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Art by Nicola McLean : Memory of a sunset...a Scottish seascape.

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Friday, 17 July 2015. Memory of a sunset.a Scottish seascape. Memory of a sunset' - 4x4 inch canvas in 7.5 x 7.5 inch box frame. There's an expression that life can turn on a dime. To put it into UK currency that would probably be a five pence piece (doesn't have quite the same ring to it! And your stupid wrist has stupid crush injuries which means even after nearly three weeks you can't even hold a stupid paintbrush far less paint a stupid picture. I'm so delighted as I never...

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Art by Nicola McLean : On the other hand...

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Friday, 31 July 2015. On the other hand. Rain in the city' - 2x2 inch impasto acrylic. Anyway, a few folk suggested trying to paint or draw with my non-dominant hand just for fun and to relieve the frustration of not having painted for so long. I decided to give it a go. I knew it would be a pretty abstract piece as, having practiced writing the alphabet using my right hand and seeing how very difficult that was (how did we ever learn to write as children! It's quite a big sho...

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Art by Nicola McLean : August 2015

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Monday, 31 August 2015. And the winner of the Scottish SPCA pet portrait fundraiser is. So, my JustGiving fundraiser competition came to an end on Monday 31st August and thanks to everyone who donated we raised £455 for the Scottish SPCA! In the interests of fairness and because I had stipulated that every £1 donated equated to an entry into the draw, folk who donated £10 got ten entries, folk who donated £20 got twenty and so on. And the winner is. Thank you so much to everyo...

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Art by Nicola McLean : The silver lining.

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Thursday, 2 July 2015. The silver lining' - impasto acrylic on canvas 2x2 inch. This has been the worst summer that I can remember, as far as rubbish weather is concerned. When you're walking the dogs on the beach in June and still need a hat and gloves, you know something isn't right. Back at the cottage I decided to do a little painting of it which I then framed and added to my Artfinder. Shop A few days later, it was featured in one of Artfinder's newsletters. As for me, we...

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Retired and loving it: The first snows are here.

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Retired and loving it. Sunday, 9 November 2014. The first snows are here. Well, it was inevitable. it's not like it was never going to happen. but, I still don't like it. What am I talking about? It's not like this yet, but it soon will be. So, I had better find myself lots of projects to keep me busy during these coming cold months. Not much to show you this posting. I guess I have been rather lazy. This little magazine rack I repainted and this is now it turned out. It's now for sale in my Boutique.

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Art by Nicola McLean : January 2015

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Wednesday, 28 January 2015. Vanishing' - impasto acrylic on box canvas 70cm x 50cm. This is my submission for this year's David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year. Competition. Last year I had not long discovered the joys of gouache and used it to create a realistic portrait of an orang-utan. I was really pleased with it at the time even though unfortunately it wasn't shortlisted. A close up showing the thickness of the paint - it's practically a sculpture! Because I was pai...

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Art by Nicola McLean : March 2015

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Wednesday, 25 March 2015. Still) Not fair game. (An impasto pheasant). So, I have finally finished the large version of the wind farm sunrise painting. But this little guy has been waiting in the wings (no pun intended) for a couple of weeks now so I thought I'd give him an outing first. You might remember I gave the highland cow. A vibrant do-over a few weeks ago? Well, at the same time I decided to give my old friend, Phillip. A do-over as well. I've become very attached to ...

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Art by Nicola McLean : December 2014

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Thursday, 18 December 2014. Where it all began. A Cornish Landscape. I can’t believe we’re at the end of 2014 already. This seems like the quickest year on record but what a year it’s been. Where it all began' - impasto acrylic on canvas 30cm x 20cm. Close up of big, juicy plabs of paint! I've spent more time this year casting my virtual net wider and my paintings are now available on several on-line galleries including bGallery. And Scotland’s Artists. Competition and in Sept...

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Art by Nicola McLean : May 2015

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Subscribe to my newsletter. Wednesday, 27 May 2015. To be perfectly Frank. a pug portrait. Frank' - gouache on watercolour paper approx 15 x 10 inches. I always like to start with the eyes. This is Frank the pug. Frank is the most zen dog you'll likely ever meet. The lucky pup lives with the lovely lady who introduced me to reiki, yoga, meditation and mindfulness and wee Frank spends his days in a wonderfully relaxed environment enjoying the positive benefits that all these activities create. I normally ...