The Haggis Party, Pen and Watercolour on Paper My latest few blogs are collections of art on specific themes. Certain themes recur almost without thinking. So these blogs are a kind of sketch book for me or mini exhibitions. (Apologies in advance for my poor photography of some of the images.) Tinto Hill here in…
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On Tintock Tap
On Tintock Tap by Kirsten Harris, Pencil on Paper ON TINTOCK TAP – Traditional Rhyme ‘On Tintock Tap there is a mist, And in that mist there is a kist, And in the kist there is a caup, And in that caup there is a drap; Tak’ up the caup, drink aff the drap And…
Should Paintings be Pleasing?
Should paintings be pleasing? Nice? Attractive? Should they be decorative and easy to live with? Should they look good? Should they make sense? Should they obey rules? Or are paintings something you have a relationship with? Are they a place to ponder, to lose yourself? A portal into another dimension in some way? Should they…
The Path of a Painting
The idea for this painting came from walking in the mountains. I wanted to make a painting which was more about the experience of walking uphill, than a portrait of a hill or mountain. I have called it ‘A Spiritual Path’, as it is about the push to keep going in life when the path…
On Tintock Tap – Symbolism in a Traditional Lanarkshire Rhyme
ON TINTOCK TAP ‘On Tintock Tap there is a mist, And in that mist there is a kist, And in the kist there is a caup, And in that caup there is a drap; Tak’ up the caup, drink aff the drap And set up camp on Tintock Tap’ Tinto, 1/1/2018 To…