Gallery
A showcase of original paintings and private commissions.
SLA 128 – Ailsa & Arran
A unique commission capturing the view caught on camera by my client of a scene looking up Loch Ryan to Ailsa Craig and Goatfell on the Isle of Arran in the background. The view is compressed as the client used a particular lens. Created in water mixable oil paint on...
SLA 127 – Mull of Galloway
The Mull of Galloway in all its glory and when my client saw it she exclaimed “wow”. Painted in water mixable oil on 55cm x 45cm canvas board.
SLA 115 – Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran from a viewpoint in East Ayrshire painted in water mixable oil.It’s a fairly big one, an 80cm x 30cm stretched canvas creation.A huge thankyou and shout out to Peter Ribbeck Photography for allowing me to use one of his professional photographs as...
SLA 114 – Southern Upland Way
A commission to capture a treasured spot along the Southern Upland Way. Painted in water mixable oil paint on a 40cm x 30cm canvas board. Love how the sunshine is trapped in the valley below.
SLA 112 – High Barness Farm
A commission completed in December of a local Machars landscape by the River Bladnoch looking east over to the hills around Kirkmabreck. Captured on a 40cm x 30cm canvas board in water mixable oil and supplied unframed.
SLA 094 – Supermoodel
Supermoodel is a Highland Cow infamous in the Galloway landscape. Her real name is Sorcha and she's renowned for standing proud on her rock. Well known by visitors and nicknamed the Supermoodel, she features in every tour with Kitchen Coos & Ewes by Castle...
SLA 092 – Loch Ryan View of Ailsa Craig
An oil painting of Loch Ryan in the Rhins of Galloway looking up to the majestic granite rock of Ailsa Craig. Created on a 30cm x 30cm canvas board. Inspired by an image captured by the very talented Mark at Scarlett Visuals based in Stranraer.
SLA 087 – Ailsa Craig at Harvest
Painted on a small 20cm x 20cm stretched canvas and gifted to the Hansel Foundation to hang in their Annual Art Exhibition and Sale.
SLA 083 – Culzean Castle
Created on a small 20cm x 20cm canvas board for a client who wished to have the majestic Culzean Castle painted in purple hues (my favourite colour).
SLA 082 – Ashieburn Lodge
An oil painting commission on a 30cm x 30cm canvas board of Ashieburn Cottage near Ancrum in the Borders. I loved the soft warm palette of this one and the daffodils in flower.
SLA 079 – Wigtown Bay
An oil painting on 30cm x 30cm canvas board of a view I enjoyed on a walk during the first frosty day of Winter 2022 along the old railway line at the foot of Wigtown town looking across Wigtown Bay to Creetown.
SLA 077 – Maidens View
An oil painting I created on 25cm x 25cm canvas looking down on the village of Maidens in South Ayrshire with the Turnberry Lighthouse on the coastline and the granite rock of Ailsa Craig in the background.
SLA 076 – Balloan Cottage
A 50cm x 50cm oil painting commission of Balloan Cottage, a treasured holiday home near Dornoch in Sutherland.
SLA 068 – Turnberry Golf Course
A surprise commission gifted to a client’s husband on his special birthday. He's an avid golf fan and so a portion of the Turnberry golf course is included in the foreground to the beautiful Turnberry lighthouse and the dusk sky over the Firth of Clyde. Painted in...
SLA 064 – Turnberry Lighthouse & Castle
An oil painting commission for an office space of Turnberry Lighthouse and the beach below with the remnants of Turnberry Castle, the supposed birthplace of King Robert the Bruce. Ailsa Craig can be viewed in the distance on the horizon line. It's a 40cm x 40cm deep...
SLA 060 – Above Greenan Castle
A view from above looking down over the South Ayrshire coastline and the dramatic cliff-top Greenan Castle. Created in oil on a deep edged canvas.
SLA 059 – Drumlanrig Castle
I loved painting this scene in Dumfries and Galloway with the mist rolling through the valleys and Drumlanrig Castle peeping out in all it's glory. Painted in oil on a deep edged canvas.
SLA 053 – Hay Bales Overlooking Ailsa
From a set of office commissions, this deep edged canvas artwork was painted in water mixable oil. It's of a view looking down the fields across the South Ayrshire coastline to Ailsa Craig. The client wished a farming theme and hence this image of the round hay...
SLA 049 – Mull of Galloway Panorama
The second of two large commissions painted for a client on 1m wide stretched canvas. The view is of the Mull of Galloway and the most southerly point of Scotland.
SLA 033 – Machrie Moor
I started this painting back in the Winter of 2020/2021 after visiting the Machrie Moor standing stones on the Isle of Arran during a holiday, but it never got finished until July 2023. My husband and I found the extensive site of stones during the COVID pandemic. ...
SLA 032 – Greenan Castle
On the beach and the spot of a marriage proposal which the Ayrshire based couple wanted captured on canvas for their home. A vibrant painting which I thoroughly enjoyed creating in water mixable oils.
SLA 020 – Reflective Culzean
The dramatic view of cliff-top Culzean Castle as seen from Croy beach. I love this painting, it's one of my favourites as I enjoyed creating the soft reflections in the sea water below. This artwork is now proudly hanging on a wall in Canada.
SLA 014 – Straiton Village
I live just 5 miles from the Carrick village of Straiton and my husband and I often enjoy the trails around the village. I painted this landscape in 2018 and it's also the inspiration for our brand and logo. The skyline is a beauty, featuring the Straiton Monument...
SLA 009 – Self Portrait
In 2018 I studied portraiture at the Robinwood Art School and although it was difficult, I loved the maths behind the scaling of the facial features. Mixing all the different skin tones and colours in oil paint was enjoyable too. I generally don't paint portraits, but...