Original Watercolours

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

Moonrise over Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse is an original watercolour developed from sketches made on the Isle of Mull. The colour scheme features warm earth hues which are contrasted with cooler blue [...]

Iona Abbey Revisited. The abbey buildings in this painting are simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape interpretation. The view is taken from a rapid pencil [...]

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 [...]

An original watercolour painting of Mull developed from my sketchbook drawings. Fraoch is gaelic for heather; this cottage has been painted using a selection of yellows, browns and oranges to give a [...]

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 [...]

Gruline House. The buildings of Gruline House and Macquarie House on the Isle of Mull are simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding moonlit landscape. The view is taken [...]

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

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 [...]