Winds of Change

 

Aberdeen Beach is a bit of a long-cut away from our weekly grocery trip, so I almost always insist we take the boardwalk home. This time around, we were hit by a very Aberdonian weather twist: our sunny day started becoming a bit more ominous, the waves grew a bit larger, and the winds really picked up, blowing in some intense layers of storm clouds! 

My favourite part of this motif were the seagulls.. Aberdeen seagulls are just so hardcore. They just sat there, not letting the impending storm ruin their little gossip circle. 

Another piece in my Aberdeen Beach series.

12"x16" Original Oil on Canvas

Bird's Eye View

 

 A tiny painting of Aberdeen Beach as seen from the high-up boardwalk. The sky looked positively lime against the purple clouds, and I couldn't help myself. 

This is part of my cubicle art series, because it is small enough to be hung using nothing but a few pieces of tape, a piece of string, and a thumb tack or two.

10x10cm Original Oil on Canvas

Eventide

 

Just as the moon rises over the smouldering embers left by the setting sun, the water reflects and echoes its swan song.

Another painting in my Aberdeen Beach set.

12x16" Oil on Canvas

Fortress

Had to photograph this one on the easel before the light faded.. I love how Dunnottar Castle is protected because it is surrounded by water, and still, in some areas it appears as though the water is also protected by a womb of tall grassy cliffs.

What a wonderful place.

16"x12" Oil on Canvas

From the Castle

Tiny cubicle painting (small enough to be hung up on a thumb tack) of the spectacular view from Dunnottar Castle in Stonehaven. These little guys make great gifts and great escapes on those days where you'd rather spend the day inside a painting than inside a cubicle!

Thank you guys for all your support; I wouldn't be doing this without you. I'm definitely hoping that I can send a few of these off so that I can continue making more!

10x10cm Oil on Canvas

Losing Sight Of The Shore

An evening painting of Aberdeen Beach that sold before it dried!

I would very much like to do another few nocturne seascapes.. This was one of the most intuitive paintings I've done, and it felt so lovely to create. I'm so happy that it's going to a good home!

12"x16" Oil on Canvas

One Last Throw

Aberdeen beach lends itself some really beautiful motifs. I saw a father and his two daughters launching fireworks nearby here last year!

 This man and his little kid (who was bundled up, so I didn't get to see if it was a boy or a girl!) stopped on their walk to play fetch with their dog. I felt a kinship with the dog especially, because it felt the same way about retrieving the ball as I did painting all these vibrations!

This is the third painting in my Aberdeen Beach series. I hope you enjoy it!

12x16" Original Oil on Canvas

Settling In

I love how much the colours gently mute as they transition from the heat of day into the coolness of the evening. How lucky I am to live 15 minutes away from such a magical place.

10x10cm Original Oil on Canvas

This is also one of many pieces in my Cubicle Art collection, named so because they are small and portable and easily hung on a thumb tack, for those of you who would like a little more art in your cubicle.

In the Calm Afternoon

I have fallen madly in love with the North Sea while living here in Aberdeen. This is the first in a series of paintings dedicated to the Aberdeen Beach skyline from one end to the other, at different times of day.

Hope you enjoy it!

12x16" Original Oil on Canvas

Perfumed by Furze

And now back to our regularly scheduled programme!

..Well, almost, anyway. I will be spending the rest of this month working different sizes than I did in January, oscillating between much smaller (10x10cm) to much larger, such as this 12x16 beast.

I very vividly remember taking an early, early train ride from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, and looking out the window to see these beautiful cows (I cannot not be 100% certain, but in my head they were best friends) chilling out and relaxing near this immense cliff covered in gorse flowers, leading all the way down to the water that looked downright purple in the semi-cloudiness. I don't know if you've ever smelled gorse (otherwise known as furze) before, but it's almost a cross between coconut and plumeria. If you see these little yellow flowers (growing on dark green prickly bushes), please don't hesitate to smell them; that scent is downright intoxicating!

12"x16" oil on canvas

Oystercatchers

I am simply in love with the little oystercatchers that hang out on the revealed sandbars when the tide goes out on the North Sea. Aberdeen has been oscillating between beautifully sunny and dreadfully snowy on a near-quarter-day basis, thanks to the gale-force winds coming off of this lovely sea. With all the flack it's getting for that, I thought we could all use a reminder of how lucky we are to live within walking distance of scenes like this one.

10"x12" Oil on Canvas


P.S. I just put in a bulk order of 12"x16" panels, so some larger works are in our future! Are you as excited as I am?

Orange Orange Moon

So last night's moon was absolutely RIDICULOUS. Hubban and I decided to take the long way back (along the beach of the North Sea) after picking up a few groceries and things (finally got the cat a scratching post).. Turns out, the moon was both enormous and absurdly orange. It was reflected on the water so very clearly along the waves, and the ships out on the horizon almost looked like a little city. So tonight's fun little painting is an homage.

20x30cm oil on canvas