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The Buachaille, Scotland (2026) Original Collage by Donald McLeman
40.64 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 39.37 x 29.21cm (actual image size)
£425
Original artwork description
Buachaille Etive Mor is one of the most iconic mountains in Scotland thanks to its striking pyramidal shape. It sits at the head of Glen Etive. Its Gaelic name means 'great herdsman of the Etive'. For a non-Gaelic speaker the pronunciation is 'Boo-a-shell' but you can find how the locals say it online.
A range of disparate materials highlights a painterly disregard for the usual treatment of this photographic icon. Gone is atmospheric smoothness for instead real-world texture. There is a feeling of repair and survival.
The colours are intended to harmonise across the whole picture to create a continuous pattern of earth and sky. I have used the same fisherman's map across several elements normally considered separate – from the cloud to the tree and the streams that run over the boulders at the foot of the mountain. This serves to highlight the connectedness of the environment, rather than the status of a symbol. The flow of these elements is integral to the balance of the composition, and of course the balance of nature.
The picture uses acrylic paint on acid-free tissue paper collaged with elements of an old sea map and highlights of Conté and coloured pencil. It has been mounted on acid-free paper and given a final layer of protection with Golden UV satin varnish.
Signed on the reverse with description and title.
Materials used:
Acrylic paint, Conté, Pencil
Details:
- Collage on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 40.64 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 39.37 x 29.21cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the back
- Style: Collage
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
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Original artwork description
Buachaille Etive Mor is one of the most iconic mountains in Scotland thanks to its striking pyramidal shape. It sits at the head of Glen Etive. Its Gaelic name means 'great herdsman of the Etive'. For a non-Gaelic speaker the pronunciation is 'Boo-a-shell' but you can find how the locals say it online.
A range of disparate materials highlights a painterly disregard for the usual treatment of this photographic icon. Gone is atmospheric smoothness for instead real-world texture. There is a feeling of repair and survival.
The colours are intended to harmonise across the whole picture to create a continuous pattern of earth and sky. I have used the same fisherman's map across several elements normally considered separate – from the cloud to the tree and the streams that run over the boulders at the foot of the mountain. This serves to highlight the connectedness of the environment, rather than the status of a symbol. The flow of these elements is integral to the balance of the composition, and of course the balance of nature.
The picture uses acrylic paint on acid-free tissue paper collaged with elements of an old sea map and highlights of Conté and coloured pencil. It has been mounted on acid-free paper and given a final layer of protection with Golden UV satin varnish.
Signed on the reverse with description and title.
Materials used:
Acrylic paint, Conté, Pencil
Details:
- Collage on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 40.64 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 39.37 x 29.21cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the back
- Style: Collage
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
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