Studio coffee break, talking about problems associated with large amounts of white representing spray of a winter storm.Always been drawn to paintings with a lot of white esp. now as the coastal storm series gains momentum. #britishart #contemporaryart #britishart ist #scottishart

Large painting, working title “Isha” just completed. All going well it will be shown Whitehouse Gallery in Canvas and Clay lll. Thinking a lot about McTaggart. #stormisha #stormpainting #stormyseas #visualresearch #upcomingexhibition #galleryshow #seapaintings #scottishartscene

Yesterday in the studio. Paintings looking nearly finished. Me looking self conscious. The studio is bursting with work towards various shows I am involved in over the next few months. #Studio #painterinthestudio #paintersprogress #seapaintings #scottishcoast #dorsetcoast

A Walk in the Rain 100x150cm, the final sale from Land & Sea at Fidra Fine Art Made as an immersive space that can be entered each day in different ways, in different light, in a different frame of mind. A quiet place to walk in the rain. #art forcontemplation #art collector #art

As spring begins my mind returns to Bute. In spring and summer I painted directly from nature resulting in two paintings currently showing @hatchgallery. The larger one is already sold and the other still available. #pleinairpainting #scottishcoast #scottishpainter #dorsetlife

Very busy private view at Hatch Gallery on Saturday. Met some lovely people who already live with pieces of my work. For me, one of the most rewarding parts of being an artist. #artforthehome #gallery openings #christchurch #bournemouth #dorset #dorset life #homesbythesea #gallery

Forest to Coast 2 person exhibition, with Pete Gilbert is open at Hatch, Gallery, Christchurch, Dorset. Can’t wait to see it in the gallery. If you’re in the Bournemouth area on Saturday the PV is 12-2 #dorset #gallery #exhibition #springsexhibit Hatch Gallery #dorset interiors

Not messing about when I say that the past few months have been *really* challenging. It’d help a bunch if you shared or purchased one of these sweet pens I make.

Loving working on this large canvas. It gives me space to explore the ways I can describe the forces of the sea through paint. Still a work in progress, but I feel I’ve really got the shape of it now. #workinprogress #modernbritishart #towardsabstraction #scottishcontemporaryart

My little Sandend collage found a new home on the last day of Land & Sea Fidra Fine Art Delighted! It’s been a great show to be part of. Brilliant start to the year! Thanks @behrenskirstie Andy Heald and of course Alan Rae! #collagepainting #mixedmedia #newideas #painters #art

Can’t believe it’s the last day of our show Land & Sea Andy Heald John McClenaghen and Kirstie Behrens Fidra Fine Art. Thanks Alan, it’s been a great experience to be in such a wonderful exhibition! If you haven’t seen it Fidra Fine Art is open between 12 and 4 today! #lastchance

What’s possible in painting is opening up for me at a rate I can’t keep up with which excites me and frustrates me in equal measure. Paintings in progress ask what I can draw out of them while ‘finished’ pieces ask me if I could do better #scottishart #contemporarypainting #celf

Delighted that “The Scent of Fresh Rain” will be off to a new home after Land and Sea ends @fidrafineart on Sunday.Privilege to show in such a great gallery and with the brilliant @healdandy and @behrenskirstie. Thanks to Alan Rae for bringing us all together. #colouristpaintings

5 paintings delivered to @winsorbirchltd Carden Park Hotel for, the Cheshire Art Weekend 1st-3rd March. Exciting weekend of art hosted by Grant Ford with @maxeugeniart & louisa boyd giving insight into their art practice. #cheshireartscene #cheshirelife #cheshirelife style #grantford

A wee painting of a border farm. All framed up and ready for The Cheshire Art Weekend Carden Park Hotel, an exhibition created by the team @winsorbirchltd. Looking forward to a wonderful weekend of art. #grantford #cardenpark #cheshireart #cheshirelife #artforthehome

Thrilled with our review in Artmag featuring Refractions (shown here). Link here: artmag.co.uk/deep-connectio…. We have had some great coverage Jan Patience and The Herald if you’re out and about or online at fidrafineart.co.uk/land-sea-kirst…. #scottishcolourist

The making of Chapel point, showing as part of Land&Sea Fidra Fine Art with Andy Heald and @behrenskirstie #paintersprogress #workingartist #resolution #coastalpaintings The challenge is to aim is for them to look like they just swept across the canvas like a single thought. 😂

Land & Sea with Kirstie Behrens, Andy Heald & John McClenaghen open 11-4 Tues-Sat & 12-4 Sunday. Closes Sunday 3 March.

John McClenaghen
The Morning Air
Acrylic on Canvas
61x61cm

#johnmcclenaghen #landscape #pleinair #eastlothian