PAINTING 2020

ONE BODY ONE WORLD exhibition was due to depart my studio in a crate tomorrow. Now, due to COVID-19 the crate of paintings, flags, photographs, films and prints will remain in Scotland for now and no longer travel north to Akureyri, Iceland. The exhibition was due to be installed to co-inside with Arctic Science Summit … More ONE BODY ONE WORLD, exhibition in Iceland postponed.

Preparing to voyage north The vessel awaits The wings are ready The materials, equipment and minus-weather-gear are with me, I’ve just heard to pack for cool winds- It’s minus 25 in Longyearbyen today The snow is all around and at midday today the horizon was growing brighter Soon the light will return over the mountain … More JOURNEYING NORTH NOW

ONE BODY ONE WORLD 5 YEARS SINCE I SET OFF FOR THE ICE ISLE BOAT BATHED IN A GREENISH LIGHT, SAILING NORTH FOR A POLAR NIGHT IMMERSION 4 YEARS SINCE REGAINING THE INNER LIGHT BALANCE- WITH A MONTH OF MIDNIGHT SUN PAINTING IN THE INCREDIBLE PETUNIABUKTA (ARCTIC SVALBARD) SCAVENGING SUMMER ARCTIC FOXES BLOOD RED SMEARS … More REMOTE LANDSCAPES, SACRED PEAKS, GLOBAL GLACIERS, POLAR EDGES

FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE EXHIBITIONS PAGE TO SEE THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS CREATED BY THE ARCTIC CIRCLE RESIDENCY PARTICIPANTS http://thearcticcircle.org/exhibits/

ARCTIC NIGHT & DAY OPENING FRIDAY 17TH JANUARY 2020 AT 18.30, AFTER ARTIST’S TALK IN THE GALLERY AT 18.00 (full details below) link to gallery website: https://www.galleryatno6.co.uk/exhibitions.html#

T w i – l i t   A r c t i c   S v a l b a r d     G l o w i n g    M o u n t a i n s    G l i s t e n i n g   O c e a n  … More Arctic Ocean: Lithograph Waves

In to the Photography department: 11/12/19 Trepidation in anticipation of realising these precious coiled images Captured amid sublime Twi-light Whilst floating on the Arctic Ocean Then journeyed to China where one real of film was developed- with vertical stripes of light highlighting possible Airport X-ray exposure Decision to save other films until returning to Scotland … More Arctic Analogue: DJCAD Dark Room

https://www.openeyegallery.co.uk/exhibitions/small-scale-2019 ON A SMALL SCALE THE OPEN EYE GALLERY EDINBURGH 29/11-23/12 2019

China Arctic Scottish studio now. Dissident. GRM. 2018-2019 (Nancy Spero 1960’s ‘Dissidances’). 22:00 1st of October 2019. 365 days since we set sail on The Arctic Ocean. Tonight I cycled through Dundee at sunset. A tiny thin silver golden crescent surrounded by glowing ember fire Tiger stripes against darkening blue distance. Freezing hands, first low … More a FULL CIRCLE. THE LANDSCAPE: Arctic Shaman