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Goodbye 2020
Last painting of the year: Looking on Loch Laggan This small oil painting is the end result of the ‘Work in Progress: December 2020’ series. It shows Loch Laggan as seen from the approach to Creag Meagaidh with Binnein Shuas visible in the distance. All-in-all I am pleased with this although I was uncertain about…
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Work in progress: December 11th
Making good progress with this painting and pleased with it so far. I’m looking to create a contrast between the dark mountains in the distance and the flat plain in the foreground, which is much lighter in hue with hints of pinky brown. I’ve stuck to my original plan of a more sparing use of…
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New week: new work
Work in Progress Staying in the Scottish Highlands for my next painting, another oil but with a different feel to my last few pieces where I have used texture and thick layers of paint for effect. Here I am experimenting with colour and a more sparing use of pigment. The image has been created from…
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Work in progress: December
Reflecting by Loch Morlich The finished piece, completed in what seems like record time after the marathon of Clouds over the Forth. I’ve made liberal use of a palette knife to apply the pigment to this painting, to create texture in the water and trees. The overall mood of the work is subdued with just…
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