Scottish Art - Paintings of Scotland:
Moon and Stars over Stones of Stenness
by D. Bruce Bennett
Stones of Stenness, II
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 picture of Scotland, executed in oil painting style, shows the lonely remains of what archeologists believe was once an almost square setting of standing stones. It differs ever so slightly from Stones of Stenness, I.
This version shows more green hills beyond the stones and a brighter blue layer of sky before the black night takes over. These two would've made a nice pair.

Stones of Stenness, II 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 of the Stones of Stenness, II SOLD in February 2004, but you could commission a similar version of it or Stones of Stenness, I.
Please note that all Paintings of Scotland (and Paintings of England, too) on this site are the original artwork of U.S. artist, D. Bruce Bennett. United States customers pay no U.K. exchange rate, no customs duty tax, and no international mailing costs. All we have to add to the very reasonable price of our Scottish Art is plain old U.S. postage (and state tax for Colorado residents).
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