Brexit Day Sketch, from Kinghorn looking out over the Firth of Forth

My home at the moment is by the water on the Fife Coast. Daily I walk along the the various paths with my dog and my sketchbook in tow. There is a colony of seals that live between Kirkcaldy and Kinghorn and we love to head to that spot and watch them play in the water and hang out on the rocks.

This sketch I drew on the 23rd of June this year, the morning that the UK voted in the Brexit referendum. I'd been living in Scotland for about 2 years and since I'm an Aussie (part of the comonwealth) I also had the right to vote. As I sat here and thought about the future, the tide was going out quickly. There were many seals perched on different rocks but by the time I had finished this drawing (between 6am-7:30am) the many smaller rocks were all just one big one. A very poetic and appropriate realisation given the political climate I thought. 

Here we are, over 4 months later. The tide still goes in and out, but the world feels very uncertain. Next week the US wil have the ability to vote for the first female President. That's amazing. 

Brexit Day 230616, 'watching the tide go out whilst the colony of seals sunbathe on the rocks. Form of the bay changes dramatically as more rocks emerge. 6am-7:30am : The Path between Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy, Fife UK