Painting

'Silent Street'

Looking up West Bow and Victoria Street

from east end of Grassmarket

''Silent Street'

Painting 'Silent Street' by Matylda Konecka - West Bow and Victoria Street from East End of Grassmarket

©  Matylda Konecka, Newhay, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

 

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       Painting 'Silent Street' by Matylda Konecka - West Bow and Victoria Street from East End of Grassmarket ©

 

'Silent Street'

The Artist

Thank you to the artist, Matylda Konecka, for allowing me to reproduce this painting.    -  Title: ''Silent Street" (mixed media).

Matylda was born in Wroclaw, Poland.  She graduated in  Landscape Architecture at Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences and now lives and paints in Greater Manchester, England.  She has had several exhibitions throughout Europe, and has also designed album covers.

Here is a link to  Matylda's web site.  It includes links to some of her paintings, illustrations and album covers.

The View

This view, with the Telephone Box and Police Box in the foreground, looks to the NW across Grassmarket towards Edinburgh Castle.

Here is photo taken in 2007, looking up West Bow from the east end of Grassmarket.

Looking up West Bow towards Victoria Street from the East End of the Grassmarket ©

Here is a photo of the well at the foot of West Bow, taken in 20005

West Bow Well at the foot of West Bow - with West Bow, leading into Victoria Street in the background ©

'Weird Night'

Thank you to Matylda for allowing me to also reproduce  the painting, 'Weird Night'.  This view is also from the east end of Grassmarket, but looking  to the NW across Grassmarket towards Edinburgh Castle.

Painting 'Weird Night' by Matylda Konecka - Edinburgh Castle and Grassmarket from East End of Grassmarket ©

 

 

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