Thornhill colour sketch this morning

Beach trip to Scalpsie bay, Isle of Bute

View from Auchengibbert hill

It’s been awhile since I’ve been at the beach, Rockcliffe

Bluebell hill with trees by Thornhill

A quick trip to Glasgow, took a short lunch break in Kelvingrove park

Was caught in the rain and took shelter in the mausoleum in Durisdeer and painted this ornate marble centre piece

It’s a bit overcast today, painting in Durisdeer

Morton castle by Thornhill

My winter - spring 26 plein air panoramic sketchbook

View of Nith bridge, Thornhill stunning day with the occasional blip as fish pick at the May flies

Bluebell season just now

My winter/spring plein air sketchbook

Moniaive view looking down Dunreggan Brae

Drumlanrig castle in the sun, trees just starting to get their leaves

Cherry tree, phone box, Moniaive

Just before Thornhill, not too sure what this collection of houses is called - a beautiful sunny day

Kier Mill, the smithy where Kirkpatrick Macmillan made the first pedal bicycle

Freshly ploughed fields and crows, Penpont

Drumlanrig café, Thornhill and bikers

Morning Thornhill view, really like these coppiced trees

Painting at a larger scale, Tynron Doon in the spring sunshine

Little colour study from Dunreggan Brae on the way to Moniaive

Such contrasting weather one minute sleet and hail stones the next bright sunshine, colour study of Burnhead

View of Tynron Doon

Dumfries, Whitesands watercolour sketch

Penpont garage

Thornhill view and coffee at Jaggy Bean

Morning Moniaive view

Maxwelton chapel study this morning, a peaceful start to the day

Penpont Kirk, I had to stop as it started raining

Moniaive view from Dunreggan Brae (fav view)

Andy Goldsworthy’s Egg sculpture just by Penpont

Little sketch of Burnhead village on the way back home, losing light

View from Nith bridge towards Tynron. I liked how one side of the field is all cultivated while the other is more reeds

View looking down to Thornhill

Clyde swimmers

Quick Lunderston bay colour study before the rain came on

A study, Kilmacolm

Winter low sun

One from the weekend, waterfall at Finlaystone park

Waterfall at Finlaystone park

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