Oil on canvas paintings of the West Coast of Scotland

Exhibition at The Caledonian Club, Belgravia, London

During July and August I was delighted to be able to exhibit a series of large oils featuring Scotlands West Coast.
The evening was made special in having Lord Cadogan saying a few words to the assembled members at the opening of the exhibition.
A huge thanks to all the staff at the Club in making the evening such a success.

Sunrise at Temple Wood, Kilmartin Glen

Capturing the mystical atmosphere of the stone circle at Temple Wood in Scotland’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ demanded a change from my normal painting style. Over 3000 years
old and used for ritual ceremonies, the site has a magical quality.

Oil on Canvas
50 x 60cms

‘The Boathouse, Gigha’

Oil on Canvas, 16 x32″

SOLD

Portree Bay, Isle of Skye

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″/76x102cms

‘BONSAI’ Book Cover

An ex-Scot, Sandy Nicolson,living in San Francisco had bought a few of my paintings to remind him of home – the beaches and landscapes of the West Coast of Scotland.
Sandy had completed writing a novel and asked me if I was interested in coming up with ideas for the cover of the book – which, of course, I was delighted to do.
After looking at several options (one of which was a bonsai tree which had died and I sprayed silver to keep as a ‘object d’art’) my portrait of a friend’s daughter was chosen as it hinted at a key element in the storyline and seemed to invite finding out more.
As the novel says ‘everyone has a story to tell……’

Bonsai is available on Amazon in Kindle, Paperback and Hardback formats.

Arran from Skipness

Oil on Canvas, 23×38″(60x100cms) Framed size
Hand Finished Gilt Frame

Towards Rum and Eigg from Silversands

Oil on Canvas,23×38″(60x100cms) framed size
Hand Finished Gilt frame

Iona North End ‘Landscape’

Oil on Canvas, 16×40″ (40x100cms)

Towards Arran ‘Landscape’

Oil on Canvas, 16×40″ (40x100cms)

Loch Lomond

Oil on Canvas, 50x76cms (20×30″)

SOLD

Portree Bay, Skye

Oil on Canvas, (4ox40″) 100x100cms on Deep Edge Canvas

Sound of Mull Evening

Oil on Canvas, 40×40″( 100x100cms) on Deep Edge Canvas

Evening Sky over Rhum

Oil on Canvas, 40×40″ (100x100cms) on a Deep Edge Canvas

Knapdale Morning

Oil on canvas, 40×40″(100x100cms) on Deep Edge Canvas

Isle of Mull Headland

Oil on Canvas, 28×38″ (71x96cms) Framed size in Charcoal Matt Frame

Mull Peaks

Oil on Canvas, 28×38″(71x96cms) Framed size in Charcoal Matt Frame

Knapdale Sunset

Oil on Canvas, 28×38″(71x96cms) Framed size in Hand Finished Frame

Loch Fyne Evening

Oil on Canvas, 28″x38″(71x96cms) Framed size in Hand Finished Frame

Sanna Bay

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms

Iona, North End

Oil on Canvas with a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms

Crinan Harbour

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished frame, overall size 46x56cms

Crinan Ferry towards Jura

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms

Gigha Bay

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms

Portree Skyline

Oil on Canvas in Hand finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms

Sanna Bay Waves

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

Sanna Bay

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

Off to Texas, USA

‘Carsaig Bay’Knapdale – looking out across the Sound of Jura to the top end of Jura (where George Orwell lived and completed his novel 1984) on a sunny afternoon. A favourite spot of mine with the advantage of the Inn at Tayvallich nearby.
Bought from a Gallery in Edinburgh and shipped over to Texas.

The ‘Contemplation Pool’ Gigha

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

Palm Beach, Gigha

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

SOLD

Tobermory Bay

Oil on canvas, 16×48″ (40x120cms)

SOLD

Oban Bay

Oil on Canvas, 16×40″ (40x110cms)

Iona Abbey – ‘the road ahead’

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)
Framed in a hand finished and gilt frame

SOLD

Iona, towards Mull

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

White Sands, Iona

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

Heading Out – Crinan Basin

Oil on Canvas, 30x80cms

SOLD

Crinan Sea Lock

Oil on Canvas, 30×80 cms

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay

Pentaptych, Oil on canvas, 5 Panels
overall size with spaces 80cms/32″x 163cms/64″

SOLD

Arran Landscape

Oil on Canvas on Board, palette knife work
21×40″/53x103cms

SOLD

On the Easel

Underway with my first triptych – the beach on Gigha across three canvases 32″x38″. Also moving on to a 5 panel painting just to see how it works! Still haven’t found out what you call a five panel painting!

Morning Ferry to Gigha

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″(76x102cms)

Safe Harbour, Gigha

Oil on Canvas 30×40″ (76x102cms)

Wild Flowers

Oil on Deep Edge Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

Arran Alps 2 – rainclouds gather

Oil on Canvas 30×40″ (76x102cms) ‘contrasting textures’

Arran Alps 1 – summer sky

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms) ‘contrasting textures’

SOLD

Winter Tide

Oil on Canvas Painting, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

SOLD

Snow on Jura

Oil on Canvas Painting, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

Off to California

An ex-pat living in San Francisco remembered the happy memories of the West Coast of Scotland and particularly the Isle of Mull – so one of my ‘signature’ pieces was acquired and winged its way with the help of UPS to its new home overlooking the Bay.

Lovely to think of it hanging there!