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Work in progress II
Over the next week or so I will be working on the third in a series of paintings I have produced of Blackford Pond in Edinburgh. In early March 2018 there was some extreme winter weather which froze the pond and covered Blackford Hill, not to mention many other parts of Scotland, in a blanket…
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The Ghillie Dubh
Painting of the Month for October is ‘The Ghillie Dubh’. This artistic creation reveals a delightful aspect of a small village in Wester Ross, Scotland, namely Inverewe on the shores of Loch Ewe. The artist has used a lively palette of acrylic paints to capture the vibrant coloration of this Wester Ross landscape. Framed by…
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Work in progress
Here I describe my progress in creating an oil painting. My current work features Dunmail Raise in the Lake District, England.
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Wild places & ordered spaces
Since I started painting again I have had a fascination for remote landscapes and this has been reflected in my work over the years. I am also interested in the ways that we tame and cultivate these landscapes, either to provide food or to create spaces for leisure. This collection reflects that fascination, some of…
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