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 [...]

Iona Abbey IV. The abbey buildings in this painting are simply treated in order to contrast with the textured, evening, jewel-like landscape interpretation. The view is taken from pencil sketches [...]

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

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 [...]

Landscape With Farm - Iona is a watercolour with accentuated field patterns which serve to lead the eye to the lone farm on the horizon. The farm building is simply treated to compliment and contrast [...]

An original painting of an isolated cottage, capturing in watercolour the textures and mood of a remote landscape. The winding path guides the viewer through the painting, allowing the eye to pause [...]

Ben More Golden Light - Variation. The soft, golden landscape contrasts with the dark, moonlit sky in this original watercolour interpretation of the Ben More landscape with its isolated farm [...]

Moonlit Abbey - Iona. The abbey buildings are simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape of mellow warm and cool colours, painted over a surface texture. The view [...]

Harvest Moon over Duart Castle is an original watercolour developed from some of my sketchbook studies whilst visiting Duart Castle, the ancestral home of Clan MacLean. The low horizon allows the [...]