Boats Moored In Oban Harbour.

“Boats Moored in Oban Harbour”.

Pastel drawing on smooth 300gsm paper, approx 110mm x 117mm.

Boats moored in the harbour at Oban, Scotland.

Harbour sketches.

Boats moored in Oban harbour, Scotland.

Pencil on drawing paper.

Two, tiny thumbnail sketches of the reference photo for the composition and values. Although I work from memory without any reference images in front of me, sketching helps me absorb the information I want to convey.

Loch Brittle view.

The view down Loch Brittle from the Glenbrittle campsite on the Isle of Skye, Scotland and the reference photo for a pastel painting.

The mainland is on the right, and in the centre on the horizon is the Isle of Canna.

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“Horizon, Isle of Barra” no. 2

“Horizon, Isle of Barra” no. 2.

Pastel drawing, approx 85mm x 30mm.

Standing on the edge of the Atlantic ocean, looking out to a disappearing horizon.

Harbour view.

This is the reference photo for my next drawing, taken in Oban, Scotland.

I like the limited palette, the silhouetted boats and the atmosphere of calm at the day’s end.