Scrabster Ice Quay

"The Ice Quay at Scrabster" - watercolour - 13 x 18 cm



A while ago I posted a painting of a 19th Century ice-house. This is a small watercolour of the modern equivalent, at Scrabster. A refrigeration plant produces ice in industrial qualities, which is piped into fishing boats moored at the quay alongside.

 

Update 18/01/2023: Sadly this no longer exists after alterations to the harbour a few years ago, so this painting is now part of the historical record!




Comments

Barbra Joan said…
Keith, only you could make something so mundane look so good. ! You are amazing. !
BJ
Very nice composition Keith. Looks good.
Keith Tilley said…
Thanks BJ, interesting shapes and good lighting make all the difference.
Bruce Sherman said…
Good afternoon Keith!... Always the magician - something intriguing from what others might see and consider... as nothing!

Your choice of a cooler-than-usual palette serves to further amplify and echo the very nature of the subject's purpose!

A great comnposition!

Good Painting!
Warmest regards,
Bruce
Diane said…
It has a cold, isolated feeling about it - a feeling which you have captured beautifully. Two very different ice-houses, each saying something about the time in which it was built.
Keith Tilley said…
Hi Bruce, as you know, it's not so much the subject but the light and form that makes it interesting. I always try to remember what Camille Pissarro said: "Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing."

All the best,
Keith

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