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Autumn Waters

Original Painting

Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on Panel

25 x 20cm

2024

Autumn Waters

From £185.00Price

A morning dip followed by coffee and pastries on our return ☕️
First time seeing my parents since Christmas—and with their puppy in tow 🐶
Misty hills, a quick swim (despite the swans standing guard), and that kind of fog that makes everything feel a little more magical.

I think it’s my mum’s love of swimming that’s always drawn me to the water—just like my granny before her. Something that feels deeply ingrained, both in how we were raised and maybe somewhere in our bones too 🤍
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A morning dip followed by coffee and pastries on our return ☕️
First time seeing my parents since Christmas—and with their puppy in tow 🐶
Misty hills, a quick swim (despite the swans standing guard), and that kind of fog that makes everything feel a little more magical.

I think it’s my mum’s love of swimming that’s always drawn me to the water—just like my granny before her. Something that feels deeply ingrained, both in how we were raised and maybe somewhere in our bones too 🤍
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✨ Thrilled to share that my painting 'Pleated Hills' has been shortlisted for the RA Summer Exhibition @royalacademyarts 🎨

After a few years of missing deadlines, skipping submissions, and frankly feeling torn about entering, I was finally brave and submitted this year—and it’s such a joy to see all of my painting progress and hard work rewarded. Fingers crossed for the next stage of judging! 🤞

Pleated Hills
Mixed media on panel | 86 x 66 cm | 2025
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#RA #rasummerexhibition #paintingprogress #exhibition #hill

✨ Thrilled to share that my painting 'Pleated Hills' has been shortlisted for the RA Summer Exhibition @royalacademyarts 🎨

After a few years of missing deadlines, skipping submissions, and frankly feeling torn about entering, I was finally brave and submitted this year—and it’s such a joy to see all of my painting progress and hard work rewarded. Fingers crossed for the next stage of judging! 🤞

Pleated Hills
Mixed media on panel | 86 x 66 cm | 2025
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#RA #rasummerexhibition #paintingprogress #exhibition #hill

Mizzle
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on Panel
76 × 76 cm
2026

Soft rain drifting across the hills.
Water gathering, slipping through the folds of the land.

Mizzle is part of an ongoing series exploring the bodies of water that move quietly through the hills around Glasgow and further up the west coast of Scotland — places where mist, rain and river blur the boundaries between land, sky and water.

This painting, along with a few others, will be showing at The Bingham Gallery, Cirencester from 2nd April as part of the exhibition “Water”, presented by @danielbinghamfoundation and curated by @laurie.plant
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#contemporarypainting #landscapeabstraction #scottishlandscape #contemporaryart #painting

Mizzle
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on Panel
76 × 76 cm
2026

Soft rain drifting across the hills.
Water gathering, slipping through the folds of the land.

Mizzle is part of an ongoing series exploring the bodies of water that move quietly through the hills around Glasgow and further up the west coast of Scotland — places where mist, rain and river blur the boundaries between land, sky and water.

This painting, along with a few others, will be showing at The Bingham Gallery, Cirencester from 2nd April as part of the exhibition “Water”, presented by @danielbinghamfoundation and curated by @laurie.plant
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#contemporarypainting #landscapeabstraction #scottishlandscape #contemporaryart #painting

Flourish
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on Panel
59.5 × 84 × 3 cm
2026

As we wake into Spring 🌱 new life unfurls across the hills. Shoots of bright green emerge from damp earth, breathing into longer, lighter days.

I often think about the landscape as a living, breathing form — almost sculptural — constantly evolving with the seasons. Returning to the same place through swimming and walking reveals subtle shifts in colour, light and movement. These small, quiet changes continue to shape the work.

Observing and documenting these moments has gently shifted the paintings, clarifying ideas while renewing the energy behind them.

#contemporaryartcollector #artcollectors #artgallery #emergingartist #collectcontemporary 🎨

Flourish
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on Panel
59.5 × 84 × 3 cm
2026

As we wake into Spring 🌱 new life unfurls across the hills. Shoots of bright green emerge from damp earth, breathing into longer, lighter days.

I often think about the landscape as a living, breathing form — almost sculptural — constantly evolving with the seasons. Returning to the same place through swimming and walking reveals subtle shifts in colour, light and movement. These small, quiet changes continue to shape the work.

Observing and documenting these moments has gently shifted the paintings, clarifying ideas while renewing the energy behind them.

#contemporaryartcollector #artcollectors #artgallery #emergingartist #collectcontemporary 🎨

Dew
Mixed media on panel
120 × 90 cm
2026

One of my favourite works to date. A place between the real and the surreal — sunlight after rain, fertile ground humming with life beneath the surface.

Swimming up in these hilltop pools, my awareness heightens and shifts through the landscape. Those sensations settle into moments of quiet surrealism, echoing the rhythms of the hills.
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#landscapelovers #scottishlandscape #hillwalking #glen

Dew
Mixed media on panel
120 × 90 cm
2026

One of my favourite works to date. A place between the real and the surreal — sunlight after rain, fertile ground humming with life beneath the surface.

Swimming up in these hilltop pools, my awareness heightens and shifts through the landscape. Those sensations settle into moments of quiet surrealism, echoing the rhythms of the hills.
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#landscapelovers #scottishlandscape #hillwalking #glen

Ascent
Mixed media on panel
59.5 × 84 cm
2026

Inspired by long days hill walking — tracing valleys, climbing steady inclines, and reaching higher ground to see the landscape shift. Those moments where effort opens up a new perspective, or where a hidden swimming spot quietly reveals itself below.

The red current moves through the darker mass like a path carved by persistence — a reminder that elevation changes not just what we see, but how we see it.
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#ContemporaryPainting #LandscapeInspiration #MixedMediaArtist #ArtCollectors #newpainting

Ascent
Mixed media on panel
59.5 × 84 cm
2026

Inspired by long days hill walking — tracing valleys, climbing steady inclines, and reaching higher ground to see the landscape shift. Those moments where effort opens up a new perspective, or where a hidden swimming spot quietly reveals itself below.

The red current moves through the darker mass like a path carved by persistence — a reminder that elevation changes not just what we see, but how we see it.
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#ContemporaryPainting #LandscapeInspiration #MixedMediaArtist #ArtCollectors #newpainting

POV: You hate these types of reels but you also want your work to be seen…

Ascent
Mixed media on panel
59.5 × 84 cm
2026

This piece began as a reflection on growth — not the effortless kind, but the kind that feels steep and demanding.

The dark mass holds the weight. The red cuts through it — a current of friction and forward motion. It’s about resistance, momentum, and choosing to rise anyway.
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#ContemporaryArt #MixedMediaArt #AbstractLandscape #paintingreveal #originallandscape

POV: You hate these types of reels but you also want your work to be seen…

Ascent
Mixed media on panel
59.5 × 84 cm
2026

This piece began as a reflection on growth — not the effortless kind, but the kind that feels steep and demanding.

The dark mass holds the weight. The red cuts through it — a current of friction and forward motion. It’s about resistance, momentum, and choosing to rise anyway.
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#ContemporaryArt #MixedMediaArt #AbstractLandscape #paintingreveal #originallandscape

The last swim of February 🤍
Cool steel blues and soft greys melting into butter-yellow light. Glassy water, rare winter sunshine, and a quiet loch holding it all still.
I stood there soaking it in — already carrying it back to the studio in my mind.
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#ConnieLiebschnerArtist #SwimExplorer #WildSwimmingLife #ScottishArtist #ArtInspiredByNature

The last swim of February 🤍
Cool steel blues and soft greys melting into butter-yellow light. Glassy water, rare winter sunshine, and a quiet loch holding it all still.
I stood there soaking it in — already carrying it back to the studio in my mind.
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#ConnieLiebschnerArtist #SwimExplorer #WildSwimmingLife #ScottishArtist #ArtInspiredByNature

A glimpse of what’s been unfolding in the studio — new works inspired by the rhythm of the hills.
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#ContemporaryScottishArt #ScottishLandscapePainting #ArtCollectors #emergingpainter #CollectContemporary

A glimpse of what’s been unfolding in the studio — new works inspired by the rhythm of the hills.
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#ContemporaryScottishArt #ScottishLandscapePainting #ArtCollectors #emergingpainter #CollectContemporary

Excellent trip to a beautiful (and absolutely freezing) city ❄️

🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark — you’ve spoiled us.

Days full of architectural admiration, interior dreams, exquisite ceramics, cherubs galore, pastries on pastries on pastries, very good coffee, very cold beers 🍺 and so many delightful dinners. Brave (questionable?) swims in the literally frozen sea.

A joyful detour to see our long-lost Glasgow loves in Malmö, Sweden ❤️ and a pilgrimage up the coast to Louisiana Gallery — pure inspiration.

My cup is full. My wallet is… not 😂
But I’m coming home brimming with ideas, salty hair, and so much joy.

So special watching taking my kids soak up this slice of Scandinavian life — beauty, design, sea air and all.
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#CopenhagenDiaries #ScandinavianLife #DesignInspiration #LouisianaMuseum #FamilyAdventures

Excellent trip to a beautiful (and absolutely freezing) city ❄️

🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark — you’ve spoiled us.

Days full of architectural admiration, interior dreams, exquisite ceramics, cherubs galore, pastries on pastries on pastries, very good coffee, very cold beers 🍺 and so many delightful dinners. Brave (questionable?) swims in the literally frozen sea.

A joyful detour to see our long-lost Glasgow loves in Malmö, Sweden ❤️ and a pilgrimage up the coast to Louisiana Gallery — pure inspiration.

My cup is full. My wallet is… not 😂
But I’m coming home brimming with ideas, salty hair, and so much joy.

So special watching taking my kids soak up this slice of Scandinavian life — beauty, design, sea air and all.
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#CopenhagenDiaries #ScandinavianLife #DesignInspiration #LouisianaMuseum #FamilyAdventures

Bits of field work, drippy hills, frolics in waterfalls, and toads keeping me company 🐸 — two weeks of observing, sketching, and layering it all.
The winter months really leave you in solitude, letting you discover the subtle connections between body and land.
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#FieldSketches #NaturePractice #RainyHikes #ArtInNature #WinterSolitude

Bits of field work, drippy hills, frolics in waterfalls, and toads keeping me company 🐸 — two weeks of observing, sketching, and layering it all.
The winter months really leave you in solitude, letting you discover the subtle connections between body and land.
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#FieldSketches #NaturePractice #RainyHikes #ArtInNature #WinterSolitude

Not polished. Not glamorous.
Cold studio mornings.
Trying to let the looseness of the first sketch survive the scale shift.
Let it breathe. Let it run.
February light.
Cold dips.
Wet paint and gravity doing their thing.
Let the early marks lead.
Trust the process.
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#TrustTheProcess #StudioDays #ContemporaryLandscape #PaintingInProgress #FebruaryLight

Not polished. Not glamorous.
Cold studio mornings.
Trying to let the looseness of the first sketch survive the scale shift.
Let it breathe. Let it run.
February light.
Cold dips.
Wet paint and gravity doing their thing.
Let the early marks lead.
Trust the process.
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#TrustTheProcess #StudioDays #ContemporaryLandscape #PaintingInProgress #FebruaryLight

Meander

Mixed media on birch panel

40 × 20 cm · 2026

A narrow ribbon of water cuts through the hills, slowing, turning, finding its own way. This work grew from following those high upland paths — where streams guide you forward and time stretches out. As adults we don’t spend enough time exploring, or playing. This feels like a quiet treasure hunt: not for gold, but for the perfect wild swim, hidden and waiting.

Showing at @velveteasel298
Saturday 7th Feb · Spring Exhibition 🌿

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#newpainting #meander #mixedmedia #contemporarylandscape #waterpaths

Meander

Mixed media on birch panel

40 × 20 cm · 2026

A narrow ribbon of water cuts through the hills, slowing, turning, finding its own way. This work grew from following those high upland paths — where streams guide you forward and time stretches out. As adults we don’t spend enough time exploring, or playing. This feels like a quiet treasure hunt: not for gold, but for the perfect wild swim, hidden and waiting.

Showing at @velveteasel298
Saturday 7th Feb · Spring Exhibition 🌿

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#newpainting #meander #mixedmedia #contemporarylandscape #waterpaths

Frog’s Eye
Mixed media on birch panel
40 × 60 cm · 2026

Notes from the sketchbook:
Freshwater reeds tickle from below, forming a rich micro-climate for creatures unknown — Jeremy Fisher himself would feel at home here. Rain droplets merge with the surface, tugging at its elastic horizon. Foliage slips into the silken sky, dissolving boundaries between water, life, and air.

Showing this weekend at @velveteasel298 as part of their Spring Exhibition 🌿

#newpainting #mixedmedia #contemporarylandscape #water_brilliance #newarrivals

Frog’s Eye
Mixed media on birch panel
40 × 60 cm · 2026

Notes from the sketchbook:
Freshwater reeds tickle from below, forming a rich micro-climate for creatures unknown — Jeremy Fisher himself would feel at home here. Rain droplets merge with the surface, tugging at its elastic horizon. Foliage slips into the silken sky, dissolving boundaries between water, life, and air.

Showing this weekend at @velveteasel298 as part of their Spring Exhibition 🌿

#newpainting #mixedmedia #contemporarylandscape #water_brilliance #newarrivals

Up in the hills for a cold swim—secret waterfall pools tucked into the folds of the land.
The river unfurls through the hills like a soft loaf sliced open.
Deep in winter dreich, sage grass dusted pale, black wet rock holding shadow for the silken light.
I jot notes in my sketchbook so the painting remembers how it felt.
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#swimoftheday #naturelovers #artistlife

Up in the hills for a cold swim—secret waterfall pools tucked into the folds of the land.
The river unfurls through the hills like a soft loaf sliced open.
Deep in winter dreich, sage grass dusted pale, black wet rock holding shadow for the silken light.
I jot notes in my sketchbook so the painting remembers how it felt.
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#swimoftheday #naturelovers #artistlife

Tidal Pool
Mixed media on panel
80 × 50 cm, 2024

Looking back to understand how to move forward.
This painting, made in spring 2024, marked a turning point in my practice. During a February stay at Loch Long, I swam in the tidal pool five times over three days, at different times of day, becoming absorbed in its shifting essence.

Vivid green-blue water set against fiery russet bracken. A frog’s-eye viewpoint that heightened my awareness of the space between above and below, known and unknown. Light flickering across ripples as tides swell and recede.

The landscape reveals itself as a moving entity throughout the day, not just across seasons. This work taught me that it isn’t always necessary to seek new places—each place transforms depending on when and how you return to it.
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#TidalPool #ContemporaryLandscape #MixedMediaArt #SenseOfPlace #PaintingProcess

Tidal Pool
Mixed media on panel
80 × 50 cm, 2024

Looking back to understand how to move forward.
This painting, made in spring 2024, marked a turning point in my practice. During a February stay at Loch Long, I swam in the tidal pool five times over three days, at different times of day, becoming absorbed in its shifting essence.

Vivid green-blue water set against fiery russet bracken. A frog’s-eye viewpoint that heightened my awareness of the space between above and below, known and unknown. Light flickering across ripples as tides swell and recede.

The landscape reveals itself as a moving entity throughout the day, not just across seasons. This work taught me that it isn’t always necessary to seek new places—each place transforms depending on when and how you return to it.
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#TidalPool #ContemporaryLandscape #MixedMediaArt #SenseOfPlace #PaintingProcess

January round-up ❄️
Painted a lot, swam even more, sent paintings off to new homes, ran many miles (mostly in the dark), embraced ongoing studio chaos, loved muted winter colour, chased icy endorphins, lochside joy, festive tree burning (borrowed trees only 🔥), lots of canal and river miles, far too much pasta, and felt cold basically all the time 🥶❄️
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#JanuaryLight #januaryroundup #summary

January round-up ❄️
Painted a lot, swam even more, sent paintings off to new homes, ran many miles (mostly in the dark), embraced ongoing studio chaos, loved muted winter colour, chased icy endorphins, lochside joy, festive tree burning (borrowed trees only 🔥), lots of canal and river miles, far too much pasta, and felt cold basically all the time 🥶❄️
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#JanuaryLight #januaryroundup #summary

Pieces beginning to find each other, like a jigsaw 🧩
One work nudging the next into place — a soft domino effect.

Progress isn’t linear, but every piece teaches me something worth carrying forward. Nothing is wasted.

Lately, I’ve been letting colour in. I used to fear it — too much, too loud, too saturated. I stayed safe with one, maybe two tones.

This year, something shifted. I’m braver. Painting more painterly, using my body and mind as a vessel, letting influence move through the work instead of resisting it.
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#ContemporaryArt #LandscapePainting #AbstractLandscape #PaintingProcess #ContemporaryArtist

Pieces beginning to find each other, like a jigsaw 🧩
One work nudging the next into place — a soft domino effect.

Progress isn’t linear, but every piece teaches me something worth carrying forward. Nothing is wasted.

Lately, I’ve been letting colour in. I used to fear it — too much, too loud, too saturated. I stayed safe with one, maybe two tones.

This year, something shifted. I’m braver. Painting more painterly, using my body and mind as a vessel, letting influence move through the work instead of resisting it.
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#ContemporaryArt #LandscapePainting #AbstractLandscape #PaintingProcess #ContemporaryArtist

WIP. Push and pull of the layers. Looseness first, colour built, then pushed back again. Still a way to go, but happy 8 hours in.
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#wip #process #paintingprocess #artreels #visualart

WIP. Push and pull of the layers. Looseness first, colour built, then pushed back again. Still a way to go, but happy 8 hours in.
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#wip #process #paintingprocess #artreels #visualart

Beside the loch, the wind flapped the paper, the watercolours dribbled and raced, escaping the page.
My eye kept returning to the fold of the hill, zooming into its crevices — maybe because I was seeking shelter from the hostile wind myself.
The water was so ruffled that the usual glass-like reflections disappeared, each page stopped by an abrupt line.

Thoughts and observations from this week's swim.
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#PaintingByTheLoch #WindAndWater #SwimmingAndSeeing #LandscapeObservations #WatercolourNotes

Beside the loch, the wind flapped the paper, the watercolours dribbled and raced, escaping the page.
My eye kept returning to the fold of the hill, zooming into its crevices — maybe because I was seeking shelter from the hostile wind myself.
The water was so ruffled that the usual glass-like reflections disappeared, each page stopped by an abrupt line.

Thoughts and observations from this week's swim.
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#PaintingByTheLoch #WindAndWater #SwimmingAndSeeing #LandscapeObservations #WatercolourNotes

January water, last week’s ice.
The body wakes, the mind follows.
From warmth into blues and greys.
🎨❄️
#SomedayWeWillDreamAboutToday #ColdWater #PleinAirPainting #ArtistProcess #JanuaryLight

January water, last week’s ice.
The body wakes, the mind follows.
From warmth into blues and greys.
🎨❄️
#SomedayWeWillDreamAboutToday #ColdWater #PleinAirPainting #ArtistProcess #JanuaryLight

👀 Spotted at @morningsidegallery ✨

My Miniature Trail Loch Series is showing as part of the Small Works Exhibition—four tiny paintings surrounded by a beautiful, vibrant mix of artists.

Trail Loch 1–4
Ink, gesso & acrylic on panel
15 × 15 cm | 2025

#smallpaintings #miniaturepainting #tinylandscape #smallscaleart

👀 Spotted at @morningsidegallery ✨

My Miniature Trail Loch Series is showing as part of the Small Works Exhibition—four tiny paintings surrounded by a beautiful, vibrant mix of artists.

Trail Loch 1–4
Ink, gesso & acrylic on panel
15 × 15 cm | 2025

#smallpaintings #miniaturepainting #tinylandscape #smallscaleart

Fast sketches after every swim, drawn while the body still remembers.
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#workinprogress #artistprocess #studies #contemporarypainting

Fast sketches after every swim, drawn while the body still remembers.
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#workinprogress #artistprocess #studies #contemporarypainting

Dew – my first completed painting of 2026.
A journey through the hills, water, and quiet light.

Details:
Dew
120 x 90 cm
Mixed Media on Cradled Birch Panel
2026

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#paintingvideo #2026 #newyearsameme #landscape_focus_on

Dew – my first completed painting of 2026.
A journey through the hills, water, and quiet light.

Details:
Dew
120 x 90 cm
Mixed Media on Cradled Birch Panel
2026

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#paintingvideo #2026 #newyearsameme #landscape_focus_on

So pleased to see a selection of my paintings installed in the new luxury treehouse suites at @fairmontwp ✨
Thoughtfully curated by the wonderful @gesture_artgallery.

Painting shown: Hillside Lush
Ink, gesso and acrylic on panel
120 × 80 cm, 2024

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#hotelcollection #fairmont #paintedlandscape #suites

So pleased to see a selection of my paintings installed in the new luxury treehouse suites at @fairmontwp ✨
Thoughtfully curated by the wonderful @gesture_artgallery.

Painting shown: Hillside Lush
Ink, gesso and acrylic on panel
120 × 80 cm, 2024

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#hotelcollection #fairmont #paintedlandscape #suites

Ice ASMR
Me: going for a calm dusk dip.
Also me: absolutely demolishing the ice 🧊😂
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#wildswimming #frozen #swimoftheday #coldwaterswimming

Ice ASMR
Me: going for a calm dusk dip.
Also me: absolutely demolishing the ice 🧊😂
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#wildswimming #frozen #swimoftheday #coldwaterswimming

Studio works in progress ✨
I’m feeling a lot of love for this new series — combining a more painterly, gestural approach with a slightly richer colour palette, while still holding onto geometry and linear crops.

These works are still evolving in the studio, but I’ll be sharing more as they develop.

What do you think? 👇

Studio works in progress ✨
I’m feeling a lot of love for this new series — combining a more painterly, gestural approach with a slightly richer colour palette, while still holding onto geometry and linear crops.

These works are still evolving in the studio, but I’ll be sharing more as they develop.

What do you think? 👇

Hi I’m Connie 👋
Glasgow-based contemporary landscape painter, turning my swimming adventures around Scotland into paintings 🌊🎨
Follow along if you’re into cold water + landscapes 😄
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#wildswimming #painting #landscapes #naturelovers

Hi I’m Connie 👋
Glasgow-based contemporary landscape painter, turning my swimming adventures around Scotland into paintings 🌊🎨
Follow along if you’re into cold water + landscapes 😄
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#wildswimming #painting #landscapes #naturelovers

Chuckling to myself, wondering what it’s all about…
A new painting from my latest collection 🎨
Sharing as a reel again for my newer followers—but if you’d rather see a crisp, face-free photo, head to my website (link in bio).
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#artreveal #newpainting #sillyreels

Chuckling to myself, wondering what it’s all about…
A new painting from my latest collection 🎨
Sharing as a reel again for my newer followers—but if you’d rather see a crisp, face-free photo, head to my website (link in bio).
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#artreveal #newpainting #sillyreels

An important lesson: Cold water never gets easier.
But the joy and clarity that follow never get old.

Loch swimming is part of my creative practice — a way to meet discomfort, quiet the mind, and return to the studio awake and alive.

Art asks for the same courage: to enter, to stay, to feel.
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#coldwaterswimming #lochlomond #artistprocess #creativepractice #artandnature

An important lesson: Cold water never gets easier.
But the joy and clarity that follow never get old.

Loch swimming is part of my creative practice — a way to meet discomfort, quiet the mind, and return to the studio awake and alive.

Art asks for the same courage: to enter, to stay, to feel.
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#coldwaterswimming #lochlomond #artistprocess #creativepractice #artandnature

✨ **Longing** ✨
*Mixed Media on Panel | 80 x 60 cm | 2025*

From the sketchbook:
“Onto the mossy mound, reaching forward and nestled there like a white 💎—a jewel in the distance—I see the salvation of my thirst. Gasping for a drop to soothe my papery throat and lift my heavy limbs. Led only by the rigor of my endeavors, I run, feeling the rhythm of my own weight pounding against the landscape, plodding and whirring. Though I dent the soft peated soil, from here I see the vastness. Me, simply antlike, crossing tiny paths along the giant’s contoured spine.”

Swipe to see:
1️⃣ The finished painting against the hilltop grasses
2️⃣ The finished painting
3️⃣ A page from the sketchbook showing the original watercolor sketch—and me at the top of the hill after many miles of running and looking forward to the swim below!

“Longing” is a meditation on distance, effort, and the quiet majesty of the landscape through which we move—both physically and inwardly.
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#mixedmediaarts #poeticart #landscapelovers
#newpainting

✨ **Longing** ✨
*Mixed Media on Panel | 80 x 60 cm | 2025*

From the sketchbook:
“Onto the mossy mound, reaching forward and nestled there like a white 💎—a jewel in the distance—I see the salvation of my thirst. Gasping for a drop to soothe my papery throat and lift my heavy limbs. Led only by the rigor of my endeavors, I run, feeling the rhythm of my own weight pounding against the landscape, plodding and whirring. Though I dent the soft peated soil, from here I see the vastness. Me, simply antlike, crossing tiny paths along the giant’s contoured spine.”

Swipe to see:
1️⃣ The finished painting against the hilltop grasses
2️⃣ The finished painting
3️⃣ A page from the sketchbook showing the original watercolor sketch—and me at the top of the hill after many miles of running and looking forward to the swim below!

“Longing” is a meditation on distance, effort, and the quiet majesty of the landscape through which we move—both physically and inwardly.
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#mixedmediaarts #poeticart #landscapelovers
#newpainting

This year looked like choosing consistency over comfort!
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I set a goal to read a book a month (a big challenge as a dyslexic person)—and surpassed it by simply prioritising reading.
I took dance back up, moved my body through running, and kept swimming (even when I didn’t feel like it). Gave space for myself by continuously filling my creative cup.
I spent time with the G20 artist collective, gathering ideas and learning from community.
I started playing football—completely out of my comfort zone.
And new opportunities showed up because I kept showing up for my practice.

Proof that small, repeated choices really do add up. 🌱
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This year looked like choosing consistency over comfort!
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I set a goal to read a book a month (a big challenge as a dyslexic person)—and surpassed it by simply prioritising reading.
I took dance back up, moved my body through running, and kept swimming (even when I didn’t feel like it). Gave space for myself by continuously filling my creative cup.
I spent time with the G20 artist collective, gathering ideas and learning from community.
I started playing football—completely out of my comfort zone.
And new opportunities showed up because I kept showing up for my practice.

Proof that small, repeated choices really do add up. 🌱
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Winter solstice swim.
Soft grey light, a gentle breeze, water moving quietly around me.
The seasons shape how I see the landscape—its light, temperature, and mood—and deeply influence how I translate place into paint.
Taking a moment to breathe, listen, and reconnect before returning to the studio.

Winter solstice swim.
Soft grey light, a gentle breeze, water moving quietly around me.
The seasons shape how I see the landscape—its light, temperature, and mood—and deeply influence how I translate place into paint.
Taking a moment to breathe, listen, and reconnect before returning to the studio.

Hello new followers 👋
After my last reel (yes, the slightly cringe painting turn 😂) got more traction than anything I’ve shared before, I guess playing the Instagram algorithm actually does pay off.

Here’s a glimpse into the studio—multiple paintings in conversation, ideas cross-pollinating, and that quiet magic that happens when things finally start to feel… consistent. Still evolving, but very much in it. 🎨

Hello new followers 👋
After my last reel (yes, the slightly cringe painting turn 😂) got more traction than anything I’ve shared before, I guess playing the Instagram algorithm actually does pay off.

Here’s a glimpse into the studio—multiple paintings in conversation, ideas cross-pollinating, and that quiet magic that happens when things finally start to feel… consistent. Still evolving, but very much in it. 🎨

I said I’d never make one of these ridiculous reels… yet here we are.
Have I gone mad? Lost all my values? Possibly.
But when hours of work barely reach the people who already follow me — let alone anyone new — you try things.
So hello, Instagram algorithm.
The hashtag #feltcutemightdeletelater springs to mind😂
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New painting, detail soon!

I said I’d never make one of these ridiculous reels… yet here we are.
Have I gone mad? Lost all my values? Possibly.
But when hours of work barely reach the people who already follow me — let alone anyone new — you try things.
So hello, Instagram algorithm.
The hashtag #feltcutemightdeletelater springs to mind😂
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New painting, detail soon!

**New Painting: Mauve Loch**
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

*Mauve Loch* looks across the Kilpatrick Hills, following the long undulations of land as they rise and fall toward a quiet basin of water. The painting grew from time spent moving through this terrain, where cooler light settles over the heather and the land softens into mauve, slate, and silvery greens. The loch appears almost held within the folds of the hills — a pause in the rhythm of the ground.

In my sketchbook I wrote: “the hills lean inward; colour cools and thins, and water gathers the sky.” That thought stayed with me — the sense of the landscape breathing, of distance and depth dissolving into reflection. The mauve tones drift across the surface like weather passing slowly through, blurring edges and quietening the space.

Moving through places like this anchors the work. The land reveals itself in layers: heather muted by cloud, water catching light, contours slipping into one another. These moments seep in as colour and line, becoming the fluid forms and subdued glow shaping this painting.

This piece is for sale — all enquiries welcome.

**New Painting: Mauve Loch**
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

*Mauve Loch* looks across the Kilpatrick Hills, following the long undulations of land as they rise and fall toward a quiet basin of water. The painting grew from time spent moving through this terrain, where cooler light settles over the heather and the land softens into mauve, slate, and silvery greens. The loch appears almost held within the folds of the hills — a pause in the rhythm of the ground.

In my sketchbook I wrote: “the hills lean inward; colour cools and thins, and water gathers the sky.” That thought stayed with me — the sense of the landscape breathing, of distance and depth dissolving into reflection. The mauve tones drift across the surface like weather passing slowly through, blurring edges and quietening the space.

Moving through places like this anchors the work. The land reveals itself in layers: heather muted by cloud, water catching light, contours slipping into one another. These moments seep in as colour and line, becoming the fluid forms and subdued glow shaping this painting.

This piece is for sale — all enquiries welcome.

Swimming has always been a vital thread in my creative life — a way of thinking, sensing, and slipping into a different state. I seek out watery surfaces wherever I go, drawn to the illusions they hold: reflections that bend reality, refractions that fracture familiar spaces into something dreamlike. I am increasingly pulled toward real landscapes that carry that same uncanny, other-worldly quality.

After the birth of my second daughter — an autumn that felt muted and strangely numb — swimming became a lifeline. One cold month postpartum, I waded into Loch Lomond and felt a spark reignite, a small but vivid return to myself. Seven years on, that spark still feeds my work through every season.

Winter remains my favourite — the stillness, the bite of the cold, the quiet drama of a rugged landscape stripped back to its bones. These swims remind me how sharply alive the world can feel, and how much clarity rises from stepping into that icy, mirrored space.

Swimming has always been a vital thread in my creative life — a way of thinking, sensing, and slipping into a different state. I seek out watery surfaces wherever I go, drawn to the illusions they hold: reflections that bend reality, refractions that fracture familiar spaces into something dreamlike. I am increasingly pulled toward real landscapes that carry that same uncanny, other-worldly quality.

After the birth of my second daughter — an autumn that felt muted and strangely numb — swimming became a lifeline. One cold month postpartum, I waded into Loch Lomond and felt a spark reignite, a small but vivid return to myself. Seven years on, that spark still feeds my work through every season.

Winter remains my favourite — the stillness, the bite of the cold, the quiet drama of a rugged landscape stripped back to its bones. These swims remind me how sharply alive the world can feel, and how much clarity rises from stepping into that icy, mirrored space.

New Painting: Bronze Dip
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

Born from a slow wander through bracken turning to fire, Bronze Dip gathers the warmth of the hillside as winter’s low sun coaxes rich, earthy tones into song. In my sketchbook I wrote: “a valley through enlightens a path that drips like molten bronze; a wet sheen glimmers with fresh morning dew. The pool itself mimics the soft, silk sky, mirrored up and along.” That note stayed with me — the sense of a landscape shifting between solid and liquid light.

Moving through places like this is what anchors the work. The land reveals itself in small flashes: the quick flare of bracken against stone, the cool hush of a hidden pool, the way your breath seems to fold into the air around you. These moments seep in as colour and line, becoming the quiet glow and fluid forms shaping this painting.

This piece is for sale — all enquiries welcome.
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New Painting: Bronze Dip
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

Born from a slow wander through bracken turning to fire, Bronze Dip gathers the warmth of the hillside as winter’s low sun coaxes rich, earthy tones into song. In my sketchbook I wrote: “a valley through enlightens a path that drips like molten bronze; a wet sheen glimmers with fresh morning dew. The pool itself mimics the soft, silk sky, mirrored up and along.” That note stayed with me — the sense of a landscape shifting between solid and liquid light.

Moving through places like this is what anchors the work. The land reveals itself in small flashes: the quick flare of bracken against stone, the cool hush of a hidden pool, the way your breath seems to fold into the air around you. These moments seep in as colour and line, becoming the quiet glow and fluid forms shaping this painting.

This piece is for sale — all enquiries welcome.
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A little hello from me — and my very cold, slightly purple hands — in the home studio! ❄️🎨
Here’s a peek behind the scenes as I’ve been working away on a very large new collection of paintings. Over the past six months I’ve spent hundreds of hours layering, adjusting, reworking, and nudging these pieces into place — a real dance of pushing and pulling.

I came across a line recently that said the final 5% of a painting is always the hardest. It rang especially true after chatting with fellow artists at the opening of @glasgowgallery’s “Small but Mighty” show on Saturday. We found ourselves deep in conversation about that elusive moment when a piece finally feels complete. For me it’s always a combination of visual balance and a quiet emotional click — that sense that the atmosphere is right. Sometimes an image looks strong but the feeling isn’t: too sharp, too graphic, too hazy… just off in a way I can’t ignore.

What I’m forever chasing is that soft space between nostalgia and a fleeting moment of magic — a split second that feels both familiar and unreal. Not much to ask for, I know! ✨

I’ll be sharing more pieces soon. And if you’re interested in available work from the studio, please feel free to get in touch — I have a selection ready to view.

A little hello from me — and my very cold, slightly purple hands — in the home studio! ❄️🎨
Here’s a peek behind the scenes as I’ve been working away on a very large new collection of paintings. Over the past six months I’ve spent hundreds of hours layering, adjusting, reworking, and nudging these pieces into place — a real dance of pushing and pulling.

I came across a line recently that said the final 5% of a painting is always the hardest. It rang especially true after chatting with fellow artists at the opening of @glasgowgallery’s “Small but Mighty” show on Saturday. We found ourselves deep in conversation about that elusive moment when a piece finally feels complete. For me it’s always a combination of visual balance and a quiet emotional click — that sense that the atmosphere is right. Sometimes an image looks strong but the feeling isn’t: too sharp, too graphic, too hazy… just off in a way I can’t ignore.

What I’m forever chasing is that soft space between nostalgia and a fleeting moment of magic — a split second that feels both familiar and unreal. Not much to ask for, I know! ✨

I’ll be sharing more pieces soon. And if you’re interested in available work from the studio, please feel free to get in touch — I have a selection ready to view.

New Painting: Kilpatrick Rainbow
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

Inspired by a hill run through the Kilpatrick landscape, this painting traces the full spectrum of emotion that comes with moving through terrain — from the “weee!” of skiing-like descents to the “please kill me now” moments of steep climbs. The challenge, though, is always what rewards you in the end: the views, the quiet, and the hidden pools perfect for a wild skinny dip far beyond easy reach.

Running lets me cover ground quickly, finding untouched places that lie just past the sea-level horizon. I often imagine flying over these landscapes — I could use a drone, of course — but being inside the land itself, moving through it, collapsing into its colours and contours, is what feeds the paintings. That energy flows back into the work, becoming the rainbow of forms and hues that shaped this piece.

This piece is for sale — all enquiries welcome.
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New Painting: Kilpatrick Rainbow
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

Inspired by a hill run through the Kilpatrick landscape, this painting traces the full spectrum of emotion that comes with moving through terrain — from the “weee!” of skiing-like descents to the “please kill me now” moments of steep climbs. The challenge, though, is always what rewards you in the end: the views, the quiet, and the hidden pools perfect for a wild skinny dip far beyond easy reach.

Running lets me cover ground quickly, finding untouched places that lie just past the sea-level horizon. I often imagine flying over these landscapes — I could use a drone, of course — but being inside the land itself, moving through it, collapsing into its colours and contours, is what feeds the paintings. That energy flows back into the work, becoming the rainbow of forms and hues that shaped this piece.

This piece is for sale — all enquiries welcome.
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🌈 New Painting: Valley Flux
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

Rooted in the Scottish landscape, this piece began with a quick watercolour and pen sketch made up in the hills — a moment caught before it shifted. The rainbow-washed slopes trace the movement of the seasons: wetland grasses dying back, peat-rich earth glowing with deep reds, and the river winding through the valley in constant motion.

In my sketchbook I wrote: “Down the valley the river meanders, carving, snaking — constant movement. It echoes the change all around us.”

Though we often imagine untouched landscapes as still, they are always in flux, mirroring our own cycles of change. To paint them is to briefly hold a world in motion — a moment frozen just long enough to see it anew.

This piece, along with many other new works are for sale — all enquiries welcome.
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#ValleyFlux #ScottishLandscape #ScottishArtist #LandscapePainting #ContemporaryLandscape #MixedMediaArt #ArtOnPanel #ModernPainting #ContemporaryArt #UKArtists #ArtCollectors #PainterLife #StudioPractice #NatureInspiredArt #ArtForSale #AvailableArt #BuyArtOnline #EmergingArtist #VisualArt #LandscapeLovers #ArtCollectorCommunity #ScottishArtScene #PaintingOfTheDay #Artsy #ArtistOnInstagram

🌈 New Painting: Valley Flux
Mixed media on panel, 60 × 40 cm, 2025

Rooted in the Scottish landscape, this piece began with a quick watercolour and pen sketch made up in the hills — a moment caught before it shifted. The rainbow-washed slopes trace the movement of the seasons: wetland grasses dying back, peat-rich earth glowing with deep reds, and the river winding through the valley in constant motion.

In my sketchbook I wrote: “Down the valley the river meanders, carving, snaking — constant movement. It echoes the change all around us.”

Though we often imagine untouched landscapes as still, they are always in flux, mirroring our own cycles of change. To paint them is to briefly hold a world in motion — a moment frozen just long enough to see it anew.

This piece, along with many other new works are for sale — all enquiries welcome.
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#ValleyFlux #ScottishLandscape #ScottishArtist #LandscapePainting #ContemporaryLandscape #MixedMediaArt #ArtOnPanel #ModernPainting #ContemporaryArt #UKArtists #ArtCollectors #PainterLife #StudioPractice #NatureInspiredArt #ArtForSale #AvailableArt #BuyArtOnline #EmergingArtist #VisualArt #LandscapeLovers #ArtCollectorCommunity #ScottishArtScene #PaintingOfTheDay #Artsy #ArtistOnInstagram

Pages from the sketchbook — watercolour, line, and fragments of observation — layered over the landscapes they came from. I gather as much truth as I can in these moments outdoors: colour, shape, atmosphere, memory. Back in the studio, those fragments blur and shift, and I’m left to piece them together into the final painting.
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Pages from the sketchbook — watercolour, line, and fragments of observation — layered over the landscapes they came from. I gather as much truth as I can in these moments outdoors: colour, shape, atmosphere, memory. Back in the studio, those fragments blur and shift, and I’m left to piece them together into the final painting.
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#landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #natureinspired #outdoorstudies #fieldstudies #naturedrawing #sketchbook #artistprocess #artpractice #mixedmediaart #watercolourstudy

⛰ Having a moment for these hills! Walking into the water felt like stepping straight into a painting — the landscape unfolding in a full tonal symphony around me. From the icy, steel-grey loch to the rich, peat-dark earth… the fiery reds of bracken and fading heather… the soft whites of sheep, snow, and low clouds… all held together by those earthy, mossy greens tough enough to cling to every slope and turn.

It feels important to share the sketches, but equally important to show the photography that feeds them. These images become part of the process — digital influences that shape the final painted work.

Framing matters. The crop, the angle, the decision of what to leave out becomes almost as meaningful as what stays within the frame.

Trying to honour the place, the colours, and the quiet moments in between. 🌿🖤🖌️

⛰ Having a moment for these hills! Walking into the water felt like stepping straight into a painting — the landscape unfolding in a full tonal symphony around me. From the icy, steel-grey loch to the rich, peat-dark earth… the fiery reds of bracken and fading heather… the soft whites of sheep, snow, and low clouds… all held together by those earthy, mossy greens tough enough to cling to every slope and turn.

It feels important to share the sketches, but equally important to show the photography that feeds them. These images become part of the process — digital influences that shape the final painted work.

Framing matters. The crop, the angle, the decision of what to leave out becomes almost as meaningful as what stays within the frame.

Trying to honour the place, the colours, and the quiet moments in between. 🌿🖤🖌️

❄🏊‍♀️Snow biting at the skin, wind cutting through—but still impossible not to enter the water. The hills reveal their truest tonal range only in winter.

Notes from my sketchbook:
Here lies a cold, soft giant in slumber;
black waters crest with quiet magic.
A grey-wool blanket billows across the day,
waiting for the meek wet sun to rise.
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#wildswimming #naturelovers #swimoftheday #paintersinspiration

❄🏊‍♀️Snow biting at the skin, wind cutting through—but still impossible not to enter the water. The hills reveal their truest tonal range only in winter.

Notes from my sketchbook:
Here lies a cold, soft giant in slumber;
black waters crest with quiet magic.
A grey-wool blanket billows across the day,
waiting for the meek wet sun to rise.
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#wildswimming #naturelovers #swimoftheday #paintersinspiration

I’ve been quietly working away in the depths of my cold winter studio again — surviving another season without central heating was never the plan, yet somehow the warmth in these new pieces is keeping me going. Here’s a little sneak preview of a nearly finished work. I’m completely obsessed with this colour palette at the moment…

I expect my usual swim content to resume soon, after two weeks taken out by the plague (some flu-ish Covid variant knocked me out well and good). Feeling hugely relieved to be back running in the hills and soaking up the winter magic again!

I’ve been quietly working away in the depths of my cold winter studio again — surviving another season without central heating was never the plan, yet somehow the warmth in these new pieces is keeping me going. Here’s a little sneak preview of a nearly finished work. I’m completely obsessed with this colour palette at the moment…

I expect my usual swim content to resume soon, after two weeks taken out by the plague (some flu-ish Covid variant knocked me out well and good). Feeling hugely relieved to be back running in the hills and soaking up the winter magic again!

NEW PAINTING: Electric Fells
Mixed media on panel
42cm x 59cm
2025

Notes from the sketchbook:
The mossy clumps gather around each waterborne pool in an electric green, permeating the mist and soft winter hues. My skin glows red from the shock of cold, and the line of my presence is left behind.

In this new piece, the red line at the pool’s centre traces my swim through the landscape — an otherwise untouched place far from any human presence. The brief glow of my energy transfers back into the water, momentarily warming its icy temperature fed by fresh snowmelt.

Only here do the worries of life in the city below fall away, shrinking into insignificance like the tiny dot it becomes in the distance. The bolt of energy from these surroundings is palpable — a charge that grounds, awakens, and renews.

NEW PAINTING: Electric Fells
Mixed media on panel
42cm x 59cm
2025

Notes from the sketchbook:
The mossy clumps gather around each waterborne pool in an electric green, permeating the mist and soft winter hues. My skin glows red from the shock of cold, and the line of my presence is left behind.

In this new piece, the red line at the pool’s centre traces my swim through the landscape — an otherwise untouched place far from any human presence. The brief glow of my energy transfers back into the water, momentarily warming its icy temperature fed by fresh snowmelt.

Only here do the worries of life in the city below fall away, shrinking into insignificance like the tiny dot it becomes in the distance. The bolt of energy from these surroundings is palpable — a charge that grounds, awakens, and renews.

NEW PAINTING: Earth Light
Mixed media on panel
42cm x 59cm
2025

Notes from the sketchbook:
As the hills melt into the fire of autumn, the water meanders through them, finding and falling with the rhythm of yesterday’s rainfall. It slowly carves and sculpts the earth, making way for the soft rise of light mist vapour.

As you can see from the initial sketch (slide 3), the energy of the piece moves in the direction of the water, drawing the eye through the landscape. My intention for this work was to let the viewer feel the deeply grounding presence of the hills through nature’s rhythm.

Although I know not everyone is inclined to dip into the icy pools as I do, I wanted to capture something of that sensation — a mindful place where the body feels held and grounded by the sounds and subtle movements of the land.
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NEW PAINTING: Earth Light
Mixed media on panel
42cm x 59cm
2025

Notes from the sketchbook:
As the hills melt into the fire of autumn, the water meanders through them, finding and falling with the rhythm of yesterday’s rainfall. It slowly carves and sculpts the earth, making way for the soft rise of light mist vapour.

As you can see from the initial sketch (slide 3), the energy of the piece moves in the direction of the water, drawing the eye through the landscape. My intention for this work was to let the viewer feel the deeply grounding presence of the hills through nature’s rhythm.

Although I know not everyone is inclined to dip into the icy pools as I do, I wanted to capture something of that sensation — a mindful place where the body feels held and grounded by the sounds and subtle movements of the land.
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✨ New on the Website: Milk Wash 7 & Milk Wash 8 ✨
I’m not usually one for Black Friday hype, but these two pieces—just a few left from this series—would be lovely to find a home.

My Milk Wash Series draws on my printmaking background, using layered washes of acrylic, ink, and gesso to construct landscapes without land to anchor time. The coastlines and horizons I create feel both momentary and timeless, shifting between memory and reflection.

For this weekend only, these works are available at 30% off—a chance to bring a quiet, contemplative moment into your space.

Shop, link in bio!
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#FineArt #ContemporaryArt #MilkWashSeries #CoastalArt #AcrylicPainting #ArtCollectors #ArtForHome #ModernArt #ArtLovers

✨ New on the Website: Milk Wash 7 & Milk Wash 8 ✨
I’m not usually one for Black Friday hype, but these two pieces—just a few left from this series—would be lovely to find a home.

My Milk Wash Series draws on my printmaking background, using layered washes of acrylic, ink, and gesso to construct landscapes without land to anchor time. The coastlines and horizons I create feel both momentary and timeless, shifting between memory and reflection.

For this weekend only, these works are available at 30% off—a chance to bring a quiet, contemplative moment into your space.

Shop, link in bio!
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#FineArt #ContemporaryArt #MilkWashSeries #CoastalArt #AcrylicPainting #ArtCollectors #ArtForHome #ModernArt #ArtLovers

NEW PAINTING: Glass Rise
Mixed media on panel
40cm x 60cm
2025

Notes from the sketchbook:
As I dawdle down and around the next statue-like boulder, my eyes are met with the most piercing blue — an electric, magnetic pull toward the water. Not the first or second pull of the day, but the third. I swear I hear a calling, as if I must be bathed again.

I recently read about Iona being a metaphorically thin place, where the veil between the physical world and heaven is permeable. Not being a religious person myself, I questioned this — yet this part of the Hebrides holds a particular pull, a transient kind of beauty. I keep thinking about how fleeting that pull feels, how it’s caught in memory. There’s a hint of melancholy in these works as I search to find those moments again, always dissipating into memory and loss.

This piece moved through many forms: an initial watercolour sketch, then drawing, then painting over more than 15 layers. I built it in stages, pushing and pulling the image away from myself. The line near the top is symbolic of that touching horizon — a kind of magical portal to “heaven,” or perhaps just a reminder of the swim, and the search for something inside myself.
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Image 1: Painting framed
Image 2: Painting with sea in the backdrop
Image 3: Initial Underlayers
Image 4: Painting is lost, drawing comes back in to reestablish the initial composition
Image 5: Painting mid progress in the studio, in tandem with other new works is this series of spiritual landscapes

NEW PAINTING: Glass Rise
Mixed media on panel
40cm x 60cm
2025

Notes from the sketchbook:
As I dawdle down and around the next statue-like boulder, my eyes are met with the most piercing blue — an electric, magnetic pull toward the water. Not the first or second pull of the day, but the third. I swear I hear a calling, as if I must be bathed again.

I recently read about Iona being a metaphorically thin place, where the veil between the physical world and heaven is permeable. Not being a religious person myself, I questioned this — yet this part of the Hebrides holds a particular pull, a transient kind of beauty. I keep thinking about how fleeting that pull feels, how it’s caught in memory. There’s a hint of melancholy in these works as I search to find those moments again, always dissipating into memory and loss.

This piece moved through many forms: an initial watercolour sketch, then drawing, then painting over more than 15 layers. I built it in stages, pushing and pulling the image away from myself. The line near the top is symbolic of that touching horizon — a kind of magical portal to “heaven,” or perhaps just a reminder of the swim, and the search for something inside myself.
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Image 1: Painting framed
Image 2: Painting with sea in the backdrop
Image 3: Initial Underlayers
Image 4: Painting is lost, drawing comes back in to reestablish the initial composition
Image 5: Painting mid progress in the studio, in tandem with other new works is this series of spiritual landscapes

💫 New Painting: "Coral White" 💫
Mixed media on birch panel
60 × 80 cm
2025
From my sketchbook notes:
“I walk along the headland, up and down through the undulating paths, following the black stone and the leaching tides. Nestled into the soft green mount is the whitest sand, made from bleached coral carried in by the sea — a hint of magic. I’m relieved it’s still there. I didn’t dream it after all. It’s where I remember, yet now that I’m away, it still feels unreal.”
This painting is my attempt to capture that hidden gem — something that feels almost too good to be true. Even on the dreichest day, the sand holds its eternal glow. To swim in these waters is like stepping into a dream; the turquoise becomes impossibly vivid against the white coral shore. I wanted that surreal brightness, that amplified colour, to come through in the work.

The dissipated edges in the painting echo that dreamlike state — the way a place can feel hard to solidify once you’re no longer there, always slipping and falling away inside memory. The colours stay bright, but the form becomes uncertain, just like the way we remember landscapes we love.

💫 New Painting: "Coral White" 💫
Mixed media on birch panel
60 × 80 cm
2025
From my sketchbook notes:
“I walk along the headland, up and down through the undulating paths, following the black stone and the leaching tides. Nestled into the soft green mount is the whitest sand, made from bleached coral carried in by the sea — a hint of magic. I’m relieved it’s still there. I didn’t dream it after all. It’s where I remember, yet now that I’m away, it still feels unreal.”
This painting is my attempt to capture that hidden gem — something that feels almost too good to be true. Even on the dreichest day, the sand holds its eternal glow. To swim in these waters is like stepping into a dream; the turquoise becomes impossibly vivid against the white coral shore. I wanted that surreal brightness, that amplified colour, to come through in the work.

The dissipated edges in the painting echo that dreamlike state — the way a place can feel hard to solidify once you’re no longer there, always slipping and falling away inside memory. The colours stay bright, but the form becomes uncertain, just like the way we remember landscapes we love.

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