Wester Ross Lochan, Watercolour Landscape Painting

Wester Ross Lochan, watercolour and felt pen on watercolour paper

This is one of my favourite watercolours. I love the way the browns (my least favourite colour) worked and the way the felt pen spread when I wet it.

Oh, and if you're wondering how to pronounce lochan, it's that Scottish ch sound from the back of the throat, like loch - a lochan is a tiny wee loch, by the way.

Smokey Jura, Landscape Oil Painting

Smokey Jura, oil on canvas

This was a tiny wee painting. I started out painting murals, so working on something so small was a real challenge for me. It went well, I think, and the painting has sold.

Greetings cards of it are available through my website.

Beinn Damph, Scottish Landscape Painting

Beinn Damph, mixed media on board.

I wanted to experiment with this, and combined two of my favourite materials, gouache and chalk pastel.

Loch Assynt Winter

Loch Assynt Winter, watercolour and felt pen on watercolour paper

I decided to do a bit of experimenting with this wintery painting, and used a water based felt pen to draw out my image first. As it wasn't permanent, as soon as my watercolours hit the pen, it spread in all sorts of directions and in different shades of blue and purple. I loved working this way - it was so unpredictable.

I took this painting into my framer to frame, and he promptly bought it. I still have cards available on Etsy and Folksy.

Goings On And Doings

I've got a few things up my sleeve just now, which is quite exciting - a new approach to work being the main one, and if it works, well, fingers crossed. I'll let you know how it's going if things are looking good, no, time for a positive attitude, when things look good, so watch this space. I am excited about it though.

In the meantime, I have a few paintings in exhibition at Smithy Gallery's The Affordable Art Show. If you want to check it out, you can find the details here.

This is one of the paintings...

Fallow Fields, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm