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Scottish Art - Paintings of Scotland:
Moon and Stars over Stones of Stenness

by D. Bruce Bennett

Stones of Stenness, I

Located on Mainland Orkney, the Stones of Stenness date from around the third millennium, BC. Since Scottish folklore sometimes identifies the Stones of Stenness as the "Temple of the Moon," Bruce has given the moon and stars their due as they look down on this ancient standing stone circle.

This quintessential image of Scottish Art shows the lonely remains of what archeologists believe was once an almost square setting of standing stones. Executed in oil painting style, it differs ever so slightly from Stones of Stenness, II, which shows very subtle shadows of the stones, fewer green hills beyond the stones, and a softer blue. Unlike Stones of Stenness, II, this view of "The Temple of the Moon" is still available - for a very reasonable price.

Stones of Stenness, I Picture of Scotland
Medium: acrylic on hardboard
Image Dimensions: 4.5" w. x 6.5" h.
Mat: none
Glass: none
Frame: .5" wide dull gold finish on wood with beige linen liner; 7.5" w. x 10.5" h.
(This painting has been SOLD, but you could commission
a similar version of it or Stones of Stenness, II.)

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