Original Watercolours

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 [...]

Fishermen's Cottages - Portnahaven. An original watercolour painting depicting two of the whitewashed cottages once used by fishermen in the now quiet harbour of Portnahaven on Islay. My family and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sunset Over Inch Kenneth from Clachandhu Beach is an original watercolour culminating from sketches of the view to Inch Kenneth from the west coast beach on the Isle of Mull and the sky changing into [...]

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 [...]

Duart Castle - Blue Twilight is an original watercolour developed from my sketchbook studies whilst visiting Duart Castle, the ancestral home of Clan MacLean. The low horizon allows the textured sky [...]

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 [...]

Moonlit Abbey - Iona. The abbey buildings are simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape of mellow warm and cool colours, painted over a surface texture. The view [...]