NEW WORK

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I have continued to work in the Dunkeld area of Perthshire, including a commission to do some paintings in Lagganallachie to the west.

Birnam in snow acrylic on canvas

January sunset, Lagganallachie ink and white acrylic on paper

Strathbraan winter acrylic on canvas

Tree sketch ink and white acrylic on paper

 

Living in Edinburgh I am constantly on the lookout for likely subjects, most recently the trees in the Meadows near where I live.

Cherry trees, The Meadows ink on paper

Middle Meadow Walk ink and acrylic on paper

 

I turn again and again to working in ink and charcoal, two mediums I have always loved. It has something to do with their raw, no-nonsense qualities, putting a primacy on the basic skill of drawing. Earlier last year I completed a large drawing in Gleneagles using India ink and white acrylic.

Winter landscape, Gleneagles India ink on paper

Birch tree, Lagganallachie acrylic on canvas

Just occasionally I try to go beyond my comfort zone and in January 2020 completed a course in a new medium for me, stone lithography. It was physically demanding, lumbering a great heavy slab of limestone from one work table to another as I carried out the various litho processes – initially drawing on the limestone, washing the stone with acid, mixing and applying the ink, and then working on the presses. As always what I enjoyed most was the drawing bit. The rest of the process was interesting but maybe a little too fastidious and exacting. I like to work quickly and spontaneously so probably lack patience!

Litho stone image

Rubbing in acid

Laying down ink

Rolling the ink

 

 

 

 

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