The Black Mount, Rannoch Moor by Peter Symonds

Medium: Oil
Dimensions: 34 x 69cm

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Peter Symonds is a leading UK landscape artist specialising in painting mountain and coastal subjects, both in Britain and abroad. Describing this painting, he writes: "Sanna Bay is not a place one can just casually stumble upon. It has to be sought out. It is the most westerly point of mainland Britain and is reached after a long, winding drive down a narrow road through the wild Ardnamurchan peninsula. However, it richly rewards the person who makes the effort to get there. To stand before a scene as breathtaking as this can only confirm that this has to be one of the most beautiful beaches anywhere in the world."

About the Artist

Peter was born in 1964 and started painting professionally following his graduation from Leicester University.

Working exclusively in oils on canvas, he is most closely identified with scenes of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. As a keen traveller, his desire to paint wild, remote places has taken him to some of the most beautiful parts of the world. However, he is quick to admit that no location holds the same attraction as the stunning Scottish landscape that he so loves to paint. In his quest to find new subjects, he is never happier than when, with a laden rucksack, he heads out into the hills.

"Sanna Bay is not a place one can just casually stumble upon. It has to be sought out. It is the most westerly point of mainland Britain and is reached after a long, winding drive down a narrow road through the wild Ardnamurchan peninsula. However, it richly rewards the person who makes the effort to get there. To stand before a scene as breathtaking as this can only confirm that this has to be one of the most beautiful beaches anywhere in the world."