Ardlui Marina

A first trip to Scotland

Ardlui sits at the northern tip of Loch Lomond, where the loch narrows and the mountains close in and Scotland begins to feel truly wild. The marina here is a quiet, beautiful place - boats moored on still water, the Highlands rising on every side, the kind of scene that stops you and makes you reach for a sketchbook. This painting was inspired by a first trip to Scotland with her husband - the beginning of what became a deep and lasting love for the Highlands and their landscapes.

There is something particularly tender about a painting made from a first experience of a place - the freshness of seeing it all for the first time, the heightened attention that comes with not yet knowing what to expect. Ardlui Marina holds all of that - the wonder of arrival, the beauty of the loch, and the beginning of a story that has taken the artist back to Scotland again and again. Painted in watercolour on archival paper, it captures the light on the water and the atmosphere of the Highlands with the luminosity this medium does so well.

About this original artwork

• One of a kind - this is a unique, original painting. Once it's gone, it's gone
• Depicts Ardlui Marina, Loch Lomond - a deeply personal painting inspired by a first trip to the Scottish Highlands
• Medium: Watercolour on archival paper
• Size: 14 x 19 inches (36 x 48 cm)
• Requires framing under glass - supplied unmounted, ready for a frame of your choice
• Signed by the artist
• Supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity

Collecting original art

Owning an original painting means owning something no one else in the world has. This piece was painted entirely by hand by Marta Stolarska - every moored boat and mountain reflection observed with the care of someone painting from a cherished memory. It arrives ready to frame and treasure.

Ardlui Marina at the top of Loch Lomond - a first glimpse of the Highlands, painted with all the wonder of arriving somewhere for the very first time.