Andrew Lyon Magnets

Just a small study of an old oak tree in flood water.

A watercolour of a foxglove with a bee.

A painting of an old barn door.

A watercolour of a foxglove and bee.

This is a watercolour of a bumblebee on a thistle. Very much a symbol of my country - Scotland.

A watercolour of my neighbour's cat and a gathering of crows.

A photo I took of a pal and I tweaked it to give it an older look. Felt it suited the image.

I took this photo from my flat at Gourock in the mid eighties. What a view.

This is a watercolour of a friend of mine walking her dog. The yellow in the distance was very vivid and striking. I just had to capture it in a painting. Happy memories of a warm summers day.

Watercolour painting of a thistle. Very much a symbol of my country Scotland.

Cheerful work of a French shop in shadow.

A watercolour of my children playing in the sea.

Pompeii is such a fascinating place. I just loved this wall with the hint of a garden through the gaps.

A watercolour of Moat Park Church, Biggar.

From references I took whilst visiting the lovely little town of Pittenween up on the East Coast of Scotland. I wasn't expecting the snow, but got some great images to work from. So it was an unexpected bonus.

Watercolour of my old 'Hillman Imp' project car and some hens.

Snowman and a friendly robin Xmas Card

Watercolour My son Scott. I just loved this image (he looks so happy) and thought it could be a great subject for a watercolour.

A painting of my son fishing from one of the Islands at Mossyard, our favourite holiday destination. Campsite near to Gatehouse of Fleet in Scotland.

A photo taken in Paisley after it had been raining. I loved the wet cobbles glinting in the light.

This is a watercolour painting of boats at the lovely little coastal village of Pittenweem. It's situated up the East Coast of Scotland just south of St. Andrews.

A watercolour of an old rocking horse, forgotten in an old barn.

Watercolour of tourists at the ruins of Pompeii.

This was a case of being at the right place at the right time. Beautiful morning. Loved the rickety fence and the broken roof. This has been repaired several times since 1985 and the fence is no longer 'rickety'.

This was from a photo I took of my Dad years ago. I just love the image as it has the family farm in the background.

A watercolour of my son and daughter playing in the sea at Mossyard near to Gatehouse of Fleet.

This was a building on Basque Road, Auckland, New Zealand in 2007. I just loved the traffic cone and the run down appearance of the building.

A lovely little hill that used to be a Hill Fort many years ago. Close to where I was originally brought up and very close to my heart.

This was done to try and convey the feeling of being trapped within your home due to the onset of old age. Many elderly people must look outside their windows and yearn for the freedom to walk out into the fresh air and sunshine.

Portencross is situated West of West Kilbride on the West coast of Scotland. There are some houses, an old harbour and a castle which is currently being restored. It's a lovely spot and I've taken lots of good reference photographs and done a fair number of sketches for future paintings. Well worth a visit.

This is a watercolour I painted of the river Biggar Water.

A watercolour of my Mum's greenhouse and garden.

This is the rural Church and where I was married.

This is Millport Pier, a lovely little village in the West of Scotland.

Law Hill is near to the village of Quothquan where my Dad had his farm. This little hill used to be a hill fort many years ago, hence the shape. Lovely and very picturesque.

I love this type of subject and enjoyed getting the detail and textures of the bricks and rendering. The sign used to advertise a Public House called 'The Bowler's Tavern'. The sign really has seen better days.