Original Watercolours

Duart Castle is an original watercolour developed from my sketchbook studies whilst visiting Duart Castle, the ancestral home of Clan MacLean. The low horizon allows the graduated sky to play a [...]

Erray Lighthouse - Evening Light. A striking landscape largely in blues and shades of Naples Yellow are the main feature in this original watercolour interpretation of Erray Lighthouse on the Isle [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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