Original Watercolours

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, [...]

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 [...]

An original watercolour painting of Mull developed from a sketch drawing. Fraoch is gaelic for heather, this cottage has been painted using a selection of greens and blues to give a soft landscape [...]

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 high horizon allows the textured seascape to play a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]