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See Scotland through my work

The trip to the Western Isles brings great rewards. Here one can find sweeping golden sands and turquoise waters.

Often it is the elements or the untamed force of nature that is my inspiration. But more than anything it is the essential quality of light, which Scotland has to offer. In my paintings you can feel the presence of mankind but rarely see them - the washing is hung, the lum is reeking and the telegraph poles are talking. I pay tribute to the cultural past through the ancient dyke wall, the little harbours and the quaint crofts which are happily standing side by side with the grazing sheep.

I use strong colour to interpret the drama of light in the landscape. I am inspired by the changing light sequences of the Western Isles and I have often been awestruck at witnessing what feels like a heavenly scene. Light features strongly in my work. Whether it be light bouncing off the waters of the Hebrides or the sunlit sands before an encroaching storm or sunlight moving across the landscape. It is ever changing, ever travelling.