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A5 and A4 prints are made on Epson Matt Heavyweight Photo Paper.
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Achnabat, Skerray
Painting No. 59
Achnabat is a tiny crofting settlement just south-west of Skerray. It appears on William Roy’s Military Map of 1747-55 and thus predates the Clearances and the subsequent establishment of the crofting system. The name “Achnabat” means “Field of the Boats”, which seems a strange name until it is recalled that the flat strath between Achnabat and Skerray was partially flooded with Skerray Loch until it was drained in 1831. This view was painted after November rains, looking south into a low winter sun. I was fascinated by the contrast between the ephemeral sparkling light and the solid shadowed trees and hill - a scenic parable of the need for light and shade in life: for spontaneity and tradition, values and rules, inspiration and perseverance, faith and works.
