Great Grass Sea - Isle Of Skye Landscape Acrylic Print

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The Isle of Skye is one of those magical places that I look back upon and it almost feels unreal that I was ever there but at the same time I long to find my way back there one day.

The landscapes there were of an unreal scale. It felt like every vista was a little different and jaw-dropping, as if all the best pages from storybooks had been smashed together. And at least on my visit, when there was light it was dramatic light!

I have always referred to this scene as the 'Grass Sea' - because the gentle roll of the foreground landscape reminds me of the waves of a gentle ocean, only in golden winter grasses. The Trotternish Ridge in the distance by contrast looks like a great dark wave on the horizon lumbering inevitably towards the shore. And that great golden foreground mixed with the blue sky and hills is what I meant by the light being dramatic when it was there. Minutes before it had been misty and gray. Skye was one of those places to have the camera on stand...

Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...