers 2016-2021 and is a visual journey sharing my photography and outdoor painting adventures all over Scotland.

I hope to release future volumes as I complete larger sections of the coastal journey.