Views, studies & observations working out ideas

Painting towards the sun, Cloch lighthouse

Colour study over looking Gourock

Farm on the way to Kilmacolm

View looking towards Isle of Arran from Scalpsie Bay, Isle of Bute

Rain called of this plein air study, was looking forward to painting those shadows in the puddles

A painting I did last summer, Penny in the loch

Landscape painting but drawing a small area on the ground (been meaning to try this)

A quick colour sketch painting towards the sun, Buccleuch St

A couple more bakery watercolours Empire Biscuit and a Cottonrake white chocolate pastry

Day trip to Largs, the model yacht club

Painting towards the sun, Isle of Bute

Day on the Isle of Bute

Croissant study for your morning

Painting this tree line before the rain came in

It’s a chilly day for painting but the light was really nice, Cove Road

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A set of bakery illustrations I’ve been working on

A recent piece, low sun on Barrhill Road

Kitty’s donuts, chocolate sprinkle

Burnfield Bakery donut

Full moon tonight, a small fused glass test piece based on this view. I’m hoping to a larger version soon

Little Inverkip colour study

Edinburgh bakery, Twelve Triangles

St Mocha, café in Balmaha Loch Lomond

View of Moniaive village just as the sun was starting to set

View of Tyrnon Doon from Penpont

A short video (no audio) from a trip to Dunkeld to enjoy the autumn and paint some ancient oaks in Birnam wood

Painting this ancient oak, near Dunkeld (it was one of the last great oaks of Birnam forest featured in Shakespeare’s Macbeth!

More autumn colour studies at Queens Park, Glasgow

More autumn oak tree studies

Glasgow café, Amulet

Trying to catch some autumn up by Greenock cut

Café toilet selfie at Amulet, Glasgow (lol felt like an Instagram selfie trap, that I fell right into)

Painting Snuff mill bridge, Glasgow this afternoon

By the National Galleries, Edinburgh- love Edinburgh in autumn

In South Queensferry for a short time, have to paint the Forth rail bridge

Glasgow café/bakeries, Bearsden’s Kaf Goods

A recent commission for a wedding anniversary featuring St George’s church, Paisley (now flats)

Always painting Inchcailloch, Balmaha bay

The 9.45 to Balloch has been delayed due to slippery rails

Last sketch book page, Autumn on Cove Road

A flick through of my summer - autumn sketch book

The start of the Autumn colours, Kelvingrove Glasgow

Painting storm Amy from a sheltered hut

A wee break from the studio for some autumn inspiration ended up painting some waves instead

Glasgow’s Through the House, café lovely space has occasional guest djs on

Edinburgh’s Lannan bakery

Little sun break from studio to paint the Gourock yacht club