Image size 95cm x 145cm (framed size 115cm x 165cm)
Watercolour on Paper
£8,500

When painting the original landscapes for this series on Great Britain it was impossible to ignore the fact that we are an island nation. For me the most attractive coast we have is the west coast of Scotland. This watercolour painting describes one of the most dramatic and rugged coastlines in the British Isles. The colours I used are perhaps not typical of the British landscape. For those who have never visited this region the colour palette may come across as a little unusual.  I wanted to create an almost foreign feel to it. In terms of the British landscape the Western Isles are about as different as it gets. In the late summer the colours on the heather and the huge white sand beaches offer a stark contrast to our common perception of typical British coastal landscape.

There is a definite sense of being able to step directly into the painting, it makes me want to be barefoot and paddle, you can feel the cold water and the sand between your toes.  It is also a painting about solitude; a theme that again is echoed through the work. If you are ever likely to have a beach to yourself then this is where it will be.

Something I really enjoyed working with in the Western Isles piece, was the foreground.  Similar to Cotswold’s and Birch, this patterned foreground adds and echoes the mountain colours.  This is in stark contrast to the Dunes.  Shaped by the wind, they are like giant waves defiantly facing the sea.

I have continued to paint a number of different scenes of the Western Isles click here to see some fantastic sand Dunes and  click here to see some of my Celtic standing stones in the Hebrides.

To purchase this painting or for more information about other original watercolours I’ve painted of the west coast feel free to email me at info@mjforster.com