HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS passing Boreray
- Owner: Donald E. Meek (View all images and albums)
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This palette-knife splash-up attempts to show the 'Hebridean Princess' (my ideal cruise-ship!) sailing between Hirta, the main island of the St Kilda archipelago, and the equally astonishing island of Boreray to the north-east of Hirta. The stacs known as Stac Li and Stac an Armainn, with their accompanying 'rocklets' to heel, stand off the northern tip of Boreray. The perspective is from Conachair, one of the cliff-edged hills of Hirta, as if you were looking across to Boreray. I have not seen the 'Heb P' in this location, nor have I seen a photograph of her there; the scene is reconstructed, using photos of Boreray and the fine brochure of Hebridean Island Cruises, which has excellent shots of the 'Princess' and much else. Painting needs to be finalised, mainly on points of detail - when it dries (as it was done 'wet' in about 3 hours)!