Last summer I went up to Brora in Sutherland (in the Scottish Highlands) with my family for a few days. Spectacular coastal scenery - loved it there. Even more fortuitous, we lucked out with the weather and were able to do lots of outdoorsy stuff, including a woodland walk at the village of Golspie, to view their lovely waterfall. To get to the waterfall you have to follow a little boardwalk path through some woods and it was a really spellbinding atmosphere. There was no-one else there that day and it felt like its own little world.
I wanted to try and capture the feeling of the place in paint. I started with this little study, 30 x 30cm, water-based oil on board.
I've been working on a larger version for several weeks now and here it is in it's current state, which I think is finished (I'll leave it to the side for a while and then go back in a month or so and see if I think it needs any further adjustments).
The final painting is 1m x 1m, acrylic (underlayers) and water-based oil (upper layers), on canvas.
I wanted to try and capture the feeling of the place in paint. I started with this little study, 30 x 30cm, water-based oil on board.
I've been working on a larger version for several weeks now and here it is in it's current state, which I think is finished (I'll leave it to the side for a while and then go back in a month or so and see if I think it needs any further adjustments).
Bridge Walk
The final painting is 1m x 1m, acrylic (underlayers) and water-based oil (upper layers), on canvas.
