SCOTLAND SKETCHBOOK

PAGES FROM MY SCOTLAND SKETCHBOOK. I ALWAYS WORK WITH WATERCOLOUR, INK AND PENCILS WHEN I'M OUT AND ABOUT, AS THEY'RE PORTABLE AND DRY QUICKLY... THOUGH NOT AS QUICKLY IN WINTER - SOMETIMES I ENLIST THE HELP OF THE CAR HEATER!

SCOTTISH INSPIRATION - PART 3

THE COTTAGE WE WERE STAYING IN HAD A VERY OLD BARN NEXT DOOR. I THINK I COULD DO A WHOLE SERIES JUST BASED ON THE LICHEN YELLOW AND WEATHERED WOOD.

SCOTTISH INSPIRATION - PART 2

ON A PEBBLE BEACH WE FOUND THIS BEAUTIFUL OLD BOAT (VERY UN SEAWORTHY) AND THESE FABULOUS ROUND WEIGHTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE SOFT PINK AND BLUE AND THE RUSTY METAL IS DELICIOUS.

SCOTTISH INSPIRATION - PART 1

PADDY AND I HEADED OFF TO SCOTLAND WITH OUR CAMERAS AND PAINTS AND LOTS OF WARM CLOTHES. WE DIDN'T NEED THE JUMPERS FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS - THE WEATHER WAS INCREDIBLE, MAKING PHOTOGRAPHY QUITE TRICKY FOR PADDY... I WASN'T COMPLAINING THOUGH!

THE LIGHT ON THE NORTH WEST COAST WAS STUNNING, PURE AND POSITIVE FEELING. WE HAD A LITTLE COTTAGE NEXT TO A BEAUTIFUL PINK SAND BEACH. THE LICHEN IN THE GRASS WAS AN ALMOST ACID GREEN, WHICH MADE THE PINK COLOUR SING EVEN MORE. WE COULD SEE ACROSS TO THE RIDGE OF STAC POLLAIDH AND I SPENT A LONG TIME SKETCHING THE SHAPE OF THE MOUNTAINS ON MY HORIZON.

H.ART AT THE OLD MAYORS PARLOUR

IT WAS A LOVELY EVENING ON FRIDAY, WITH LOTS OF OUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, COLLECTORS, THE OMP TEAM AND THE CHURCH STREET CHARITABLE TRUST MEMBERS AT OUR PRIVATE VIEW. WE'RE SO PLEASED WITH HOW OUR WORK LOOKS EXHIBITED TOGETHER IN SUCH A WONDERFUL SPACE. 

ONE WEEK TO GO...

So the Private View invites have been sent out, the posters are up and H.Art pink (Oh that colour!?!) signs are popping up all over.

The paintings are all ready and now I have to select what to show.
I always end up with more finished work than I have space for, even though I spend most of August panicking about work drying in time!
I love the space in The Old Mayors Parlour, and I'm excited to see how my paintings look alongside Verity and Marek's wonderful work.