Anna Wilson Studio

Edinburgh has been so sunny that the desire to go and lie in the park has been great. I decided to do another panel page of one of the city’s busiest and most recognisable spots mostly so I could go and sit in the sun amidst people eating ice cream and picnicking and touristing. I was lucky though, as today when I was finishing it, it rained! So, I got to add in my favourite accompanying more common Edinburgh feature, a beautiful grey sky.

I still love making these drawings in panels. Somehow they help make a super gigantic complicated scene into something much easier to manage and in the process make the place feel alive as a story! My favourite panel is the ice cream one. As I drew it, a film crew arrived and started filming a Bollywood dance with some superstars next to me. Bollywood music in one ear, bagpipes in another. This is why I love this city.

The joy of drawing on location never fails. And this one has been especially wonderful as for most of it I was also wonderfully warm! Soaking up the rare vitamin d into my bones.