Original Watercolours

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Duart Castle - Receding Storm is an original watercolour developed from my sketchbook entries whilst visiting Duart Castle, the ancestral home of Clan MacLean. The high horizon allows the textured [...]

Erray Lighthouse - Dusk. A striking landscape largely in blues and greys are the main feature in this original watercolour interpretation of Erray Lighthouse on the Isle of Mull with an approaching [...]

Blue Dawn - Old Ferry House, Grasspoint. A striking landscape largely in blues and greys are the main feature in this original watercolour interpretation of the Old Ferry House at Grasspoint on the [...]