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"Inspired" 32 artists respond to a piece in the collection of the open today 11-4.

Matthew Draper - Luminous, a View of Tantallon Castle with Bass Rock (Homage to Alexander Nasmyth Part II), Pastel on Paper, 102cm x 169cm.

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2022-09-28

Before working at Tantallon Castle in 1981 and being mad about Castles and medieval armour. I was mad on the TV shows of Doctor Who, Space 1999 and the weekly comic of with Judge Dredd. Some of my comic story drawings from 1979 and Dalek comic idea from 2006.

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2022-09-25

Tantallon Castle my old watercolour of French Galley being sunk by English vessel in 1548. Tantallon's seagate gunners attempted to protect the galley. When Mary of ,Mary Queen of Scot's mother visited she gave the gunners 'drink silver' (Beer money) as a thank you.

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2022-09-05

Before working at Tantallon Castle in 1981 and being mad about Castles and medieval armour. I was mad on the TV shows of Doctor Who, Space 1999 and the weekly comic of with Judge Dredd. Some of my comic story drawings from 1979 and Dalek comic idea from 2006.

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2022-08-26

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) trace thru layout sketches and my finished watercolours from 1985. A Red Douglas family stronghold.

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2022-08-12

My layout sketches and 1980s watercolours of Scottish Moss troopers trying to hold the outer trenches at Tantallon Castle during 12 day bombarment by Oliver Cromwell's forces in 1651.

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2022-07-29

Before working at Tantallon Castle in 1981 and being mad about Castles and medieval armour. I was mad on the TV shows of Doctor Who, Space 1999 and the weekly comic of with Judge Dredd. Some of my comic story drawings from 1979 and Dalek comic idea from 2006.

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2022-06-07

Three or four cannon on either side of angle is a basic spread. Example of Tantallon.

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2022-02-21

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) 1651 siege. Scottish Moss troopers retreat from outer trench to behind V-Shaped Ravelin. Oliver Cromwell's sappers cut trenches into Ravelin to roll cannon closer in for better impact.

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2021-10-23

Bass Rock beside Tantallon. Prince James fled to Bass in 1406 waiting for a ship to France & safety as rebel Lords attacked his decoy escort army heading back to Edinburgh. James older Brother David had been killed by such rebels in 1402. James was captured by English pirates.

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2021-10-14

Before working at Tantallon Castle in 1981 and being mad about Castles and medieval armour. I was mad on the TV shows of Doctor Who, Space 1999 and the weekly comic of 2000A.D with Judge Dredd. Some of my comic story drawings from 1979 and Dalek comic idea from 2006.

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2021-10-01

Spanish Armada in Scotland my watercolour images from 1988. Tantallon Castle, Bass Rock and St Andrews Castle.

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2021-09-19

As a boy I was amazed at the work of Alan Sorrell. His reconstruction of Dirleton was the first image of its kind I ever saw. So I copied his techinque of boxing views a section at a time. I used (8 pence) Postcard images in 1981 then scaled up to A3 size (Tantallon example)

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2021-05-31

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) layout sketches and finished watercolours from 1980s showing Oliver Cromwell's siege in 1651. Climbed on roof of Dovecote to get photos to trace thru for second image. (No drones in the 80s)

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2021-05-20

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) trace thru layout sketches and finished watercolours from 1985. A Red Douglas family stronghold.

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2021-05-20

Before working at Tantallon Castle in 1981 and being mad about Castles and medieval armour. I was mad on the TV shows of Doctor Who, Space 1999 and the weekly comic of 2000A.D with Judge Dredd. Some of my comic story drawings from 1979 and Dalek comic idea from 2006.

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2021-04-25

As a boy I was amazed at the work of Alan Sorrell. His reconstruction of Dirleton was the first image of its kind I ever saw. So I copied his techinque of boxing views a section at a time. I used (8 pence) Postcard images in 1981 then scaled up to A3 size (Tantallon example)

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2021-04-02

East Lothian Castles of Dirleton, Tantallon, Hailes and Dunbar. Watercolour reconstructions.

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2021-03-27

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) watercolour reconstructions from 1980's.

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2021-01-24