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 [...]

Carsaig Bay, Old Pier. The textured, golden foreground, including the pier and boathouse contrasts with the dark profile of Beinn Chreagach in this original watercolour interpretation of the Carsaig [...]

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 [...]

Calgary Bay - Receding Tide Sunset with Boat is an original watercolour that took inspiration from a day sat at Calgary Bay observing both the tide patterns and the evening sky changing into a [...]

Ben More Moonlit - Revisited. Ardvergnish Farmhouse at Pennyghael on the Isle of Mull is simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape. The colours of Ben More in the [...]

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 [...]

Towards Ben Talla is a watercolour with accentuated field patterns based on a sketch from a viewpoint en route from Tobermory to Dervaig some years ago. The remote buildings act as focal points as [...]

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 [...]

Glen Gorm Dream. The soft, richly textured landscape foreground with its barely discernible path contrasts with the stark bands of sky and water in this watercolour interpretation of Glen Gorm [...]