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Hebridean Light
Study III

‘Quiet Water’

8” x 8” oil on canvas

#hebrides #scotland #scottishart #seascape

I’ve continued to take inspiration from my trip to Harris and the Hebrides.

From initial quick sketches and colour notes in my sketchbook, to watercolour and ink studies back in the studio.

Today I started to work on some 8”x8” oil studies.

Whilst I took a lot of reference photos, I don’t plan to work directly from these. I am preferring to work from my own sketches, and from memory.

I want to capture weather, water and light.
I’m going to keep working at these small studies before progressing to larger works.

#hebrides #scotlandart #seascape

The Outer Hebrides has found its way into my sketchbook.

I expected to be inspired by the big views – the turquoise seas, white beaches, dramatic skies and distant mountains. And I was.

But what surprised me was how fascinated I became by the details.
The tide transforms the landscape twice every day. At high tide the sea appears complete and smooth, concealing what lies beneath. At low tide it retreats and reveals another world: seaweed-covered boulders, shells, rock pools, tidal channels and textures that seem to belong to a different landscape altogether.

I found myself sketching constantly. Not to create finished paintings, but to explore colour, atmosphere, texture and feeling. Turquoise water. Weathered rock. Orange lichen. An endless conversation between sea and land.

I now have a series of sketchbook studies to take back to the studio. Some are memories, some an attempt to understand what I’ve been seeing and feeling in the landscape.

I think that’s what sketchbooks are really for- not recording what a place looks like, but discovering why it stays with you.

We have travelled across 10 islands in total and loved them all 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

#outerhebridesofscotland #sketchbookpages #scotlandart #sketchbook #natureinspired

A few pages from my art journal.

Mini master studies 🎨

So much fun!

#masterstudy #colourstudy🎨 #artjournal

My latest painting.

‘Deep Within’

91 x 91cm

Acrylic on deep-edged cotton canvas by @loxleyarts

#treepainting #forestlover #moodynature

A little mini series 🌳

#sketchbook and six 8x8” studies.
X4 acrylic, x1 oil

Some more successful than others, but learning and trying new things with each one.

#artiststudio #sketchbook #create #trees