Nael Hanna

captures the elemental drama of St Andrews at high tide. Layers of earthy browns, deep blues, and rugged greens form the land, while a luminous band of pale light cuts across the horizon, evoking the moment when sea‑spray, weather, and shifting skies collide.

Above this, Hanna unleashes a sky of intense purples, pinks, and storm‑charged greys—an unmistakable hallmark of his style. The sky doesn’t merely sit above the landscape; it dominates it, embodying the fierce, changeable conditions that define Scotland’s east coast. A small vertical plume near the lower centre adds a human or industrial presence, grounding the scene within the lived environment of St Andrews.

This painting stands firmly within the tradition of contemporary Scottish art, where landscape is not simply observed but felt—raw, emotional, and shaped by weather, memory, and place.

Nael Hanna, born in Nineveh and long established in Scotland, is celebrated for his expressive, weather‑driven interpretations of the Scottish landscape. A graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and recipient of the prestigious Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship, he has become a distinctive voice in modern Scottish art, known for his bold textures, elemental colour, and emotionally charged coastal scenes.