Whilst researching for this painting, it was interesting to find several photos depicting the scene over the decades. At one point Victorian terrace houses had sat side-by-side with the cottage, the cottage itself looks like it was a harbour or merchant house complete with stables. At some point the terraced houses were demolished, I’m sure […]
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East Neuk of Fife – Series of Colourist Paintings
A Series of Colourist Paintings of the East Neuk of Fife. The East Neuk of Fife is a lovely area made up of small fishing villages and towns. Fishing villages have a lovely collection of ‘folksy’, old, higgledy-piggledy cottages, many painted in bright, cheerful colours. Old rowing-boats, flowerpots, barrels, all filled with flowering plants add […]
St. Monans – Series of Colourist Paintings
A Series of Colourist Paintings of St. Monans. Currently I’m enjoying working with bright colours in a Colourist style. I’m planning on doing a series of these paintings inspired by the village of St. Monans, and the East Neuk. Fishing villages have a lovely collection of ‘folksy’, old, higgledy-piggedy cottages, many painted in bright, cheerful […]
The Auld Kirk
I based this painting on an old painting I came across by John Guthrie Spence Smith, painted in 1930. I also went along and took several photos of the Kirk from the same angle. After a preliminary drawing, I then carried out the painting in acrylics. The Auld Kirk sits in St. Monans and the […]