A R C T I C S U N R I S E HIGHLAND STUDIO 2 0 2 1 SVALBARD : SCOTLAND SEA ICE, RAINBOW SKY, MIGRATING GEESE OIL, GLOSS, PIGMENT ON BOARD + SOME EPHEMERAL WINGS AND SKETCHBOOKS- IVORY GULLS AND CAPERCAILLIE
2021 PAINTING SNOWING SLEDGING PAINTING SNOWING JOURNEYING, DRIFTING, CLIMBING, PAINTING SNOWING SLEDGING
James Van Den Hout and the LinkedIn corporation, invited me to give a presentation as part of their ‘Dream Big’ event- an ‘InDay’, organised to inspire employees to live in expansive ways. Through a presentation of photographs, paintings and spoken words, I described the journey I’ve been on since 2015, when I first travelled North … More ‘Dream Big’ Arctic Presentation
The inspiration for these new paintings, came from first-hand experiences of Asian mountains, polluted Chinese cities and pristine Arctic landscapes, which are all atmospherically linked and suffering in the face of climate change. … More On a Small Scale
HANDS ACROSS THE PACIFIC ART EXHIBITION 2020-2021 The British Council invited me to take part in this exciting exhibition in China, where artists from all over Asia and myself have come together to show new paintings. For now, this international show exists solely in the virtual realm- follow the link below, scroll around and journey … More Arctic Painting in China
Throughout 2020 I have been working with Artists and Scholars from all over the globe, collaborating on small Ethnographic projects, to produce a range of poetic, visual and film based work. The initial theme was created in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: Massive & Microscopic Sense Making in the time of COVID. Circadian Arctic painting … More International Arts Festival. Massive and Microscopic Sense Making in the time of COVID
Birds eggs and Flying Wings. Birds wings and then eggs…duplicating beings. Arctic # Scottish Snow Geese. Chinese cut-out stencils- Yearning for the sea when ever inland- submerging in the wild waves whenever close enough- reading Wordsworth and Keats- connecting to the words of longing- beautifully expressive collages of text. Collecting shards of wings- having fallen … More Migrating Geese
At the end of September Edinburgh University invited me to contribute to their ‘Sharing Things’ blog- which asks questions to staff and alumni and leads them into describing current life and working processes. In my case I discuss the changes which have occurred in the structure of my Artist- Researcher life due to Covid-19 and … More CHANGING LANDSCAPES. SCOTLAND # ARCTIC. 2020
