an online magazine edited by Jo Woolf
Well, here it is! Colin has finished the golden eagle painting, which you've been watching on his easel for the last few weeks. The photo doesn't quite convey just how 3D the eagle is - it really looks as if it's soaring in front of the distant mountains. You can also view the … [Read more...]
Colin's golden eagle is now making an appearance, soaring above the spectacular mountains around Kinloch Hourn and Arnisdale.You can also watch the painting in progress on Colin's website. … [Read more...]
The background is taking shape on a new painting of a golden eagle, which will be flying against a backdrop of mountains. This is a cold landscape, with snow storms raking the summits. I love this picture already! Images copyright © Colin Woolf … [Read more...]
These pencil sketches and drawings are preliminary studies for a major new painting. Colin has had this in his head for at least six months, but for some reason the picture wasn't coming together - until just recently. He has really concentrated on the position, the feathering, and the … [Read more...]
I’d like to share a fascinating little snippet about woodcock that I came across while researching our book, ‘Woodcock and Pin-feather Painting’. An old English name for evening twilight is ‘cockshut time’. Although I’d heard of it before, I’d always assumed it had something to do … [Read more...]
Colin has just completed this lovely study of a pair of chaffinches, inspired by the recent ringing session in our back garden and by the many different finches that we've seen on our feeders in this snowy weather. The painting is now for sale and it can be viewed under 'Originals for Sale' on … [Read more...]
Colin been working on a painting of two snipe at rest, and it's now finished. It's so beautiful! We have called it 'Patience', because the snipe are sitting out a cold snap which has frozen most of the soft ground in which they feed. This would look so nice on our sitting room … [Read more...]
Since finishing the painting of wildfowl on Loch Indaal, Colin has completed a beautiful study of three mallard ducklings. Look how gorgeous! Which is the cutest? For anyone who would like to give these little babies a home, the painting is now for sale! It can be viewed on Colin's … [Read more...]
This morning Colin put the finishing touches to his lovely painting of wildfowl on the shores of Islay. The teal are just gorgeous, lit by the morning sun. Remember that you can always watch new paintings in progress on his website, under 'Latest Paintings'. Oh yes, and on his … [Read more...]
The painting that's currently on Colin's easel is progressing nicely. The background shows a rainstorm approaching Loch Indaal, with flocks of geese and ducks in the foreground. Sunlight is raking the far shore, and a downpour is sweeping across the loch. The second image gives an … [Read more...]
Well, I like it…