Two Paintings, very different

This week I've been working on two pictures, completely different from each other in style, genre and materials. Nothing new there, it's the way I like to do things.

The top picture is an abstract that reminds me of the view as I look across toward the east from one of the beautiful country roads around Marykirk or Edzell. It is painted in Heavy Body Acrylic paint and could've been influenced by the warm weather we've had recently; if we feel it warm here in the North East, I guess it's particularly sweltering on those yellow fields.

The beach scene is an oil painting and it isn't quite finished yet. The beach on the right needs to be toned-down a little. In complete contrast to the 'Sweltering Mearns' painting, this one conveys the joy of finding a quiet, fresh and sandy patch of beach that's dry and relatively warm, with a few rocks and foliage to use as a home base and picnic spot.

Let me know which one you prefer. I'll soon be displaying them on Affordable British Art

For Ever and Ever

This is one of my paintings on show at SABAB presents: Art@Cowden. It is painted in oil on an acrylic background and is 36 inches wide by 14 inches tall (92cms x 36cms) Its title is

'For Ever and Ever'

SABAB exhibition

When a gallery adds 50% to one's very reasonable and affordable prices, one wishes to own the right accomodation in the right place to be able to set up one's own...
South Aberdeenshire Abstracts is my answer. We are a group of 12 who paint (and sculpt) the kind of work that doesn't particularly sit comfortably beside neat representational pictures so we are holding dedicated exhibitions of our own. Our first major show opens on Saturday (sneak preview on Friday afternoon for those who can't do a weekend) at the fabulous Cowden Studio at Drumlithie, just a few miles south from Stonehaven.

And this is the view from the door.