What holidays really are about

I initially started this out as any other landscape painting, but because i wanted to spend sometime with my flatmates, i decided to paint in the living room with them, oh and i was drinking brandy at the same time...

So.. some time later i thought maybe i should combine them into it as well, haha, that way its not just a landscape painting, its also about us!

about what the Xmas holidays really are about !
getting some rest,
doing some shopping,
going out for a stroll in the magical and lit up city center

but also, just spending some time looking at what society wants Christmas to be about, buying stuff we dont need, and spending our free time pouring our minds into the internet, or mindless tv programs, when a much more interesting world awaits us beyond the window.

What do you see when you look out the window?

i see my own reflection, looking back at me, and smiling, because i chose to look away from what most people consider a pass time, and look into the soul of what is considered for me, true beauty.

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the bottom half is Princes Street in Edinburgh, with the road closed off, and 2 old fashioned buses used as stationary shops, i uploaded a video of me showing off the WIP cos i was excited basically here [link]

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Pencil sketch, then inked, then watercoloured