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

Bonnier With Wear

Tyres have worn grooves into this unfurled road over years and years of travel, pressing the adjacent grass into a permanent reverent bow. The sun has bleached the wooden fence posts and the tall rushes have enveloped the long-opened gate. I wonder how many sunsets this golden hill has seen.

16"x12" Original Oil on Canvas

Scots Pine

Fresh off the easel, a painting dedicated to a beautiful windy day we experienced on a road trip right on the cusp of Autumn last year.

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

Eclipsed

A super fun, very chromatic painting I made after watching the eclipse (as best as I could without looking directly into the sun, of course). The sky really was amazing to see, and the sun crept behind a thin veil of clouds shortly before it was fully eclipsed, so it made for some amazing photographs!

12"x10" 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