Original Watercolours

Macquarie House - Winter Moon. The building of Macquarie House on the Isle of Mull is simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape. The cool colours of the [...]

Ben More - Winter Moon. Ardvergnish Farmhouse at Pennyghael on the Isle of Mull is simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape, using only three colours; Payne's Grey, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]