Highland Heathers Collection
Oil on Canvas Board

That's the whole of the '30 Paintings in 30 Days' completed! It's been quite testing but as always, I get so much from the whole experience. Just spending so much time painting is unbelievably fabulous and is weirdly cathartic for the old braincells. I'll give the blog (and my paintbrushes!) a rest for a few days now as I start to prepare for my solo exhibition in a few weeks.

Thank you so much for following my progress over the last four and a bit weeks - you can see (and buy) all of the paintings above by clicking on the image or the button below:

'Bewitched'
#30 Highland Heathers Collection
​Oil on Canvas Board

There's a slightly faded, delicate beauty swaying carefully in a sheltered corner, happy to let the brighter and bolder take the limelight on the main stage. She knows that she’ll attract those drawn to difference, able to see beneath the surface - just those she wants to lure, mesmerised by her endless contours and bewitched by her blended tones.

'Swagger'
#29 Highland Heathers Collection
Oil on Canvas Board

Dense thickets of deep-hued petals swagger their way across the croft. Proud attitudes abound as they flaunt their multi-layered beauty in vast gangs of billowy cushions.

'Reflourishing'
​#28 Highland Heathers Collection
Oil on Canvas Board

Deep pinks swirl and show a hint of their true colours, closely guarded by experienced ones who protect the new growth. The seasonal shedding and reflourishing is in seamless harmony with a cooler reality, unconsciously realising that time cannot be reversed and resolving to evolve with the elements.

'Charades'
​#27 Highland Heathers Collection
Oil on Canvas Board

Clouds move swiftly over the sun and a dappled glow highlights the fluttering petals. Dramatic purples become more subtle as the eye tries to discern definite shapes whilst they morph according to the elements. Senses are subject to charades as everything conspires to fluctuate and challenge whatever the mind settles upon.