Autumn Winds over the East Coast of Scotland, c.1998

<p>Nael Hanna was born in 1959 in Neneveh, Northern Iraq. At 19, Hanna entered further education before being drafted into the Army to serve during the Iraq-Iran War. Whilst in military service, he continued to paint and was awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Baghdad, which<br /> took his studies to Britain. In 1983, he undertook art and language courses in Southampton before being awarded a scholarship to study Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee.</p> <p>In 1987, Hanna won a further scholarship to study at Hospitalfield Summer School, Arbroath, where he developed an enduring passion for the northeast of Scotland, particularly Angus and the Kincardineshire coastline. After graduating, he travelled to Florence to study before returning to the rural Angus countryside where he made his home and studio. He has also been a lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. Today, Hanna paints full-time and is inspired by a deep love of nature and the wild Scottish landscape.</p>