BEALACH NA BA WINTER
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A Scottish winter landscape painting of the Bealach na Ba sometimes Bealach nam Bo or pass of the cattle a high narrow road that heads over the hills towards the isolated village of Applecross on the west coast of the highlands of Scotland. In winter this route is often impassable and is closed with snow gates, the only way out of the village of Applecross is to take a long detour around the coast towards Shieldaig, which is also a narrow single track road with steep sections.
In this painting I have use cooler blue and white colour to represent the snow covered hills of early winter with the light shining on the lower bracken covered lower slopes of the hillside in autumnal ochre colours. Painted in a modern contemporary impressionist style on a lightly textured canvas, mounted on board. SOLD Also available as professionally printed fine art giclee prints 12" x 12" or 20" x 20" on textured watercolor style paper. Other custom sizes and surfaces are available to order. |
Bealach na Ba Winter
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In this painting I have tried to portray the quiet solitude of this remote road in early autumn, with a touch of snow on the high cliff faces of the surrounding hills of the Aplecross penninsular from Kishorn at the foot of road.
Historically used as a drovers road to take cattle to market, hence its name 'pass of the cattle' this route has now become a popular drive for tourists, especially for touring car and motorbike clubs and rallies and has become even more popular since it has become part of the Northcoast500 route. With steep gradients of 20% and sharp hairpin bend the road rises from sealevel to 2054ft and has the greatest ascent of any road in the U.K and is also the 3rd highest in Scotland. It is the only road that can be truly described as Alpine, in the country.
Although often feared by tourists, with tales of fearful drops and tight bends and impossibly steep climbs it is taken in it's stride by locals who use it as the main access to Lochcarron the nearest village and further afield to Inverness a mere 80mls or 2hrs away.
Not recommended for large Motorhomes or caravans, which can take the alternative coastal route, although this also has sections which may prove difficult for the inexperienced.
Historically used as a drovers road to take cattle to market, hence its name 'pass of the cattle' this route has now become a popular drive for tourists, especially for touring car and motorbike clubs and rallies and has become even more popular since it has become part of the Northcoast500 route. With steep gradients of 20% and sharp hairpin bend the road rises from sealevel to 2054ft and has the greatest ascent of any road in the U.K and is also the 3rd highest in Scotland. It is the only road that can be truly described as Alpine, in the country.
Although often feared by tourists, with tales of fearful drops and tight bends and impossibly steep climbs it is taken in it's stride by locals who use it as the main access to Lochcarron the nearest village and further afield to Inverness a mere 80mls or 2hrs away.
Not recommended for large Motorhomes or caravans, which can take the alternative coastal route, although this also has sections which may prove difficult for the inexperienced.
