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 [...]

Ben More - Gold. The soft, golden landscape contrasts with the dark, moonlit sky in this original watercolour interpretation of the Ben More landscape with its isolated farm buildings. Actual paintin

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Calgary Bay - Receding Tide Sunset with Boat is an original watercolour that took inspiration from a day sat at Calgary Bay observing both the tide patterns and the evening sky changing into a [...]

Ettrick Farm - Moonlight The hills behind the isolated farm house are bathed with mellow moonlight in this original watercolour interpretation of an Ettrick valley landscape.Actual painting dimension

Iona Abbey - Evening Light. An interpretation of the mellow evening light and the textured foreground contrasting with the stark treatment of the sky and the sea. Taken from a sketch of the abbey on [...]