Lesley Mackay Art

Contemporary landscape painting from the Orkney Islands

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A selection of recent work.

Orkney Coast

Cliff walks and offshore islands, the textures of the sea in Spring.

Orkney Horizon

The distinct geology of Orkney, eroding cliffs and headlands make the islands edges wild and exhilarating.


Orkney rockpool

‘Infinity Pool’ is about being immersed in the deep, still rockpool anticipating the moment when the tide breaks through over the reef that shelters it from the open sea.

‘Infinity Pool’
59cm x 59cm

Orkney Shore

Brief summer stillness and heavy skies, shiny still seas and returning tides. Seabirds paddle and fuss, wheel and soar. Floating in places which at first appear peaceful and calm, the perpetual motion of elements and inhabitants is revealed.

‘Return to Ramna Geo’

60 x 60 cm

‘Isle Rough’

60 x 60 cm

Summer on the shore in Deerness looking out to familiar holms and headlands.

‘Copinsay Pass’
30x30cm
mixed media on canvas
‘Sandside’
30x30cm
mixed media on canvas

Deerness

60 x 60cm mixed media on paper mounted on wood panel.

‘Scarva Taing’
‘The Nev’

Orkney Shore

The space between land and sea constantly changes with the ebb and flood tide.

30 x 30 cm cradled panels – acrylic and mixed media.

Orkney Sky

Orkney’s big sky demands attention.

In winter the sky can become an ever changing cloud encyclopaedia.

30x30cm cradled panels – acrylic and mixed media.

Orkney Summer

Orkney in summer is all about long days of intense greens and vivid blues, Atlantic swell and smooth seas as the heat goes out of the day.

50 x 50 cm acrylic on canvas.

Orkney Sea

‘Green wave at the Geos’ 60x60cm acrylic on paper mounted on canvas
‘Ebb tide’ 30x30cm acrylic on panel
‘Black Rock’ 30x30cm acrylic on panel
‘Sea foam’ 30x30cm acrylic on panel
‘On the ebb’ 30x30cm acrylic on panel
‘North Wind’ 30x30cm acrylic on panel

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