Recent landscapes in oils are mainly from the Highlands and more locally from our home area of the Black Isle. They nearly all start outside 'plein air' and some are finished there. Some are finished in the studio. Some start as quick sketches in pen and water-colour with the idea worked up in the studio. Here are a few examples.
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 Cooling-off, Loch Assynt There was splashing in the distance while doing another painting - and there was a herd of deer in the water. Had to paint them! |
 Burn in spate Redcastle burn in spate, Feb 2020, oil on canvas, 400X400mm |
 Beinn Alligin The mountain looms high over Loch Torridon from the Balgy area.2022. Oil on board 200x300 |
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 Stubble over Moray Firth '25 The challenge of plain-air and trying to pull together the wonders of a stubble field, trees, the Beauly Firth and hills beyond |
 The Red Buoy A red buoy moors the wooden boat on Loch Assynt with Quinag beyond |
 High Tide, Munlochy Bay Autumn fields give way to Munlochy Bay with the low sun reflected in the high tide. |
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 Deep Snow Mt Eagle Large pine trees droop with new snow below Mt Eagle on the Black Isle. Very cold - but had to be painted! |
 Stac Polidh & Pines This iconic hill near Inchnadamph is a must-paint challenge! It took two plein-air visits and several sketches to try and do it justice. |
 Winter Beech '25 A quick small oil sketch - but what a tree and what a moment! |
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 Tall Trees Glorious autumn in Redcastle Woods and working big: 120x50cm - but worth it! |
 Red Van in Field The van just appeared and people began to work in this Killearnan field by the narrow twisting lane. |
 Inchnadamph Forest A stiff climb but a great moment as the hill cloud cleared just long enough for this small oil sketch |
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