notes from the drifting spaces
Blair’s art notes…
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Some films by Peter Greenaway
After watching his most famous movie a good while ago ‘The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover’ (1989) I was interested to see what his other films were […]
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Climbing Goat Fell and into the Western hills of Arran
roast chicken and arran brie still sea signpost east route supply structures winding ascent moving quickly fresh burn water not a soul or bird in sight through the rockline getting […]
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More images recollected from Arran trip
Found this Calmac staff member supervising the ferry traffic as we drove aboard at Brodick… I stupidly thought these sheep were actually grazing on the Corrie harbour pier, however we […]
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Arran Zen Retreat
In July the Glasgow Zen Group had their summer retreat down at Kilmory in the south of Arran. It was great to have a longer sustained period of Zazen meditation […]
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Preparing for some more drawing outdoors
The studio has materials all over the place just now as I have been preparing various bits and pieces for work outside. The weather is pretty good and it is […]
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Sumo at Nagoya Basho heating up
It has been a hot and somewhat lacking in energy tournament but Ozeki level Harumafuji and Yokozuna (top rank) Hakuhou are keeping things lively by running equal with all wins […]
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Curves and lines on crumbling concrete and rusting metal
I began the day with some cycling and walking, and after being silently passed by a long old fashioned canal boat skippered by a man or a collie ( couldn’t […]
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Sketches for outdoor installation/ sculpture
These were initial line drawing sketches and ideas for continuing this year’s series of ever expanding outdoor works, which seem to have a momentum of their own! I don’t always […]