Paintings on my easel... Harebells by the Sea, Portrush

This is today's painting...

Harebells by the Sea, Portrush (Oil, 10 x 10)

It's another little painting, this time of Northern Ireland on the Causeway Coast.  It was done at a place called Rinagree, which is on the road between Portrush and Portstewart on the Causeway coast.

This year, there weren't many orange montbretia,  but there were a lot of delicate little harebells.  I liked the contrast of their slightly lilacy blue against the deeper blue of the sea.

On a clear day you can see the coast of Scotland in the distance, including some of the islands of the Hebrides - Northern Ireland is really very close to Scotland and home.  No time at all on a plane, but quite a trek on a boat!

Harebells by the Sea, Cushendun

Here's a cute little painting from my new show...

It's a little oil 10" x 10", called 'Harebells by the Sea, Cushedun'.  As usual, I was over in Northern Ireland last August, and travelled along the Causeway Coast which this year was covered in delicate little harebells.

I stopped on a steep hill, where the fields run down to the seacliffs, and you can see Rathlin Island in the distance.  It was very sunny and breezy, and there were high verges at the side of the road, so I could get right down low to take the photo and make the flowers a real foreground feature. Here's the photo...

It was a really uplifting scene.

Someone else obviously likes it as well, as the painting has sold from the catalogue with still nearly 2 weeks to go until the show opens!