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Tag archives: travel

Journey far North West Scotland towards Sutherland

8 August, 20135 August, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: photography, Scotland, travel

Trip to Noto Hanto peninsula, Ishikawa Ken

The towering Niou guardians upon entering the thousand year old Myoujoji Temple (Nichiren Shu), on the West side of Noto. Sacred rocks and shinto shrine, brief stop on the road …

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9 December, 20125 August, 2019Posted inCulturalTags: Japan, travel

Journey to Tokyo from Glasgow by jumbo jet and shinkansen

After arriving in Japan I had a couple of weeks to prepare the works, organise mounting, liaise with Gallery 80 and develop my self-styled ‘black box’ multimedia construction. Time was …

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1 December, 20125 August, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: Japan, Omotesando exhibition, photography, Tokyo, travel

Working on the coast, South Uist

It was great to be out around the quiet lands, lochs and coasts of the Outer Hebrides, there was a lot to get into photography wise and with drawing and …

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6 August, 20125 August, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: abstract, drawing & painting, Scotland, sketchbook, travel

Movement North West through Skye and the Outer Hebrides

6 August, 20125 August, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: photography, Scotland, travel

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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5 August, 201228 July, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: photography, Scotland, travel

Canal journey notes – Firth and Forth Canal

23 June, 20122 August, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: cycling, Haiku, photography, Poetry, travel, word art

Outdoor Installation Artwork (Abernethy Part 2)

Hamilton College Abernethy Art Trip June 2012

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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16 June, 201228 July, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: abstract, Land art, Scotland, Sculpture & Installation, travel

Abernethy Art Trip 2012 – Part 1

‘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 …

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14 June, 20122 August, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: abstract, drawing & painting, photography, Poetry, Scotland, Sculpture & Installation, sketchbook, travel, word art

Drawing at sea on the Waverley

With all the speedy intense movements and rhythms in the ship’s engines to work from, it was good fun sketching loosely with the coloured pens in the sketchbook, using various …

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4 June, 201228 July, 2019Posted inArt activitiesTags: abstract, drawing & painting, sketchbook, travel

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