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Work in progress
View from a train This piece is one of a planned series of small oil paintings inspired by the view from a train travelling between Dundee and Edinburgh. The route takes in the Fife coastline with views toward Edinburgh. The sea is calm, reflecting light clouds and the receding tide has exposed the sand flats…
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What’s next?
These sketches in oil pastel were taken from a series of photographs that I took from the train to Edinburgh. The sun was shining in Fife but a mist was clinging to the Lothian coastline. The tide was out, exposing a wide area of sand, but and the sea was without a ripple. These pieces…
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Originals for sale
If you are looking for an original gift these framed, oil on canvas paintings are currently available for sale. On the left is a field of barley in rural Fife, shortly after harvest. It is alive with crows feeding on the grain that has been left behind by the combine harvester. On the right is…
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Just off the easel
On the beach I haven’t posted in a while but not been idle, despite a busy summer with family and visitors. Several visits to the beach along the Fife coast have provided inspiration. On the left is a view from Tentsmuir Nature Reserve looking toward St. Andrews. North Fife is an agricultural region and the…
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