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| Oban, Scotland Waterfront, 14 x 10 inch ink and watercolor by George C. Clark AVAILABLE
Oban is a port city on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands facing the Isle of Mull. It has a square harbor lined with old buildings including this elegant hotel constructed (according to a terra-cotta relief on its facade) in 1902. The tide was out when I made this drawing and the blue-hulled salvage boat was resting on the harbor floor with its stern almost out of the water. On a pier to the left of the hotel are two modern restaurants, one Scottish and one Italian, both featuring super-fresh seafood. I ate at both of them more than once. On the other side of the harbor, behind the ferry terminal, is a take-away shop where you can get hot local seafood for a fraction of restaurant prices if you don't mind eating standing up outdoors. A platter of mussels boiled in wine broth was a little over $5 US (3.95 British pounds).
This is one of the new paintings that will be featured in my exhibition TRAVELER'S SKETCHBOOK: Paintings and Graphics by George C. Clark at the Three Crowns Park Gallery in Evanston in November. I will post the formal announcement with full details here soon.
SAVE THE DATE: There will be an artist's reception on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 2, from 4-6pm. |
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| George C. Clark drawing the Oban waterfront |
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