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May 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to the May, 2025 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome back to my May 2025 newsletter and this month's selection of captivating new paintings.

Each artwork tells its own unique story, transporting you to iconic places and moments filled with beauty and wonder.

The Caryatid – Echoes of Ancient Greece

When you imagine marble statues, classical sculptures like the Venus de Milo or Michelangelo's David likely spring to mind. But marble also has a functional side, beautifully exemplified by the ancient Greek caryatids—columns shaped as graceful female figures.

This month's featured pen and ink drawing, enriched by subtle watercolour washes, captures these architectural marvels, specifically inspired by the iconic caryatids from the Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens. The delicate shading breathes life into marble, creating an impressive sense of depth and realism.

The Bunch Bowl on the River Quoich – Hidden Treasures

Deep within Upper Deeside’s lush Caledonian Forest lies the Bunch Bowl, a natural phenomenon with deep historical ties to local clans.

This painting vividly portrays the area’s wild charm, carefully detailing mature Scots Pines, rugged stones, and crystal-clear waters rushing over ancient rocks. Sparse sky, untouched white spaces representing rushing water, and deep shadows evoke a raw and untouched natural beauty.

It's a scene that speaks profoundly of nature's enduring majesty, untouched by human hands, yet perfectly captured through careful brushwork.

Roundup

Thank you for exploring this month's artworks with me. I hope they inspire you to discover and appreciate the beauty, history, and stories hidden within each painting.

Until next month,

Happy Viewing!

Recent Paintings

Marischal College, Aberdeen

A detailed pen, ink and watercolour painting of the main entrance to Marischal College, Aberdeen, focusing on the granite façade, soaring towers, entrance arch, carved stonework and line of coloured shields.

Painted from a low, upward viewpoint, this artwork captures the scale, craftsmanship and cool elegance of one of the Granite City’s most recognisable architectural landmarks.
Pen, ink and watercolour painting of the main entrance to Marischal College in Aberdeen, showing the granite façade, Gothic towers, entrance arch, coloured shields, paving and blue sky.

Crathes Castle Watercolour

Watercolour painting of Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire shown from the front, with a pale tower, red ivy on the lower wing, green lawn, central path and soft blue-purple sky.
A frontal watercolour painting of Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire, showing the pale tower, domestic wing, red ivy, green lawn and soft purple-blue sky.

This calm architectural study captures the castle from a direct viewpoint, highlighting its structure, symmetry and distinctive Scottish character.

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