A Host of Golden Daffodils

          I wandered lonely as a cloud
          That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
          When all at once I saw a crowd,
          A host, of golden daffodils;
          Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
          Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

          Continuous as the stars that shine
          And twinkle on the milky way,
          They stretched in never-ending line
          Along the margin of a bay:
          Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
          Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

          The waves beside them danced; but they
          Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
          A poet could not but be gay,
          In such a jocund company:
          I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
          What wealth the show to me had brought:

          For oft, when on my couch I lie
          In vacant or in pensive mood,
          They flash upon that inward eye
          Which is the bliss of solitude;
          And then my heart with pleasure fills,
          And dances with the daffodils.

-William Wordsworth (1815)

A new painting in my Look Up! series. The daffodils almost appeared to be sojourning toward a lovely church sitting above a bus stop near the Morrison's parallel to King Street. 

12"x16" Original Oil on Canvas

Autumn Vines

And this, friends, is how Aberdeen does October.

My fourth painting in my Look Up! series.

16"x12" Original Oil on Canvas

In The Edinburgh Light

In the golden Edinburgh atmosphere, the castle (which is made out of numerous stones, including old red sandstone) was bathed in an orange light, and cast an almost supernaturally red glow. I may paint a more realistic version at some point, but this is how I remember it hitting my eye.

This is the third painting in my Look Up! series, depicting point-of-view shots of majestic (and sometimes imposing) architecture. I hope you like the series so far!

30x30cm Original Oil on Canvas

Elgin Cathedral

Even after nearly 800 years, this Cathedral in Elgin still has a magnificent presence. The light filters in at such an amazing angle, I'm almost glad that there aren't any windows to get in the way.

This is the second painting in my Look Up! series.  I imagine you're getting the gist of it by now. :)

12"x16" Original Oil on Canvas

For Birds and Kings

 

Pardon that this picture was taken in the field. It was SO lovely out by King's College!

This is the first in a new series entitled "Look Up!"; if you don't know what it means yet, you will. 

10"x12" Original Oil on Canvas