Mannofied, Aberdeen, view from a first floor window

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Mannofield, Aberdeen, view from a first floor window

oil on card, 19.5 x 20.3 cm -  available

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Victoria Bridge, Aberdeen; black and white painting and early photography

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Victoria Bridge, Aberdeen, oil on card, 16.6 x 15.2 cm -  available

This dates back to September, and is one of my black and whites which is most influenced by early photography. 

Ergo, there is an emphasis on a soft atmosphere. The influence can also be seen  in the presentation of motif. That is, a well known city sight is depicted, very recognisably, from a distance in which most of it can be seen, often with few figures and little  sense of movement (this last point is somewhat reduced here, given the sky).

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Telegraph post, Mannofield, Aberdeen

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Telegraph post, Mannofield, Aberdeen

 oil on card 14.8 x 12.9 cm - available

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Winter in Spain and Morocco- more details

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Winter in Spain and Morocco- more details

We leave in about six weeks, to visit. in sequence:

Marrakesh,

Sidi Ifni

Essaouira (probably)

El Jadida (probably)

Meknes

Tangier

Seville

Valencia

The weather here in Aberdeen has turned sharply colder, and it isn`t easy to go out comfortably.  Scotland in Winter is quite inhospitable. Moreover, the fact that I hate Christmas makes spending December in an Islamic country extremely appealing.

Northern Morocco tends to be rainy in the Winter, so we will spend most of our days in the Atlantic coast.

While in Morocco we stay in hotels, in Spain we have rented apartments. 

I`m getting boards ready: I`m thinking about continuing in black and white, at least for part of the trip.

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Flower

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Flower, oil on card, 18 x 15 cm - available

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Garages, Mannofield, Aberdeen

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Garages, Mannofield, Aberdeen

 oil on card, 15.4 x 17.9 cm - available

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Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Autumn, Aberdeen

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Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Autumn, Aberdeen

oil on card, 21.1 x 21.3 cm - available

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