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‘Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish’

253 'Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish', Acrylic & Pastel, 2012, 30 x 30 cm

‘Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish’

‘Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish’, Acrylic & Pastel, 2012, 30 x 30 cm

When we were out walking on Mam na Gualainn last week, we had superb views across Loch Leven to the big range of mountains that sit on the south side of the Ballachulish bridge.  We walked this range on a fine May day back in 2005 and had this fine view as we approached Sgorr Dhearg, one of the two Munros in the range.

I started this painting several years ago but could never quite get it right.  Then last year I dug it out once more and started work on it again …and this was the result.  It’s not an over bright painting or one of an over dramatic scene, but it does I think nicely capture what it’s like to be walking in the hills as the mists come and go around you.

This painting is currently on display at my studio ….visitors are always welcome, although to check that I’m not out walking on yet another hill …it’s always worth giving me a quick call on my mobile first: 07742 437425.

Keith Salmon
Scottish Landscape Painting
Studio J
Courtyard Studios
128 Harbour St
Irvine
Ayrshire KA12 8PZ

‘Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish’

253 'Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish', Acrylic & Pastel, 2012, 30 x 30 cm

‘Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish’

‘Approaching Sgorr Dhearg, above Ballachulish’, Acrylic & Pastel, 2012, 30 x 30 cm

This small painting has been on the go for the last two years.  The original version never really worked and I left it for about a year before working back into it.  At this point I thought I’d finished it and actually put it into a frame ….but still I wasn’t happy with it and it stayed out of sight for another year.  Last week as I was getting the studio ready for the Open Weekend at the Courtyard Studios I decided to take it out of the frame and use the frame for another painting.  It was only at this point that I suddenly thought I could work into it again ….and this time I did finish it ….finally!  I am at long last, pleased with it and it is now hanging for sale in my studio at £395.  Sometimes it takes a long time to get a painting right ….but I got there in the end ….just need to find a buyer now!