Mini paintings 7cm x 7cm.

With an exhibition of paintings about to open - now it's time for the mini paintings to accompany the big ones!

Across the Solway to Criffel.

Carrock Fell.

Ardnave point circular walk, Islay.

A must for Islay - the Ardnave point circular walk.

Views ......

A flock of 40+ choughs. 

Female hen harrier.

Mid bronze age ceramics from near Ardnave farm. 

Beinn Bheigier, Islay.

Lovely views, with eagles, on this little ( 1611ft) peak.

Views of and from Beinn Bheigier

Golden eagle............

Golden eagle.......

Dwarf willow, fir club moss and juniper. 

Left: keeled skimmer
Right: golden-ringed dragonfly and four-spot chaser.

Quartzite breccia and a pebble/gravel conglomerate.

Beautiful calm waters at Claggain Bay.

Mini paintings of Carrock Fell.

With an exhibition coming up at Mae's Tearooms it's kind of busy! Here are a few mini paintings. They are 7cm x 7cm and stand on an easel - painted using a palette knife only. These are Carrock Fell.

 ..and ...the Solway - across to Criffel.

Killinallan to below Bholsa

Some more nice pictures! Another days walk ....

Top: a dyke with good cooling cracks and folded quartzite beds,
Bottom: general views 

Nice colours! 

Heath-spotted orchids.

Keeled skimmer; small copper and an orb-web spider of some kind.

Top: goose barnacles.
Bottom: buoy barnacles - another species of stalked barnacle and a by-the-wind-sailor. 

Killinallan and the beaches beyond the Doodilmore river. 

Bowmore to Laggan point, Islay.

A duller day weather-wise, but another good walk out; this time from Bowmore to Laggan point.

Compass jelly in amongst eel grass; shag; fulmars; the trig point on Laggan point and seals.

Minke whale.

The yellow- horned poppy is now well established after discovery last year.

Clematis watercolour.

It's not often I do a watercolour painting, but our clematis is so full of blooms at the moment that I ended up doodling and then painting.