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‘Glen Coe’

91s 'Glen Coe', Acrylic & Pastel, 2008, 20 x 32 cm

‘Glen Coe’

‘Glen Coe’, Acrylic & Pastel, 2008, 20 x 32 cm

As you may have seen on my Face Book page, Keith Salmon – Scottish Landscape Artist, I’ve been working on a couple of small paintings that have been about days when the conditions are far from clement.  I remembered this small piece I did back in 2008 after driving through Glen Coe in very misty, damp conditions……and thought it would be perfect for this week’s page.  As I write however, the sun is bright outside and it’s been the finest weather of the summer so far for the last few days.  Of course, I’ve been really busy this week and with Nita working night shifts again for the next few days we’ve not managed to get out in the hills.  Fingers crossed that the fine weather holds for next week ….we’re hoping to go somewhere with the tent and make the most of these wonderful long June days.

‘Towards Achaladair, December morning’

 'December morning, towards Achaladair'

‘December morning, towards Achaladair’

‘Towards Achaladair, December morning’, Acrylic & Pastel, 2013, 30 x 30 cm

This little painting is the first piece to be completed in 2013. I posted an image of it the other day on my Face Book page, Keith Salmon – Scottish Landscape artist, but at the time it wasn’t quite finished. It was harsh with more contrasts and the whole had a very flat appearance. I said at the time that I’d probably have to do some more work on it ….and I did….and here it is.

The painting, a view looking towards Achaladair from the west, tries to capture a little of the cold December morning as we headed off along the undulating ridge towards Ghlas Beinn. For a while, a small bank of mist rolled up the glen below us and it made for a very atmospheric scene.

This painting will be included in my exhibition at ‘the gallery on the corner’ in Edinburgh during March.

‘Passing Snow shower, Beinn Griam Beg, Sutherland’

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‘Passing Snow shower, Beinn Griam Beg, Sutherland’ – Draft

‘Passing Snow shower, Beinn Griam Beg, Sutherland’, Acrylic & Pastel, 2012, 76 x 23 cm

This is the latest of my recent ‘Sutherland’ paintings.  I got it to this stage a couple of days ago and now its sat waiting until I decide whether it needs any more work doing to it.  Anyway, in this piece I’m once again trying to create a slightly more traditional image, using mostly paint with just a little pastel.

If you followed my Keith Salmon – Scottish Landscape Artist page on Facebook back in early may, you would have seen a photo of my partner Anita as she led the way off of the summit of Beinn Griam Beg …the ground white underfoot and the snow still falling and lying on her rucksack. This was the latest of several big and heavy snow showers that came rattling in from the northwest during our walk to this lonely little hill.

As we descended though, the shower passed and the cloud broke all around us with areas of blue sky following.  It was a wonderful scene for ten minutes and we just stood and watched the drifting cloud, the changing light and colours and the transformation from snow covered ground back to grass and rocks as the snow quickly thawed.  As we stood there I said to Nita that I would just have to try and do a painting about this ……this might be it or I might have another go …perhaps making a more abstract image instead.