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 …
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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 …
Continue reading “Sketches for outdoor installation/ sculpture”
Although it has been pretty wet and cool in Scotland recently, I’ve been walking in and out of Glasgow. The colours are often intensified as the light becomes subdued under …
The final Abernethy post – a speedy drawing trip up Cairn Gorm munro at midnight, looking out into the deep blue midsummer twilight sky and hill shapes. There were some …
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Whilst at Abernethy in the Cairngorms area I made some land art work with a combination of metal, card and also found materials which I salvaged near the river bed. …
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‘Twas an excellent trip up north in the Cairngorms and Aviemore area again this year with the Hamilton College Art Department – very energising, artistically productive and lots of laughs …
At the end of last week I sailed on the famous Waverley for the first time, the last ocean going paddle steamer, with my pal Bruce Peter, writer and maritime …
Continue reading “Into the Atlantic Ocean to Oban and Colonsay on the Waverley”
Taking advantage of the fabulous weather last week, I got on my bike with pannier bag loaded with drawing and camera equiptment, plus the essential flask of ice cold coffee, …
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curving cloud whisps , crumbling embattlements , thin brown steel straight and low , under the horizon cutting space , hum , fresh breeze clear skies , unreal machines whizzing …
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These exerpts are from my recent trip to Rannoch Moor, working a bit more abstractly with the forms, all practice that I plan to keep developing… and will aim to …
During the warm spell I made some work for the first time in Rannoch Moor, taking the popular and thoroughly enjoyable West Coast Railway (otherwise known to some as the …