Sandy McCracken of ITV Border has recently been exploring the River Nith and its impact on the lives of the people who live in its environs in South West Scotland. Loïs Cordelia is an artist and speed-painter based in the village of Kelloholm, adjacent to Kirkconnel and the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway. Sandy interviewed Loïs in April 2026 about how the Nith inspires her work as an artist.

Loïs walks or runs beside the river every day and also loves to make it the subject of her artwork.

River Nith palette
Nith Palette, Nith Valley, Kirkconnel, Sanquhar, Scotland, palette knife acrylics on vintage palette

Silver Birch woodland near the River Nith
Spring Woodland, palette knife acrylics on canvas

Scots Pine tree canopy on the banks of the River Nith