by qhanytygg4s | Feb 25, 2020 | Plein Air
The subject for this sketchbook is my Watercolour painting of an old fishing boat in Irvine Harbour. This steel hulled rusting boat had lots of character and strong colours but it was the small red crane on the deck that particularly caught my eye. The crane can be...
by qhanytygg4s | Sep 25, 2018 | Plein Air
My upcoming Solo Exhibition features paintings from my travels around Scotland and France. I have visited France many times over the years each time collecting sketches and watercolor studies of my trips. This year I was struck by how similar parts of the...
by qhanytygg4s | Nov 27, 2017 | Outdoors, Plein Air
I usually paint large oils of fishing trawlers tied up in harbour. I thought it would be good chance to try something different for inspiration in the studio. I did a series of quick pastel drawings of fishing boats working out at sea due to the obvious difficulties...
by qhanytygg4s | Aug 1, 2017 | Outdoors, Plein Air
I recently took a trip on a boat sailing from from Ardrossan to Fairhead in Northern Ireland. Once there the intention was to climb, conditions permitting, on the sea cliffs . Traditionally my main inspiration comes from the Western seaboard of Scotland. Venturing...
by qhanytygg4s | Feb 28, 2017 | Plein Air, Studio
In December 2016 I carried out a successful painting demonstration on the premises of By Distinction Art in Glasgow. They have been promoting the Arts and cultural history of Glasgow for many years and recently they have erected a series of murals on Ashton Lane...
by qhanytygg4s | Nov 28, 2016 | Outdoors, Plein Air
A recent sailing trip on the yacht Kiperissiy gave me a perfect opportunity to include some painting and to paint Plein Air in Greece. Getting away to the warm, sunny palette of Mediterranean colours was a real contrast to the Celtic snows and mist of the frozen north...
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