‘Connections’ – A drawing of two horses about elasticity, flow, direction, spatial awareness and connection. In February I set myself a drawing project, the weather was wild (snowed in home alone for 6 days) a drawing a day seemed like a doable project. I decided to concentrate my artwork on horses. For years…
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Art, Bamboo Glasses and a Foul Mouthed Pub Landlady
Last night at the exhibition opening of Seascapes at the Old Chain Pier in Edinburgh, stories were told about the eccentric landlady who presided there in the 50’s and 60’s. Her family had owned the pub since the turn of the century. My friends mum and dad, revealing how they went on their second…
An Ashtray and the Inspiration behind Romance of the Falls Exhibition
I smoked as an art student. Nearly all of us did. It was the 80’s after all and we thought we were cool. What we didn’t realise was that the ashtray we were casually flicking ash into was worth a million quid! Now that’s cool! Professor David Hill, the world renowned Turner expert and…
A Falling Romance – work in progress …
Detail from a much bigger oil painting’ A Falling Romance’ work in progress …. Looking down onto Cora Linn … Looking across to Bonnington Linn An old postcard looking up to Bonnington Linn. Details of the upcoming exhibition In the days when The Falls of Clyde was on the ‘must paint’ list for…