The House of Estoban by Iain Robinson

Iain Robinson
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Inspired partly by the Duke of Hamilton's dog kennels in Hamilton, near Glasgow, Scotland. This guy was seriously wealthy, the Bill Gates of the 18th century (except that Gates at least earnt his money), and his hunting dogs had more space than most families of the period. Ironically, only the kennels remain of the former glories of the house- although they have made a very nice country park from the grounds, that all can enjoy. I translated this feeling into my mythological landscape of Estoban, with the promise of his great journey stretching out into the future.

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23 Comments

Cathy Holford 01 Jul 2006

I love it. Great shading.

C DeMaio 24 Jan 2006

I love this, I like the way the house is bending toward the right, great use of color!

Cathie Brock 18 Jan 2006

It's wierd really I've always hated churches, I think mainly because I used to live right next to one (grave yard) at the bottom of the grassmarket in Edinburgh...Dont get me wrong I like this in a big way...All the best Cath

gregory gallo 14 Jan 2006

your work is amazing.

Deborah Martin 06 Dec 2005

Marvellous Light in this wonderful watercolour....I love this one......Very Bright Future Indeed in those paths and the sky....The little details are really great with all the tree shadows etc.....Marvellous and Such Positive Energy in this Work!!!!!!

Anna Lea Srigley 18 Oct 2005

A whimsical and happy place. Thank you for stopping by on my page and leaving a few kind words.

joan warburton 17 Oct 2005

I love the perspective of this. Wonderful painting!

Ben DeBiase 15 Oct 2005

Great watercolor work! The shading is very authentic and the colors and perspective is cool!

Analua 26 Sep 2005

Marvelous Iain!!!!

Emily Reed 13 Sep 2005

Delightful!

Jan Plater Zyberk 13 Sep 2005

i would love this but i think it would be better without 1/3 left

Margaux Vaughn 11 Sep 2005

I really like this, especially the color choices. What size is it?

Artist Reply: It's about 430 x 530 mm on very heavy watercolour paper. Glad you like it, Margaux!

ellen blockley 11 Sep 2005

This is so much fun to look at. I love the faces in the trees, the animals in the trees, and the roundness in your forms. It has great depth and pleasant colors. As Deborah says it is whimsical and uplifting and I believe for you painting it must have been a great journey. For me as a viewer I feel like I have just been on a great journey. What a treat!