Original Watercolours

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Moonlit Farm with Ploughed Field is a watercolour painting with accentuated field patterns inspired by my sketches of farmhouses and field patterns from a recent visit to the Isle of Islay. Actual pai

An original watercolour painting of Mull developed from my sketchbook drawings. Fraoch is gaelic for heather; this cottage has been painted using a selection of yellows, browns and oranges to give a [...]