I spent a very short two days on the West Coast last week as I went to meet a gallery. We were still enjoying the good weather and I managed to get a little work done. Most importantly, in late September I managed to miss the midges. Of all obstacles presented to the outdoor painter, I’ve yet to encounter anything I like less than midges. I’ve tried painting under a midge net in the past, but all the paintings come out grey. If the West Coast were like it was this time every week though, there would seldom be need to go anywhere else.

Evening, Looking across Kinlochmoidart 24×30 cm

Loch Sunart from Resipole Studios 24×30 cm

Loch Sunart 24×30 cm

One of the things that makes many of the lochs on the West Coast so interesting is that they are tidal, so twice a day the entire landscape changes as it transforms from water to mud flats and back again.

Tide Out, Loch Linnhe 24×30 cm