This pastel painting was inspired by a close encounter with a barn owl in torchlight. We stood watching each other for some minutes! Only white pastel has been used in order to give a 'moonlit' [...]
Harvest Moon over Duart Castle is an original watercolour developed from some of my sketchbook studies whilst visiting Duart Castle, the ancestral home of Clan MacLean. The low horizon allows the [...]
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 [...]
A pastel painting of a wren perched on a snow covered teasel, the delicate modelling of the plumage contrasts with the simple application of snow as a texture on the teasel. Produced with Winsor and [...]
A pastel depicting the emotion in a fleeting intimate moment. Pastel on Murano paper. Size: 30x40cm Supplied with a 3 inch wide white mount suitable for framing. SOLD
An abstract, textured backdrop of pastel shades and expressive strokes set off the raven which is executed largely in inderathene blue. The head of the bird is subtely modelled whilst the wings [...]
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. This [...]
Limited edition print of a pastel of a barn owl which was based upon sketchbook and photographic evidence from a recent holiday in Scotland. Pastel has a luminosity of pigment that lends itself [...]
A white pastel portrait using a 'reverse drawing' technique, where the areas drawn are the areas where light falls. Pastel on Murano Paper Size: 28x34cm Supplied with a 3 inch wide white mount [...]
