Snowdrops, Ardgowan estate

View of Quarriers village

view of Greenock cut with low winter sun

Moon set, worked from an earlier plein air study showing the Belt or Venus (pink band) and our earth’s shadow the blue band just above the horizon (I learnt about this later)

Visiting the Isle of Bute today, blustery view from Kerrycroy beach

Kilmacolm woods

Changing light and incoming tide

Over in Millport for the day

Coastal view, started with blue skies with clouds coming in

Kilmacolm, light dusting of snow low sun

A Lunderston Bay study on this fresh winter day, there were loads of geese ahead but they all moved to the left

A quick colour light study, we’ve had some beautiful low winter light the last few days

Early morning, came to paint the sunrise but ended up painting the moon set

Oakbank community Inn by the Holy loch (recently bought over and run by the local community)

Happy New Year! A quick pencil sketch of Gourock’s loony Dook

Short film from yesterday’s trip to the Isle of Bute (no audio)

Great day on Ettrick bay, Isle of Bute

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