Blazing Sky At Ballachulish, Scottish Highlands

When the sky blazes like this there seems to be an obligation to paint it. Gazing out at the Ardgour Hills and the ancient profile of Glencoe I sketched as rapidly as I know how to capture the scene. I made informational notes about relative values and harmonies and took some photos as an aide memoir. Beyond the village the water glimmered in the quietness. I upscaled these sketches into a number of paintings back in the warmth of my studio.