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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you, lucky it’s beautiful area

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 4h

By the National Galleries, Edinburgh- love Edinburgh in autumn

Watercolour of an autumn view in an Edinburgh park

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 7h

In South Queensferry for a short time, have to paint the Forth rail bridge

Watercolour of a large cantilever bridge (red) over a river

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 1d

Glasgow café/bakeries, Bearsden’s Kaf Goods

A watercolour of some shelves filled with lots of deli items in the bottom right corner there is a dachshund in front of a blue cushion

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 2d

A recent commission for a wedding anniversary featuring St George’s church, Paisley (now flats)

A watercolour of a couple standing in front of of an old Victorian church style building

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 3d

Always painting Inchcailloch, Balmaha bay

Watercolour of a small wood covered island with yachts in front of it

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 3d

The 9.45 to Balloch has been delayed due to slippery rails

A pencil sketch of people waiting for a train

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 6d

Last sketch book page, Autumn on Cove Road

Watercolour of some trees (in autumn colours) next to a river view with a small town in the far background

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 8d

That’s wild, honestly baffled by it all

Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve seen a tattoo artist that I like use Ai for nature/animal character designs and it has that specific/general look to it. What’s annoying is that they’re talented

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 9d

A flick through of my summer - autumn sketch book

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 10d

The start of the Autumn colours, Kelvingrove Glasgow

Road with trees on either side, leaves are starting to turn colours

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks, it’s probably a similar structure

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 11d

Painting storm Amy from a sheltered hut

Watercolour of a coastal view, stormy clouds and the curve of a path with houses

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 14d

A wee break from the studio for some autumn inspiration ended up painting some waves instead

Watercolour of a coastal view with very muted colours mountains in the far background

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 14d

Glasgow’s Through the House, café lovely space has occasional guest djs on

Watercolour of a café interior showing serving area with people making coffee serving

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 18d

Edinburgh’s Lannan bakery

Watercolour of a bakery interior, front has display cabinet with lots of items like flour, bottles, jars and baked goods people are working in the background

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 18d

For me, without notes they overwhelm the picture and breaking the frame is slightly too much - great painting

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 20d

Little sun break from studio to paint the Gourock yacht club

Watercolour of an old building with a large mast on it (it’s a yacht club) with a flag flying from it.

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you, it was quiet (ish) a few folk did pop by to have a look but were pretty good about it

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 20d

Glasgow’s Burnfield bakery window

A window of a bakery with shelves filled with croissants, buns, cakes a tenement building is also in the reflection

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 21d

Lunderston Bay study

Watercolour of a coastal view with mountains in the far background

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 22d

Sunny day, Beacon art centre - Greenock

Watercolour of a boxy green modern building in front of an old classical faux Green style building, sunny day

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 23d

Leaves are starting to turn, Inverkip

Watercolour of a path through a wood, leaves starting to change colour (autumn)

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