Ross Ryan

b.1974
Ross Ryan

Ross Ryan (b.1974) is a Scottish painter whose expressive and deeply atmospheric seascapes are shaped by a life lived in close relationship with the sea. Raised on Scotland’s east coast and trained at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen from 1993–1997, where he was awarded The St Fittick Prize for Printmaking, Ryan has developed a distinctive practice rooted equally in painting, sailing and storytelling. From his studio overlooking Crinan Harbour on Scotland’s west coast, he looks out across the Sound of Jura, surrounded by the maritime landscapes that continue to define his work.

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The Eye and Lighthouse, Île de Sein, Brittany, 24-11-24

The Eye and Lighthouse, Île de Sein, Brittany, 24-11-24●

oil on canvas
H:40cm W:45cm
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Île de Sein on Approach, Brittany, 28-11-24

Île de Sein on Approach, Brittany, 28-11-24●

oil on canvas
H:46cm W:102cm
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Phare de Goulenez, Île de Sein, Brittany, 27-11-24

Phare de Goulenez, Île de Sein, Brittany, 27-11-24●

oil on paper
H:15.5cm W:29cm
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High Tide Ireland, 4-6-24

High Tide Ireland, 4-6-24●

oil on board
H:17cm W:15.5cm
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Low Tide Ireland, 4-6-24

Low Tide Ireland, 4-6-24●

oil on board
H:17cm W:15.5cm
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Old Boats, Misty Night, Galway, 11-11-24

Old Boats, Misty Night, Galway, 11-11-24●

oil on canvas
H:87cm W:102cm
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Old Galway Fishing Fleet, Galway, 12-11-24

Old Galway Fishing Fleet, Galway, 12-11-24●

oil on paper
H:59cm W:42cm
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Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Iona, 16-1-24

Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Iona, 16-1-24●

oil on paper
H:24cm W:41cm
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Windy, Very Windy, Iona, 21-1-24

Windy, Very Windy, Iona, 21-1-24●

oil on board
H:20cm W:30cm
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Stoorie Nightfall, Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Iona, 18-1-24

Stoorie Nightfall, Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Iona, 18-1-24●

oil and pastel on board
H:102cm W:122cm
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Carnage on the West, Iona, 20-1-24

Carnage on the West, Iona, 20-1-24●

oil and pastel on board
H:122cm W:155cm
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Last of the Storm, Iona, 24-1-24

Last of the Storm, Iona, 24-1-24●

oil on canvas
H:40cm W:45cm
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Sgarbh Makes a Rough Rounding, 5-9-24

Sgarbh Makes a Rough Rounding, 5-9-24●

oil on canvas
H:16cm W:21cm
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Morning Glass for Sgarbh, 5-9-24

Morning Glass for Sgarbh, 5-9-24●

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:22cm
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Storm Eowyn in Crinan, Wow!, 24-1-25

Storm Eowyn in Crinan, Wow!, 24-1-25●

oil and pastel on paper
H:28cm W:29.5cm
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Late Blue Light, North End, Iona, 13-1-25

Late Blue Light, North End, Iona, 13-1-25●

oil on paper
H:42cm W:59cm
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Good Surf, the Reef, Kintyre, 27-12-24

Good Surf, the Reef, Kintyre, 27-12-24●

oil on canvas
H:30cm W:30cm
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Almost Night, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, 15-12-24

Almost Night, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, 15-12-24●

oil on canvas
H:40cm W:45cm
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The Oban Ball, 28-12-24

The Oban Ball, 28-12-24●

oil on canvas
H:30cm W:30cm
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Busy Pittenweem Harbour, 5-2-25

Busy Pittenweem Harbour, 5-2-25●

oil on canvas
H:30cm W:30cm
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My Van in Crail, 3-2-25

My Van in Crail, 3-2-25●

oil on canvas
H:50cm W:60cm
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Port Seton, 1-2-25

Port Seton, 1-2-25●

oil on paper
H:42cm W:59cm
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Kilmory, Argyll, 9-1-25

Kilmory, Argyll, 9-1-25●

oil and pastel on board
H:45cm W:62cm
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Arriving at the North End, Iona, 12-2-25

Arriving at the North End, Iona, 12-2-25●

oil on paper
H:42cm W:59cm
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The Scottish Gallery, 14-2-25

The Scottish Gallery, 14-2-25●

oil on board
H:19.5cm W:22.5cm
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Northern Shore, Iona, 27.1.22

Northern Shore, Iona, 27.1.22●

oil on paper
H:29.5cm W:42cm
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Sgarbh at Crinan Lighthouse

Sgarbh at Crinan Lighthouse, 2023●

oil and pastel on board
H:10cm W:10cm
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Tobermory Nights

Tobermory Nights, 2023●

oil and pastel on board
H:10cm W:10cm
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Tempest, 15.6.22

Tempest, 15.6.22●

oil on board
H:115cm W:121cm
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Port Clacha Gael, Iona, 25.1.22

Port Clacha Gael, Iona, 25.1.22●

oil on canvas
H:60cm W:60cm
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Cape Wrath in the Wake, 5.6.21

Cape Wrath in the Wake, 5.6.21●

pastel on paper
H:29.5cm W:83cm
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Cormorant Rock, Kintyre, 12.1.21

Cormorant Rock, Kintyre, 12.1.21●

pastel on paper
H:41cm W:59cm
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Just in Time, Kintyre, 3.1.21

Just in Time, Kintyre, 3.1.21

oil and pastel on paper
H:25cm W:25cm
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Oldshoremore, Kinlochbervie, 10.3.22

Oldshoremore, Kinlochbervie, 10.3.22●

oil on canvas
H:90cm W:152cm
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The Flit, 12.3.22

The Flit, 12.3.22●

oil and pastel on board
H:51cm W:102cm
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Sgarbh in the Shadow of St Kilda, 28.5.21

Sgarbh in the Shadow of St Kilda, 28.5.21●

oil and pastel on board
H:31cm W:30cm
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Kilmory Beach, January, 3.1.21

Kilmory Beach, January, 3.1.21●

pen, oil and pastel on paper
H:41.5cm W:59cm
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Study Sangomore, Durness, 11.3.22

Study Sangomore, Durness, 11.3.22

oil on board
H:35.5cm W:45.5cm
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Bellochantuy, with Gigha Astern, 19.3.21

Bellochantuy, with Gigha Astern, 19.3.21●

oil and pastel on paper
H:59.5cm W:84cm
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Squall, Iona, 27.1.22

Squall, Iona, 27.1.22●

oil on paper
H:29.5cm W:42cm
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Sgarbh Alongside, Macduff, 14.6.21

Sgarbh Alongside, Macduff, 14.6.21●

ink and pastel on paper
H:29.5cm W:42cm
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Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Iona, 24.1.22

Bay at the Back of the Ocean, Iona, 24.1.22●

oil and pastel on board
H:122cm W:154cm
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Northern Lights, Thurso, Caithness, 9.1.22

Northern Lights, Thurso, Caithness, 9.1.22●

oil on paper
H:29.5cm W:41.5cm
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Waiting for the Tide, Cape Wrath, 29.5.21

Waiting for the Tide, Cape Wrath, 29.5.21●

pastel on paper
H:28cm W:28cm
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Catterline, 8.12.21

Catterline, 8.12.21●

ink, oil and pastel on paper
H:29.5cm W:42cm
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Endless Night, Thurso East, 13.3.22

Endless Night, Thurso East, 13.3.22●

oil on canvas
H:30cm W:30cm
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Sgarbh Holed up in Berneray, North Uist, 29.5.21

Sgarbh Holed up in Berneray, North Uist, 29.5.21

oil and pastel on board
H:30cm W:34.5cm
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Sangomore, Durness, 11.3.22

Sangomore, Durness, 11.3.22●

oil on canvas
H:83cm W:83cm
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Gut at Cleat, Barra, 12.2.22

Gut at Cleat, Barra, 12.2.22●

oil on board
H:46cm W:57.5cm
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Flat Bagpipes to Old Man of Hoy, Caithness, 10.1.22

Flat Bagpipes to Old Man of Hoy, Caithness, 10.1.22

oil and pastel on board
H:56cm W:96.5cm
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Rounding Cape Wrath, 5.6.21

Rounding Cape Wrath, 5.6.21●

pastel on board
H:90cm W:122cm
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The Gauldrons, Kintyre, 12.1.21

The Gauldrons, Kintyre, 12.1.21●

pastel on paper
H:41.5cm W:59cm
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Marean, Whitehills, 9.6.21

Marean, Whitehills, 9.6.21●

oil and pastel on board
H:30cm W:34.5cm
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My Birthday, Achmelvich Beach, Sutherland, 4.6.21

My Birthday, Achmelvich Beach, Sutherland, 4.6.21●

ink and pastel on paper
H:18.5cm W:42cm
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Cleat Gale, Barra, 7.2.22

Cleat Gale, Barra, 7.2.22●

oil and pastel on board
H:58cm W:85cm
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Last Light, Kintyre to Ireland, 20.1.21

Last Light, Kintyre to Ireland, 20.1.21●

oil and pastel on paper
H:84cm W:119cm
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Late Sunrise, Catterline, 9.12.21

Late Sunrise, Catterline, 9.12.21●

oil on paper
H:29.5cm W:41.5cm
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Poor Day, Pentland Firth, 12.12.21

Poor Day, Pentland Firth, 12.12.21

oil and pastel on paper
H:41.5cm W:59cm
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Storm Arwen, Catterline, 27.11.21

Storm Arwen, Catterline, 27.11.21●

oil and pastel on board
H:122cm W:188cm
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Guillemots and Puffins, Handa Island, Sutherland, 30.5.21

Guillemots and Puffins, Handa Island, Sutherland, 30.5.21●

pastel on paper
H:29.5cm W:41.5cm
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The Reef, Kintyre, 6.2.21

The Reef, Kintyre, 6.2.21●

oil and pastel on board
H:34cm W:60.5cm
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Pending Squall, Iona, 27.1.22

Pending Squall, Iona, 27.1.22●

oil on board
H:98.5cm W:122cm
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Sgarbh Winter Maintenance, Crinan, 15.3.22

Sgarbh Winter Maintenance, Crinan, 15.3.22

oil on canvas
H:40cm W:45.5cm
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New Moon, New Year, Catterline, 6.1.22

New Moon, New Year, Catterline, 6.1.22

oil on cardboard
H:24cm W:35cm
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Day after the Storm, Catterline, 8.12.21

Day after the Storm, Catterline, 8.12.21

oil and pastel on board
H:56cm W:122cm
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Wee Sgarbh at Macduff, 8.6.21

Wee Sgarbh at Macduff, 8.6.21

oil and pastel on board
H:100cm W:140cm
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Froth, Wave, Light, Kintyre, 17.1.21

Froth, Wave, Light, Kintyre, 17.1.21●

oil and pastel on paper
H:41.5cm W:59cm
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Tod Head Lighthouse, Catterline, 10.12.21

Tod Head Lighthouse, Catterline, 10.12.21●

oil and pastel on board
H:61cm W:61cm
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Traigh Mhòr, Isle of Barra

Traigh Mhòr, Isle of Barra, 19.1.2020●

oil and pastel on paper
H:119cm W:168cm
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Ronachan, Kintyre

Ronachan, Kintyre, 2020●

pastel on board
H:55cm W:92cm
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Ronachan Study

Ronachan Study, 2020●

pastel on paper
H:29.5cm W:42cm
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Balephetrish Bay, Tiree

Balephetrish Bay, Tiree, 2020●

oil and pastel on board
H:60.5cm W:82cm
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In the Lee of Skerryvore, Sgarbh

In the Lee of Skerryvore, Sgarbh, 2020●

oil and pencil on paper
H:84cm W:59.5cm
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Jura Looms

Jura Looms, 2020●

oil on board
H:36cm W:46cm
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Ardnamurchan in the Wake

Ardnamurchan in the Wake, 2020●

oil on board
H:55cm W:92cm
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Bending on Sails, Sgarbh

Bending on Sails, Sgarbh, 2020●

oil and pastel on paper
H:49cm W:59.5cm
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Hurricane Force, Tiree

Hurricane Force, Tiree, 08.12.19●

oil and pastel on board
H:116cm W:175cm
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Where the Birds Go (I)

Where the Birds Go (I), 2020●

oil and pastel on paper
H:35cm W:31cm
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Where the Birds Go (II)

Where the Birds Go (II), 2020●

oil and pastel on paper
H:35cm W:31cm
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Where the Birds Go (III)

Where the Birds Go (III), 2020●

oil and pastel on paper
H:35cm W:31cm
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The Burn, Tangasdale Beach, Isle of Barra

The Burn, Tangasdale Beach, Isle of Barra, 19.1.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:44cm W:44.5cm
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Tangasdale Beach, Isle of Barra

Tangasdale Beach, Isle of Barra, 19.1.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:44cm W:44.5cm
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Tiree

Tiree, 2020●

pastel drawing
H:29.5cm W:41.5cm
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Beach Study, Tiree

Beach Study, Tiree, 2020●

pastel drawing
H:29.5cm W:41.5cm
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Andrew’s Bottle, Red Rock Beach, Isle of Coll

Andrew’s Bottle, Red Rock Beach, Isle of Coll, 01.02.20●

oil and pastel on paper
H:59.5cm W:84cm
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Barra in the Distance from Balephetrish Bay, Isle of Tiree

Barra in the Distance from Balephetrish Bay, Isle of Tiree, 13.12.19●

oil and pastel on board
H:96cm W:122cm
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Lagavulin

Lagavulin, 24.01.20●

oil on board
H:40cm W:46cm
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Kilchiaran Bay, Islay

Kilchiaran Bay, Islay, 23.01.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:61cm W:64cm
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Traigh Varlish, Vatersay

Traigh Varlish, Vatersay, 20.01.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:61cm W:128cm
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Wee Study, Vatersay

Wee Study, Vatersay, 20.01.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:15.8cm W:20.5cm
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Priest Rock, Barra

Priest Rock, Barra, 19.01.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:44cm W:44.5cm
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Pressure Dropping, Kintyre

Pressure Dropping, Kintyre, 13.01.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:116cm W:122cm
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Scarinish, Tiree

Scarinish, Tiree, 14.12.19●

oil on board
H:30cm W:33cm
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Black House, Tiree

Black House, Tiree, 14.12.19●

oil on board
H:21.5cm W:26cm
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Sunday’s Fleet

Sunday’s Fleet, 02.12.19●

oil on board
H:76.5cm W:101cm
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First Flash, Dubh Artach Lighthouse

First Flash, Dubh Artach Lighthouse, 12.08.19●

pastel on paper
H:30cm W:33cm
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Night Study of Dubh Artach Lighthouse

Night Study of Dubh Artach Lighthouse, 12.08.19●

oil and pastel on paper
H:42cm W:59.5cm
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Stevenson Light, Skerryvore

Stevenson Light, Skerryvore, 12.08.19●

oil and pastel on board
H:122cm W:123cm
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Out of the Worst of It, Sgarbh

Out of the Worst of It, Sgarbh, 04.04.19●

oil on board
H:47cm W:138cm
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Unknown Fate

Unknown Fate, 03.03.19●

oil on board
H:43cm W:38cm
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Port Ban Looking North, Iona

Port Ban Looking North, Iona, 11.01.19●

pastel on board
H:35cm W:54.5cm
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The Referendum at Sea

The Referendum at Sea, 18.09.14●

pencil and oil on paper
H:54.5cm W:59.5cm
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Night Life Up the Clyde, Glasgow

Night Life Up the Clyde, Glasgow, 18.05.19●

oil and pastel on paper
H:29.5cm W:41cm
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Stevenson Light, Dubh Artach

Stevenson Light, Dubh Artach, 25.06.19●

oil and pastel on board
H:122cm W:123cm
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Saligo Bay, Islay

Saligo Bay, Islay, 23.01.20●

oil and pastel on board
H:44cm W:44.5cm
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Rounding Ardnamurchan point in a blow

Rounding Ardnamurchan point in a blow, 26 / 10 / 17●

oil and charcoal on board
H:76cm W:102cm
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