Original Watercolours

Macquarie House. The building of Macquarie House on the Isle of Mull is simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape. The view is taken from a sketch whilst on the [...]

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

Moonlit Path is an original watercolour painting inspired by the cottage at Grass Point on the Isle of Mull. The simple treatment of the path allows the eye to gently wind its way through the [...]

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 [...]

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 - 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, [...]

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 [...]

After Harvest Autumnal colours capture this original watercolour painting of a Pennine farm scene. The textures and treatment of the watercolour evoke rough ploughed fields.

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 [...]