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 [...]

Iona Abbey. The abbey buildings are simply treated in order to contrast with the textured surrounding landscape. The view is taken from a rapid sketch whilst on the ferry to Iona from Mull. Actual p

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 [...]

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

A watercolour depicting a solitary farmhouse on a hillside, overlooking a lake with distant mountains. The foreground has a textured underpainting and the path guides the viewer's eye up into the [...]

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 - 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 [...]

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 [...]

Moy Castle stands at the head of Loch Buie on the Isle of Mull. Built in the 15th century by Hector MacLean, brother of MacLean of Duart and the founder of the re-named MacLaines of Lochbuie who [...]