This image was created from an in-house photograph of the Lagavulin distillery on Islay, and turned into a digital painting with a calm, realistic style. The composition shows the distillery along the waterline, with a clear sky above it and soft reflections in the surface of the bay.
The light falls naturally on the white facades, which contrast sharply with the blue of the sky and the green of the surroundings. The shapes are simple, the atmosphere quiet. The painting style brings a certain calm to the image, as if the distillery is momentarily detached from everyday life and transformed into a timeless moment.
What makes this work special is the balance between clarity and stillness. Little happens, but it feels charged, as if the place is telling its own story without words. No drama, no excess, just attention to light, form and space.
The translation into painting reinforces that feeling. The image is not meant to be an exact representation, but a reflection of what Lagavulin evokes as a place: craftsmanship, history and the stillness of a place that keeps its own pace.
Created by Thijs Schouten with support from AI.
Thijs Schouten, 38 years old, living in Hoevelaken. For over 15 years active with photography and as a child always had a camera in his hands. Photography is (besides his girlfriend and two daughters) his big passion.more information can be found at: https://www.thijsschouten.com.. Read more…