Original Watercolours

An original watercolour painting of Mull developed from a sketch drawing. Fraoch is gaelic for heather, this cottage has been painted using a selection of greens and blues to give a soft landscape [...]

Erray Lighthouse. A striking landscape largely in blues and greys are the main feature in this original watercolour interpretation of Erray Lighthouse. The vertical form of the lighthouse contrasts [...]

Iona Abbey. The abbey buildings are simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape. The view is taken from a rapid sketch whilst on the ferry to Iona from Mull. Actual p

Moonlit Farm with Ploughed Field is a watercolour painting with accentuated field patterns inspired by my sketches of farmhouses and field patterns from a recent visit to the Isle of Islay. Actual pai

Duart Castle is an original watercolour developed from my sketchbook studies whilst visiting Duart Castle, the ancestral home of Clan MacLean. The limited colour palette used and the soft evening [...]

Calgary Bay - Receding Tide Sunset is an original watercolour culminating from a day sat at Calgary Bay observing both the tide patterns and the sky changing into a sunset.Actual painting dimensions

Macquarie House. The building of Macquarie House on the Isle of Mull is simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape. The view is taken from a sketch whilst on the [...]

Iona Abbey - Evening Light. An interpretation of the mellow evening light and the textured foreground contrasting with the stark treatment of the sky and the sea. Taken from a sketch of the abbey on [...]

Macquarie House - Autumn Moonlight. The building of Macquarie House on the Isle of Mull is simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape. The autumnal colours of the [...]