A series of paintings inspired by the works of Tolkien...
I had a dream about travelling around Scotland to sketch and paint the beautiful landscape. I fulfilled this dream in March 2023.
The first painting stop was Dunnottar Castle which is near Stonehaven on the East coast just below Aberdeen. I visited this castle briefly in 1999 and always wanted to come back. It is an unusual castle situated on a headland.
The next stage of my journey took me from Stonehaven via Ballater through the Cairngorms to Inverness and then onto Applecross on the west coast.
I left Applecross in the rain and headed north towards Torridon before going south to Lochcarron and then towards Plockton. I tried sketching but the rain was torrential…
I drove down to the Armadale ferry to leave for the mainland.
