Red grouse: ‘On the Alert’

Colin has just finished this lovely painting of a red grouse. It’s a male bird in superb breeding plumage, and lit by the early morning sun; the almost abstract background and the bleached stalks of dead heather in front give a startling three-dimensional effect.

Entitled ‘On the Alert’, the painting is now for sale on Colin’s website; you can see this and other images in progress on his Latest Paintings page.

Jo Woolf

Writer and editor of The Hazel Tree. I live by the sea in Argyll, Scotland, and I write about the landscape, its wildlife and wonderful history. I'm also Writer in Residence at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

6 Comments

Sansom Wedding and Portrait Photography

April 26, 2012 at 11:57 pm Reply

Amazing!
- Jo Woolf
  
  April 27, 2012 at 5:04 pm
  
  He says thank you! 🙂
Homestead Ramblings

April 27, 2012 at 12:47 am Reply

Agree, Amazing!!
- Jo Woolf
  
  April 27, 2012 at 5:04 pm
  
  Thank you! 🙂
tearoomdelights

April 27, 2012 at 9:45 am Reply

Completely astonishing – the eye, the feathers….how is it even possible to paint like that? Wonderful!
- Jo Woolf
  
  April 27, 2012 at 5:05 pm
  
  I know… or rather I don’t know! Thanks for your comment!