Original Watercolours

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 [...]

Glen More - Autumn. The soft, golden landscape of Glen More, the central area of the isle of Mull and home to Ben More, contrasts with the dark, moonlit sky in this original watercolour [...]

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

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 [...]

Ardnave House Remembered is a watercolour with accentuated field patterns based on a sketch from a visit to the isolated place of Ardnave on the Isle of Islay some years ago. The remote 18th Century [...]

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 [...]

Coastal Farm - Iona is an original watercolour completed after a sketching trip on Iona. The sky was chosen to contrast with the foreground colours and textures, the simple treatment of the farm [...]

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 [...]