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Golden Hills

Original Painting

Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on Panel

25 x 20cm

2024

Golden Hills

PriceFrom £185.00

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.
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#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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#CreativePractice #ConsistencyOverPerfection #ShowingUp #CreativeLife
#ArtistLife

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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#CreativePractice #ConsistencyOverPerfection #ShowingUp #CreativeLife
#ArtistLife

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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#landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #natureinspired #outdoorstudies #fieldstudies #naturedrawing #sketchbook #artistprocess #artpractice #mixedmediaart #watercolourstudy

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.

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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.

Fragments from a recent series — quiet reflections of the waters I swim in near Glasgow and along the west coast.
Each piece begins as a fleeting watercolour sketch made after swimming, the memory of colour carrying forward into paint. I’ve been exploring how vibrancy can hold stillness, how water remembers.
I’m still not quite ready to declare this body of work complete, but it feels like it’s nearly there...
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#conneliebschner #scottishart #contemporarylandscape #waterinspiredart #newwork #artstudio #landscapeartist

Fragments from a recent series — quiet reflections of the waters I swim in near Glasgow and along the west coast.
Each piece begins as a fleeting watercolour sketch made after swimming, the memory of colour carrying forward into paint. I’ve been exploring how vibrancy can hold stillness, how water remembers.
I’m still not quite ready to declare this body of work complete, but it feels like it’s nearly there...
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#conneliebschner #scottishart #contemporarylandscape #waterinspiredart #newwork #artstudio #landscapeartist

Twenty minutes from the city… and suddenly, it’s just me, the hills, and the sound of water.
Scotland’s wild beauty never fails to take my breath away — quite literally after that climb 😅
Icy pools, golden light, and views that stretch to Loch Lomond and beyond.
Days like this remind me why I paint — to hold onto this feeling of connection, freedom, and awe. ✨
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#LandscapeArtist #LandscapePainting #PleinAirPainting #ContemporaryArt #ArtistOnInstagram #ArtInspiration #PainterLife #FineArt #ArtCollector #ArtStudio #ModernLandscape #AcrylicPainting #ArtLovers #Scotland #BonnieScotland #ScottishLandscapes #CampsieFells #LochLomond #WildScotland #VisitScotland #DiscoverScotland #ScottishHighlands #NatureInspires

Twenty minutes from the city… and suddenly, it’s just me, the hills, and the sound of water.
Scotland’s wild beauty never fails to take my breath away — quite literally after that climb 😅
Icy pools, golden light, and views that stretch to Loch Lomond and beyond.
Days like this remind me why I paint — to hold onto this feeling of connection, freedom, and awe. ✨
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#LandscapeArtist #LandscapePainting #PleinAirPainting #ContemporaryArt #ArtistOnInstagram #ArtInspiration #PainterLife #FineArt #ArtCollector #ArtStudio #ModernLandscape #AcrylicPainting #ArtLovers #Scotland #BonnieScotland #ScottishLandscapes #CampsieFells #LochLomond #WildScotland #VisitScotland #DiscoverScotland #ScottishHighlands #NatureInspires

Trail Loch 6
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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The final painting in the miniature Trail Loch series returns to a familiar view—seen again as the sun dips lower, the light softer, the tones deepened by the season. The colours shift into richer, darker hues, echoing the peat-rich soil beneath the hills.

Peat holds a quiet strength—absorbing more carbon than forests, it’s one of the land’s most vital guardians. In this piece, that sense of grounded resilience comes through: the stillness of water, the weight of earth, the slow exhale of dusk settling over the landscape.

A closing note to the series, Trail Loch 6 gathers the warmth, movement, and memory of the paths that inspired it—an ending that feels both rooted and alive.
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#TrailLoch6 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #ColourInNature #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic #Peatlands #CarbonCapture

Trail Loch 6
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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The final painting in the miniature Trail Loch series returns to a familiar view—seen again as the sun dips lower, the light softer, the tones deepened by the season. The colours shift into richer, darker hues, echoing the peat-rich soil beneath the hills.

Peat holds a quiet strength—absorbing more carbon than forests, it’s one of the land’s most vital guardians. In this piece, that sense of grounded resilience comes through: the stillness of water, the weight of earth, the slow exhale of dusk settling over the landscape.

A closing note to the series, Trail Loch 6 gathers the warmth, movement, and memory of the paths that inspired it—an ending that feels both rooted and alive.
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#TrailLoch6 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #ColourInNature #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic #Peatlands #CarbonCapture

Trail Loch 5
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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The fifth in the Trail Loch series—each painting a reflection on the quiet discoveries found while running through the hills. The land rises and folds in rhythm with breath and heartbeat, its contours felt as much as seen.

This piece holds that moment of arrival—the hidden loch revealed after the climb, a still mirror nestled among ochre slopes. A place both physical and imagined, where movement gives way to stillness and effort turns to reward.

The warmth of red oxide returns again, grounding the scene and echoing the earth’s pulse beneath soft light.
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#TrailLoch5 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #ColourInNature #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic

Trail Loch 5
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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The fifth in the Trail Loch series—each painting a reflection on the quiet discoveries found while running through the hills. The land rises and folds in rhythm with breath and heartbeat, its contours felt as much as seen.

This piece holds that moment of arrival—the hidden loch revealed after the climb, a still mirror nestled among ochre slopes. A place both physical and imagined, where movement gives way to stillness and effort turns to reward.

The warmth of red oxide returns again, grounding the scene and echoing the earth’s pulse beneath soft light.
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#TrailLoch5 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #ColourInNature #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic

This past year I’ve been gently challenging my body — exploring its strength, resilience, and joy.

I’ve always loved swimming, and people often ask if I dread the winter. Honestly, I prefer it (apart from the loss of light). The bracken dies back, the world quiets, and hidden spots like this one reappear. The water feels sharper, fresher — more alive.

Last week I stepped out of my comfort zone twice: I joined a contemporary dance class and played my first ever women’s football match! Dance was once a big part of my life, so returning to movement felt grounding and familiar. Football, though, is completely new — inspired by both my daughters (& partner’s) love of the sport. And to my surprise, I loved it.

After the last 13 years of motherhood, much of my energy has gone into others. Now, I’m learning to rediscover and redefine parts of myself — through movement, art, and connection.

Here’s to strength, curiosity, and the bodies that carry us through it all. 💧⚽🩰
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#bodypositivity #coldwaterswimming #selfdiscovery #movement #womenwhoswim #motherhoodandme #artandbody

This past year I’ve been gently challenging my body — exploring its strength, resilience, and joy.

I’ve always loved swimming, and people often ask if I dread the winter. Honestly, I prefer it (apart from the loss of light). The bracken dies back, the world quiets, and hidden spots like this one reappear. The water feels sharper, fresher — more alive.

Last week I stepped out of my comfort zone twice: I joined a contemporary dance class and played my first ever women’s football match! Dance was once a big part of my life, so returning to movement felt grounding and familiar. Football, though, is completely new — inspired by both my daughters (& partner’s) love of the sport. And to my surprise, I loved it.

After the last 13 years of motherhood, much of my energy has gone into others. Now, I’m learning to rediscover and redefine parts of myself — through movement, art, and connection.

Here’s to strength, curiosity, and the bodies that carry us through it all. 💧⚽🩰
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#bodypositivity #coldwaterswimming #selfdiscovery #movement #womenwhoswim #motherhoodandme #artandbody

Trail Loch 4
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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I’m often asked about my use of colour—why the tones sometimes feel a little surreal. But they’re always rooted in something real. Much of it comes from moments like this one, captured in a photograph taken at dusk—when the sun dips low and the hills flare into vivid reds and soft golds before fading into shadow.

This painting draws from that light. It’s about the brief transformation of familiar paths, when the ordinary turns quietly extraordinary. The colours aren’t exaggerated, only remembered—shaped by time, movement, and the shifting sun.

Red oxide returns again, grounding the scene, echoing the warmth of the land as it exhales into evening.
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#TrailLoch4 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #ColourInNature #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic

Trail Loch 4
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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I’m often asked about my use of colour—why the tones sometimes feel a little surreal. But they’re always rooted in something real. Much of it comes from moments like this one, captured in a photograph taken at dusk—when the sun dips low and the hills flare into vivid reds and soft golds before fading into shadow.

This painting draws from that light. It’s about the brief transformation of familiar paths, when the ordinary turns quietly extraordinary. The colours aren’t exaggerated, only remembered—shaped by time, movement, and the shifting sun.

Red oxide returns again, grounding the scene, echoing the warmth of the land as it exhales into evening.
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#TrailLoch4 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #ColourInNature #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic

Trail Loch 3
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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The third in this small series, shaped by time spent running through shifting weather and fading light. Each route reveals new colours in the land—greens deepening, reds returning, water bright against the darkening earth.

As autumn settles in, the rhythm of movement changes: slower climbs, colder air, sharper senses. These paintings hold fragments of those moments—of breath and stillness, the balance between endurance and release.

Red oxide anchors the work again, a familiar warmth that ties these landscapes together—steady, elemental, and honest.
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#TrailLoch3 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #SeasonalShifts #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic #OriginalPainting #ScottishArtist

Trail Loch 3
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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The third in this small series, shaped by time spent running through shifting weather and fading light. Each route reveals new colours in the land—greens deepening, reds returning, water bright against the darkening earth.

As autumn settles in, the rhythm of movement changes: slower climbs, colder air, sharper senses. These paintings hold fragments of those moments—of breath and stillness, the balance between endurance and release.

Red oxide anchors the work again, a familiar warmth that ties these landscapes together—steady, elemental, and honest.
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#TrailLoch3 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #SeasonalShifts #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic #OriginalPainting #ScottishArtist

Trail Loch 2
15x15cm | Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on ply | 2025

The second in a new series of small works inspired by hill runs and wild swims. This one traces a route from a late September outing—capturing that brilliant clash between still green grasses and the piercing cyan of remote lochs.

Swipe to see a snap mid-run, just after I crested the first hill… blissfully unaware of the grueling scramble ahead. Oh, the beauty of naïvety 😂

These paintings are small, but each one is packed with the rhythm of movement, the changing light, and that sweet tug between challenge and beauty.
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#TrailLoch2 #ConnieliebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #HillRunningViews #ScottishArtist #ModernLandscape #RedOxideReturns #CyanAndGreen #SmallWorksBigImpact #PainterOnTheMove #WildPlacesArt #RunningFuelledArt #LochLandscapes #SeptemberHills

Trail Loch 2
15x15cm | Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on ply | 2025

The second in a new series of small works inspired by hill runs and wild swims. This one traces a route from a late September outing—capturing that brilliant clash between still green grasses and the piercing cyan of remote lochs.

Swipe to see a snap mid-run, just after I crested the first hill… blissfully unaware of the grueling scramble ahead. Oh, the beauty of naïvety 😂

These paintings are small, but each one is packed with the rhythm of movement, the changing light, and that sweet tug between challenge and beauty.
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#TrailLoch2 #ConnieliebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #HillRunningViews #ScottishArtist #ModernLandscape #RedOxideReturns #CyanAndGreen #SmallWorksBigImpact #PainterOnTheMove #WildPlacesArt #RunningFuelledArt #LochLandscapes #SeptemberHills

Trail Loch 1
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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One of six new small paintings shaped by time spent running through the hills. As the darker mornings roll in, my early wild swims have become fewer—but not gone. I now carve out time for afternoon dips, and trail running has become the perfect partner to these cold water moments.

I’ve always run, but only recently have I found joy in the trails—covering more ground, reaching tucked-away lochs, moving with the land instead of against it (most of the time). This series explores those moments of motion, stillness, and seasonal shift.

My favourite red oxide has made its annual return—fiery, grounding, and entirely at home in this palette.
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#TrailLoch1 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #SeasonalShifts #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic #OriginalPainting #ScottishArtist

Trail Loch 1
Ink, Gesso and Acrylic on ply panel
15x15cm | 2025
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One of six new small paintings shaped by time spent running through the hills. As the darker mornings roll in, my early wild swims have become fewer—but not gone. I now carve out time for afternoon dips, and trail running has become the perfect partner to these cold water moments.

I’ve always run, but only recently have I found joy in the trails—covering more ground, reaching tucked-away lochs, moving with the land instead of against it (most of the time). This series explores those moments of motion, stillness, and seasonal shift.

My favourite red oxide has made its annual return—fiery, grounding, and entirely at home in this palette.
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#TrailLoch1 #ConnieLiebschnerArt #ContemporaryLandscape #WildSwimmingArtist #TrailRunningArt #ScottishLandscape #RedOxide #LochPainting #RunningToPaint #SwimmingToSee #SeasonalShifts #ModernLandscapeArt #ArtOfTheOutdoors #SmallWorksBigImpact #LochsideViews #InkAndAcrylic #OriginalPainting #ScottishArtist

Over the Hill
Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on Panel
40.5 x 30.5 x 4 cm
2025 | @connieliebschner_art

From the very first sketch, I had a feeling this piece would flow more easily than others. There’s something endlessly magnetic about this view — the horizon stretching beyond sight, the quiet rhythm between land and sea.

I usually hold back on bold colour, but the deep greens, soft whites, and rich turquoise here felt too compelling to resist. Scotland often wears a muted palette under grey skies, but beneath that dreich exterior is a vibrant, fertile land — especially poignant in our warming climate.

Sharing this piece comes with hesitation (as always) — knowing when a work is truly finished is never easy. But I hope it resonates. 🌿

Image 1: Full painting
Image 2: Zoom of painting
Image 3: Initial sketch plan.

Over the Hill
Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on Panel
40.5 x 30.5 x 4 cm
2025 | @connieliebschner_art

From the very first sketch, I had a feeling this piece would flow more easily than others. There’s something endlessly magnetic about this view — the horizon stretching beyond sight, the quiet rhythm between land and sea.

I usually hold back on bold colour, but the deep greens, soft whites, and rich turquoise here felt too compelling to resist. Scotland often wears a muted palette under grey skies, but beneath that dreich exterior is a vibrant, fertile land — especially poignant in our warming climate.

Sharing this piece comes with hesitation (as always) — knowing when a work is truly finished is never easy. But I hope it resonates. 🌿

Image 1: Full painting
Image 2: Zoom of painting
Image 3: Initial sketch plan.

Beautiful, sunny Portobello Beach 🌊
Always a treat to drop off new work at @velveteasel298 for their upcoming winter show — especially when it means escaping a dull M8 drive and diving straight into the sea!

After what felt like an endless stretch of grey and chill, this golden autumn light was pure magic. ☀️ Not sure a painting will come from this view (a bit too bright and flat for me 😂), but the swim alone was worth it.

A perfect mix of urban edge and coastal calm — such a contrast to the icy lochs and hidden hilltop pools I usually find myself in. Grateful for places like this. 💛
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#PortobelloBeach #SeaSwimming #ArtistLife #VelvetEaselGallery #WinterExhibition #ScottishCoast #OutdoorSwimming #WildSwimmingScotland #AutumnSunshine #ArtDelivery #GalleryDropOff #SwimAndPaint

Beautiful, sunny Portobello Beach 🌊
Always a treat to drop off new work at @velveteasel298 for their upcoming winter show — especially when it means escaping a dull M8 drive and diving straight into the sea!

After what felt like an endless stretch of grey and chill, this golden autumn light was pure magic. ☀️ Not sure a painting will come from this view (a bit too bright and flat for me 😂), but the swim alone was worth it.

A perfect mix of urban edge and coastal calm — such a contrast to the icy lochs and hidden hilltop pools I usually find myself in. Grateful for places like this. 💛
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#PortobelloBeach #SeaSwimming #ArtistLife #VelvetEaselGallery #WinterExhibition #ScottishCoast #OutdoorSwimming #WildSwimmingScotland #AutumnSunshine #ArtDelivery #GalleryDropOff #SwimAndPaint

Studio rhythm: skipping between pieces, letting ideas spill and cross-pollinate.

These are moments of energy—quick marks, loose watercolour, ink sketches—each one feeding the next. This is the part I love: the mess, the movement, the in-between. The tricky part? Knowing when to stop. Yesterday I spent an hour on the studio floor (my favourite spot), staring at this swelling of work—excited, overwhelmed, terrified of sanding off their raw edge. But maybe that’s the work too.
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#WorkInProgress #StudioLife #ContemporaryLandscape #WatercolourSketch #MixedMediaArt #ArtistAtWork #CreativeProcess #AbstractLandscape #UKArtists #PaintingInProgress #ConnieLiebschnerArt #fridayfeeling

Studio rhythm: skipping between pieces, letting ideas spill and cross-pollinate.

These are moments of energy—quick marks, loose watercolour, ink sketches—each one feeding the next. This is the part I love: the mess, the movement, the in-between. The tricky part? Knowing when to stop. Yesterday I spent an hour on the studio floor (my favourite spot), staring at this swelling of work—excited, overwhelmed, terrified of sanding off their raw edge. But maybe that’s the work too.
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#WorkInProgress #StudioLife #ContemporaryLandscape #WatercolourSketch #MixedMediaArt #ArtistAtWork #CreativeProcess #AbstractLandscape #UKArtists #PaintingInProgress #ConnieLiebschnerArt #fridayfeeling

A final early morning dip before the seasons turn 🍂❄️
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There’s a chill in the air now, and the dampness clings to everything. The greens around the Loch are just beginning to turn — soon they’ll blaze with autumn colour. These early morning swims are numbered as the light slips away, but I’m soaking up every last moment in the water. Stillness, beauty, and a quiet kind of joy.
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#wildswimming WildSwimming #ArtistInNature #SeasonalShifts #LochLife #ConnieLiebschner

A final early morning dip before the seasons turn 🍂❄️
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There’s a chill in the air now, and the dampness clings to everything. The greens around the Loch are just beginning to turn — soon they’ll blaze with autumn colour. These early morning swims are numbered as the light slips away, but I’m soaking up every last moment in the water. Stillness, beauty, and a quiet kind of joy.
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#wildswimming WildSwimming #ArtistInNature #SeasonalShifts #LochLife #ConnieLiebschner

New Work — Iona Pastel
Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on Panel
20 x 25 cm | 2025

Part of the same collection as Iona Tide, this piece explores a softer palette — pale skies, diluted coral tones, and the gentle contrast between sea and shore.

The red-pink granite and muted grasses of Iona leave such a distinct mark — one that I keep returning to in the studio. This painting began with fluid, gestural sketches that allowed the rhythm of tide and stone to shape the composition.

There’s a certain clarity here — a sense of breath between lines, where colour becomes memory.

Available at the end of the week ✨

Swipe to see the landscape that sparked it — and one of the first watercolour studies.
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#IonaPastel #ContemporaryLandscape #PaintingFromPlace #ModernSeascape #InspiredByNature
#FieldToStudio #AbstractedLandscape #AcrylicOnPanel #SmallWorksBigFeeling #HebrideanLight
#FromSketchToCanvas #NatureAsMuse #IonaSeries #SoftPalette #TideAndStone
#ArtThatConnects #EarthPalette #WildSwimScotland #MullAndIona #SlowLooking

New Work — Iona Pastel
Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on Panel
20 x 25 cm | 2025

Part of the same collection as Iona Tide, this piece explores a softer palette — pale skies, diluted coral tones, and the gentle contrast between sea and shore.

The red-pink granite and muted grasses of Iona leave such a distinct mark — one that I keep returning to in the studio. This painting began with fluid, gestural sketches that allowed the rhythm of tide and stone to shape the composition.

There’s a certain clarity here — a sense of breath between lines, where colour becomes memory.

Available at the end of the week ✨

Swipe to see the landscape that sparked it — and one of the first watercolour studies.
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#IonaPastel #ContemporaryLandscape #PaintingFromPlace #ModernSeascape #InspiredByNature
#FieldToStudio #AbstractedLandscape #AcrylicOnPanel #SmallWorksBigFeeling #HebrideanLight
#FromSketchToCanvas #NatureAsMuse #IonaSeries #SoftPalette #TideAndStone
#ArtThatConnects #EarthPalette #WildSwimScotland #MullAndIona #SlowLooking

Sunrise stillness over the loch — a moment to breathe, absorb, and connect. Cold water sharpens my senses, imprinting the landscape onto my mind and brush. This is where future paintings begin.
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#ConnieLiebschnerArt #WildSwimming #NatureInspires #PleinAirInspiration #WhereArtBegins #LandscapeMuse #VisualPoetry #SlowLiving #InspiredByNature #EarthMood

Sunrise stillness over the loch — a moment to breathe, absorb, and connect. Cold water sharpens my senses, imprinting the landscape onto my mind and brush. This is where future paintings begin.
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#ConnieLiebschnerArt #WildSwimming #NatureInspires #PleinAirInspiration #WhereArtBegins #LandscapeMuse #VisualPoetry #SlowLiving #InspiredByNature #EarthMood

New Work Release — Iona Tide
Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on Panel
20 x 25 cm | 2025

This small painting is part of a new series shaped by time spent between Mull and Iona — where pink granite meets turquoise tide under brooding skies.

Swimming in these dramatic landscapes sharpens the senses — the deep, clear water and warm-hued rocks become more than just a view; they imprint themselves.

The painting grew from that imprint — beginning with loose watercolour sketches and grounding itself in the textures of place.

Releasing next week. 🌊
Swipe to see the granite that started it all — and one of the first sketches from the series.
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#IonaTide #ContemporaryLandscape #PaintingFromPlace #InspiredByNature #FieldToStudio
#ModernSeascape #AcrylicOnPanel #WildSwimScotland #TideAndStone #HebrideanLight
#FromSketchToCanvas #NatureAsMuse #SlowLooking #ArtThatConnects #EarthPalette
#SmallWorksBigFeeling #MullAndIona #SwimmingInspiration #PinkGranite#SeascapeArt

New Work Release — Iona Tide
Ink, Gesso & Acrylic on Panel
20 x 25 cm | 2025

This small painting is part of a new series shaped by time spent between Mull and Iona — where pink granite meets turquoise tide under brooding skies.

Swimming in these dramatic landscapes sharpens the senses — the deep, clear water and warm-hued rocks become more than just a view; they imprint themselves.

The painting grew from that imprint — beginning with loose watercolour sketches and grounding itself in the textures of place.

Releasing next week. 🌊
Swipe to see the granite that started it all — and one of the first sketches from the series.
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#IonaTide #ContemporaryLandscape #PaintingFromPlace #InspiredByNature #FieldToStudio
#ModernSeascape #AcrylicOnPanel #WildSwimScotland #TideAndStone #HebrideanLight
#FromSketchToCanvas #NatureAsMuse #SlowLooking #ArtThatConnects #EarthPalette
#SmallWorksBigFeeling #MullAndIona #SwimmingInspiration #PinkGranite#SeascapeArt

A special commission for two truly special friends 💛

This piece was created for a couple I hold very dear — the bride and I have known each other since the day we were born, and this place has been a part of every summer (bar Covid) we’ve shared since.

Choosing a viewpoint to paint was no easy task — this stretch of coastline is full of beloved little bays, each with its own memories. I eventually settled on this view because it looks out toward one of our favourite secluded white-sand beaches — a spot you can reach either by clambering along the cliffs or kayaking through the bays. It's the perfect place for a sandy picnic, a game of "rat ball", or more recently... a competitive round of spikeball.

While painting, I thought a lot about what it means to choose someone, to build a life together. And so this perspective — one that looks out far into the distance, into the mystery and beauty of what lies ahead — felt like the right fit. A view for love, for adventure, and for a shared future.

Swipe to see two of many reference sketches/photos that helped bring it to life 💙
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#commissionart #landscapepainting #scottishcoast #hebrides #mull #friendshipthroughart #seascapepainting #contemporarylandscape #memoriesinpaint #coastalviews #wildscotland #kayakadventures #weddinggift #customartwork

A special commission for two truly special friends 💛

This piece was created for a couple I hold very dear — the bride and I have known each other since the day we were born, and this place has been a part of every summer (bar Covid) we’ve shared since.

Choosing a viewpoint to paint was no easy task — this stretch of coastline is full of beloved little bays, each with its own memories. I eventually settled on this view because it looks out toward one of our favourite secluded white-sand beaches — a spot you can reach either by clambering along the cliffs or kayaking through the bays. It's the perfect place for a sandy picnic, a game of "rat ball", or more recently... a competitive round of spikeball.

While painting, I thought a lot about what it means to choose someone, to build a life together. And so this perspective — one that looks out far into the distance, into the mystery and beauty of what lies ahead — felt like the right fit. A view for love, for adventure, and for a shared future.

Swipe to see two of many reference sketches/photos that helped bring it to life 💙
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#commissionart #landscapepainting #scottishcoast #hebrides #mull #friendshipthroughart #seascapepainting #contemporarylandscape #memoriesinpaint #coastalviews #wildscotland #kayakadventures #weddinggift #customartwork

Friday reflections from the loch.
Just me and my eldest daughter, two peas in a pod—swimming, chatting, and sharing the dawn with no one but the heron. These early morning dips before school are a quiet ritual, a moment of calm as the week winds down and September rushes in with its new terms and changing light.

It’s not just about movement or routine—it’s about connection. To each other, to water, to place. These swims inspire more than just a clear head—they feed the paintings too.
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#FridayReflections #WildSwimming #BeforeSchoolSwim #MotherDaughterTime #InspiredByWater #ScottishLandscapes #ContemporaryLandscapeArt #LochLife #SwimSketches #NatureAsMuse #ColdWaterMagic #MindfulMoments #ConnieliebschnerArt

Friday reflections from the loch.
Just me and my eldest daughter, two peas in a pod—swimming, chatting, and sharing the dawn with no one but the heron. These early morning dips before school are a quiet ritual, a moment of calm as the week winds down and September rushes in with its new terms and changing light.

It’s not just about movement or routine—it’s about connection. To each other, to water, to place. These swims inspire more than just a clear head—they feed the paintings too.
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#FridayReflections #WildSwimming #BeforeSchoolSwim #MotherDaughterTime #InspiredByWater #ScottishLandscapes #ContemporaryLandscapeArt #LochLife #SwimSketches #NatureAsMuse #ColdWaterMagic #MindfulMoments #ConnieliebschnerArt

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