Spending time in Glen Affric is always balm for the soul and it was amazing to be invited to facilitate a painting workshop right in the heart of the Glen. With floor to ceiling glass over looking the loch, snow dusted mountains and powerful Pine trees, the studio was idyllic! I led the group to … More PAINTING WORKSHOP IN GLEN AFFRIC. FEB 2026
https://www.royalscottishacademy.org/exhibitions/319-nature-turns/overview/ ON SATURDAY THE 6TH OF DECEMBER, NATURE TURNS EXHIBITION OPENED AT THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY IN EDINBURGH. THERE WERE WORKS BY 30 ARTISTS ALL RESPONDING TO THE THEME OF; THE NATURAL WORLD HIBERNATING IN WINTER, IN PREPARATION FOR THE MAGIC OF SPRING. I WAS SHOWING ONE LARGE OIL-BASED ARCTIC LANDSCAPE PAINTING. AND ONE LONG … More NATURE TURNS. RSA.
Here is a link to book my next weekend painting course at Moray Art Centre, in Findhorn It’s happening from 10:00-16:00 on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st of December 2025!
LIGHT AIR SHADOW PIGMENT Will open in Oslo As part of the Svalbard Science Conference On the 27th of October 2025
At 7pm in the evening I stepped out of Longyearbyen airport and instantly felt deeply elated and relieved- surrounded by light, colours and views across the fjord to the ancient mountain shapes, which I know so well. Really, really good to be back in this Arctic home, after spending the last 5 years in Scotland. … More SVALBARD.AUGUST 2025
Photography Credits Photography : Ross Fraser McLean / StudioRoRo @RossFraserMcLean @StudioRoRo https://www.rossfrasermclean.org MUCH GRATITUDE TO MY AMAZINGLY SKILLED FRIEND ROSS, FOR JOURNEYING TO FINDHORN, TO PHOTOGRAPH ‘A PIECE OF SKY’ EXHIBITION. MARCH 2025
THANK YOU TO THE SCOTTISH ARCTIC CLUB FOR PRINTING INFORMATION, IMAGES AND LINKS ABOUT MY CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS. REALLY LOVLEY TO HAVE MY WORK MENTIONED ON THE SAME PAGE AS INFORMATION ABOUT JAMES FENTON’S GLACIOLOGY BOOK- IT’S A BOOK I USED TO READ AS A STUDENT AT DJCAD- AND I CAN HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO … More SCOTTISH ARCTIC CLUB NEWS
I have just launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign and it is going to be live for about one month! Click the link below and you can see me talking about the project and read all about it! Please share with any individual or group who you think might be interested and support if possible- much … More ARCTIC PAINTING EXPEDITION SUMMER 2025
These images show moments captured from a 45 minutes film, made during my last Arctic Research Talk, during which I showed my own photographs, sketchbooks, resulting paintings and films. Thank you to Bruce Campbell for his fabulous filming work doing the talk at Moray Art Centre on Wednesday the 26th of March 2025. Thanks also … More Arctic Research Talk
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