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Scottish Art - Paintings of Scotland:
Dirleton Castle Drawbridge

by D. Bruce Bennett

Dirleton Castle

Overlooking Dirleton village green with its 17th and 18th century cottages, Dirleton Castle is a ruin, which began life in the 13th century. Like most Scottish castles, it's had a rough life, as you can see.

Situating himself around at the back (as it's situated on today's streets and roads) of the castle, Bruce began painting this perspective of it on-site, using the drawbridge as its "draw."

He's combined black ink with a soft yellow acrylic to give the stones that solid, been-around-for-seven-plus-centuries look. In spite of Oliver Cromwell's best efforts, much of Dirleton Castle still stands, and this watercolor-style picture of Scotland is also standing the test of time in its owner's home.

Situated just a couple miles west of North Berwick in East Lothian, Dirleton Castle has ties to the Halyburton and Nisbet clans. Are you drawn to Dirleton Castle because of clan connections? Perhaps you’d like a piece of Scottish Art similar to this one of Dirleton Castle - or maybe the perspective in from your own holiday snapshot of this, your clan castle?

Just send Bruce a JPG of your snap and tell him your ideas for a commission.

Dirleton Castle Picture of Scotland
Medium: acrylic and ink on 300#, cold-pressed watercolor paper
Image Dimensions: 7.5" w. x 4.75" h.
Mat: 3" w. white
Glass: none
Frame: none
(This painting of Dirleton Castle SOLD in September 2002,
but you could commission a similar version of Dirleton Castle.)

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