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February 19, 2026

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Samphire Hoe Land reclaimed from the Sea. Created from the 5million cubic metres of spoil extracted from below the sea to create the Channel Tunnel. Another example of industrial wasteland becoming a site for biodiversity. There were some loose lumps of chalk, lying amongst the grasses, that I've gathered. Looking forward to seeing what type of painting pigment this becomes.
Samphire Hoe Land reclaimed from the Sea. Created from the 5million cubic metres of spoil extracted from below the sea to create the Channel Tunnel. Another example of industrial wasteland becoming a site for biodiversity. There were some loose lumps of chalk, lying amongst the grasses, that I've gathered. Looking forward to seeing what type of painting pigment this becomes.
Extraction, 11 April – 26 July 2026, Jupiter Artland. Can't quite believe my work will be shown alongside these incredible artists, who have been an inspiration for years. Thanks so much to Eloise Bennett and the team at @jupiter.artland for inviting me. 'Extraction is an exhibition exploring the cultural, psychological and environmental legacies of energy systems. It brings together works by Carol Rhodes, john gerrard, Marguerite Humeau, Siobhan McLaughlin and John Latham. Their practices are presented in dialogue with the unique landscape of Jupiter Artland, where the traces of three distinct energy eras exist simultaneously: the nineteenth-century shale oil industry, the twentieth-century North Sea petroleum economy and contemporary renewable infrastructure.'
Extraction, 11 April – 26 July 2026, Jupiter Artland. Can't quite believe my work will be shown alongside these incredible artists, who have been an inspiration for years. Thanks so much to Eloise Bennett and the team at @jupiter.artland for inviting me. 'Extraction is an exhibition exploring the cultural, psychological and environmental legacies of energy systems. It brings together works by Carol Rhodes, john gerrard, Marguerite Humeau, Siobhan McLaughlin and John Latham. Their practices are presented in dialogue with the unique landscape of Jupiter Artland, where the traces of three distinct energy eras exist simultaneously: the nineteenth-century shale oil industry, the twentieth-century North Sea petroleum economy and contemporary renewable infrastructure.'
Delighted to have been invited to exhibit in Nature Turns at the @royal_scottish_academy. The exhibition marks the beginning of the RSA's 200th year celebration. Find my work alongside @charlenescottart @victoriacrowe__ @laura.drever and other artists connected to the RSA through residencies and awards. The show includes this new painting, Renewal of the Five Sisters. Made using shale from the bings in West Calder, thinking about how landscapes have been shaped over time and new beginnings on post-industrial sites. The exhibition runs in the RSA Lower Galleries 6th December - 18th January
Delighted to have been invited to exhibit in Nature Turns at the @royal_scottish_academy. The exhibition marks the beginning of the RSA's 200th year celebration. Find my work alongside @charlenescottart @victoriacrowe__ @laura.drever and other artists connected to the RSA through residencies and awards. The show includes this new painting, Renewal of the Five Sisters. Made using shale from the bings in West Calder, thinking about how landscapes have been shaped over time and new beginnings on post-industrial sites. The exhibition runs in the RSA Lower Galleries 6th December - 18th January
Work in progress Remnants of Barbara Hepworth's studio curtains, discarded linen, Raine studio off-cuts, Joe's shirt, Naum Gabo Tate exhibition curtains, grandmother's relic material, and windsurf ripstop from Anthony Frost, amongst other gifted fabrics, sewn and stretched. Thinking about layers of histories, communities, and artistic lineages in this new piece. ft. Koyangi the @_hweg_ cat
Work in progress Remnants of Barbara Hepworth's studio curtains, discarded linen, Raine studio off-cuts, Joe's shirt, Naum Gabo Tate exhibition curtains, grandmother's relic material, and windsurf ripstop from Anthony Frost, amongst other gifted fabrics, sewn and stretched. Thinking about layers of histories, communities, and artistic lineages in this new piece. ft. Koyangi the @_hweg_ cat
Date of Exhaustion, Earth pigment, oil and acrylic on sewn remnant materials, 80 x 100 cm. Rather than being shaped “by the direction of the wind” as contemporary sources claimed, maps and plans of the shale oils works from the 1850s-1960s in West Calder show that these monumental heaps of waste rock were not an accident of production. The rivers and lochs that were filled in, or the homes crushed, were meticulously planned. The date of exhaustion of the land was calculated. This idea of intent, extraction and devastation, and the planning of time was interesting to me. The ‘date of exhaustion’ felt a particularly uneasy concept as chronic pain flare ups meant this body of work was physically difficult to make. Inserting a study of the new industrial works currently at the site, painted with grey and black stone gathered there, disrupts the seemingly natural landscape of the Five Sisters. As @samuel_odonnell wrote in his exhibition text, “Today, covered as they are in grasses and scrub, they silently pass as potentially natural hills, a literal uncanny valley. Yet their obscurity veils a complicated history, one full of extraction, exploitation and social change.” For the full text, take a look at @glasgow_art_map The Five Sisters continues today at @aplacegallery until 2pm!
Date of Exhaustion, Earth pigment, oil and acrylic on sewn remnant materials, 80 x 100 cm. Rather than being shaped “by the direction of the wind” as contemporary sources claimed, maps and plans of the shale oils works from the 1850s-1960s in West Calder show that these monumental heaps of waste rock were not an accident of production. The rivers and lochs that were filled in, or the homes crushed, were meticulously planned. The date of exhaustion of the land was calculated. This idea of intent, extraction and devastation, and the planning of time was interesting to me. The ‘date of exhaustion’ felt a particularly uneasy concept as chronic pain flare ups meant this body of work was physically difficult to make. Inserting a study of the new industrial works currently at the site, painted with grey and black stone gathered there, disrupts the seemingly natural landscape of the Five Sisters. As @samuel_odonnell wrote in his exhibition text, “Today, covered as they are in grasses and scrub, they silently pass as potentially natural hills, a literal uncanny valley. Yet their obscurity veils a complicated history, one full of extraction, exploitation and social change.” For the full text, take a look at @glasgow_art_map The Five Sisters continues today at @aplacegallery until 2pm!
Pioneer Species Earth pigment from Five Sisters Shale and acrylic on sewn remnant materials 42 x 31 cm Here's a new work, which grew from reading about primary succession on derelict sites and shale bings in West Calder, and seeing these small leaves pushing out of the red and pink scree covering the manufactured hillside of the Five Sisters bing. Ecologist Barbara Harvie recorded more plant species on the bings than can be found on Ben Nevis- 350 species including eight rare species of moss and lichen. I've found this fascinating to read about, to understand that the bings have much to tell us, as @calflyn wrote, about
Pioneer Species Earth pigment from Five Sisters Shale and acrylic on sewn remnant materials 42 x 31 cm Here's a new work, which grew from reading about primary succession on derelict sites and shale bings in West Calder, and seeing these small leaves pushing out of the red and pink scree covering the manufactured hillside of the Five Sisters bing. Ecologist Barbara Harvie recorded more plant species on the bings than can be found on Ben Nevis- 350 species including eight rare species of moss and lichen. I've found this fascinating to read about, to understand that the bings have much to tell us, as @calflyn wrote, about "nature’s resilience and capacity to recover after what would seem like a death blow." The paradox between pollution and biodiversity, hope growing out of black and red discarded earth. The Five Sisters, continues at @aplacegallery in Glasgow this week. Head to the @glasgow_art_map Journal to read Sam's text about the exhibition.
From the Five Sisters A painting made only using the pigment of two stones from West Calder: One, the red shale, a remnant of a post-industrial landscape, a visual memory of heaped pink hills glimpsed while travel across the central belt, a waste-rock discarded during paraffin mining 1851 - 1963. The other a dark grey earth, collected from the same Five Sisters, but at the base of the bing, part of a current industrial process.. This work and others will form my exhibition The Five Sisters, opening at @aplacegallery on 7th November. Save the date!
From the Five Sisters A painting made only using the pigment of two stones from West Calder: One, the red shale, a remnant of a post-industrial landscape, a visual memory of heaped pink hills glimpsed while travel across the central belt, a waste-rock discarded during paraffin mining 1851 - 1963. The other a dark grey earth, collected from the same Five Sisters, but at the base of the bing, part of a current industrial process.. This work and others will form my exhibition The Five Sisters, opening at @aplacegallery on 7th November. Save the date!
Waste rock and primary succession Looking at shale bings, the legacy of paraffin mining in central belt Scotland, and ecological succession for my solo show at @aplacegallery in November. So much to say about these post-industrial landscapes, that many artists have been intrigued by over the years. Looking forward to this research developing over the next month. #shalebing #fivesisters #almondvalley #johnlatham #earthpigment #wasterock
Waste rock and primary succession Looking at shale bings, the legacy of paraffin mining in central belt Scotland, and ecological succession for my solo show at @aplacegallery in November. So much to say about these post-industrial landscapes, that many artists have been intrigued by over the years. Looking forward to this research developing over the next month. #shalebing #fivesisters #almondvalley #johnlatham #earthpigment #wasterock
Absolutely delighted to have been asked by @tate and @tobyamiesmakesfilms to be part of this project about Alan Davie. Was a fun project to work on, speaking about Davie's work in relation to music and life, a few years after curating his retrospective at @dovecotstudios. Great to see a potentially 'conservative' group embracing freeform jazz and exploring ideas crucial to this modern artist's practice. Find the full video on Tate's youtube, link in bio. A QR code to the film will be displayed next to Black Mirror, 1952, currently on show at Tate Britain. #alandavie #artandmusic #tate
Absolutely delighted to have been asked by @tate and @tobyamiesmakesfilms to be part of this project about Alan Davie. Was a fun project to work on, speaking about Davie's work in relation to music and life, a few years after curating his retrospective at @dovecotstudios. Great to see a potentially 'conservative' group embracing freeform jazz and exploring ideas crucial to this modern artist's practice. Find the full video on Tate's youtube, link in bio. A QR code to the film will be displayed next to Black Mirror, 1952, currently on show at Tate Britain. #alandavie #artandmusic #tate
Making paint from the earth A lovely workshop on Sunday, sharing an insight into the earth pigment process. Great to see people starting to gather their own pigments along the coastal path! Find me at venue 65 in Pittenweem until Saturday 9th. @pittenweemartsfestival
Making paint from the earth A lovely workshop on Sunday, sharing an insight into the earth pigment process. Great to see people starting to gather their own pigments along the coastal path! Find me at venue 65 in Pittenweem until Saturday 9th. @pittenweemartsfestival
Venue 65, 46 Abbey Wall Road, KY10 2NE Pittenweem Art Festival runs everyday, 10am-5pm until Saturday 9th August. I've got a range of earth pigment paintings, collagraph and monotypes, drawings and limited edition prints. Really like the festival for making art more accessible to the public, it's great to share the work with so many people. If you can't make it in person, DM me for a works list of what's available in this studio sale. #pittenweemartsfestival
Venue 65, 46 Abbey Wall Road, KY10 2NE Pittenweem Art Festival runs everyday, 10am-5pm until Saturday 9th August. I've got a range of earth pigment paintings, collagraph and monotypes, drawings and limited edition prints. Really like the festival for making art more accessible to the public, it's great to share the work with so many people. If you can't make it in person, DM me for a works list of what's available in this studio sale. #pittenweemartsfestival
Delighted to have received a @creativescots VACMA award to explore printmaking at @glasgowprintstudio this year. Tidal Pool, Pittenweem. Earth pigment collagraph and monotype on paper, 30x30cm. This work and others will be available at Pittenweem Arts Festival, which opens this weekend, 1st-9th August! @pittenweemartsfestival #pittenweemartsfestival25
Delighted to have received a @creativescots VACMA award to explore printmaking at @glasgowprintstudio this year. Tidal Pool, Pittenweem. Earth pigment collagraph and monotype on paper, 30x30cm. This work and others will be available at Pittenweem Arts Festival, which opens this weekend, 1st-9th August! @pittenweemartsfestival #pittenweemartsfestival25
Thanks to everyone who joined the first
Thanks to everyone who joined the first "Gifts from the Land" workshop at @standrewsbotanicgarden and to Curator Anne Daffertshofer @annedaffe for inviting me to share my practice! Lovely to discover a new pigment during our guided walk through the gardens, newly named 'Rock Garden Purple' Thanks @rinathemoonthief for the photos ✨
BayArt Agored/Open 2025 18 April – 31 May Cardiff, CF10 5AF @bayartcardiff Fantastic to be showing work in Cardiff again, after first showing at @g39artists back in 2018. My painting, Untitled (Callanish Standing Stones) is hanging alongside 24 artists working across the UK: Isobel Shore - @isobelshore Joe Warrior-Walker - @Joe_Warrior_Walker Lou Adams - @__louadams Morgan Dowdall - @mdoodlee’ Luke Skiffington - @luke_skiffington Gawain Barnard - @gawainbarnard Daniel Lazenby - @daniellazenby Máire Kennan - @mairekennann Adam Charlton - @blackmaggit Sid Lloyd - @sid.lloyd.art Luke Roberts - @lukerobertsart Cecile Johnson Soliz - @cecilejohnsonsoliz Siobhan McLaughlin - @siobhanmclaughlinstudio Aneira Thomas - @artyaneira Billy Kang - @prom_kang Jingshan Ding - @shanshanshan_333_333 Tom Evans - @thomaswevans Andrezza Vieira - @_andrezzavieira_ Mindy Lee - @mindylee.me Tamara Dubnyckyj - @tamara_dubnyckyj Gavrick Sawyer - @sawgavart Nate Davies - @n_a__t___e Solomon Charles-Kelly - @sck_iii Edward Jones - @edwiredjones #opencall2025 #BayArtOpen2025 #bayart
BayArt Agored/Open 2025 18 April – 31 May Cardiff, CF10 5AF @bayartcardiff Fantastic to be showing work in Cardiff again, after first showing at @g39artists back in 2018. My painting, Untitled (Callanish Standing Stones) is hanging alongside 24 artists working across the UK: Isobel Shore - @isobelshore Joe Warrior-Walker - @Joe_Warrior_Walker Lou Adams - @__louadams Morgan Dowdall - @mdoodlee’ Luke Skiffington - @luke_skiffington Gawain Barnard - @gawainbarnard Daniel Lazenby - @daniellazenby Máire Kennan - @mairekennann Adam Charlton - @blackmaggit Sid Lloyd - @sid.lloyd.art Luke Roberts - @lukerobertsart Cecile Johnson Soliz - @cecilejohnsonsoliz Siobhan McLaughlin - @siobhanmclaughlinstudio Aneira Thomas - @artyaneira Billy Kang - @prom_kang Jingshan Ding - @shanshanshan_333_333 Tom Evans - @thomaswevans Andrezza Vieira - @_andrezzavieira_ Mindy Lee - @mindylee.me Tamara Dubnyckyj - @tamara_dubnyckyj Gavrick Sawyer - @sawgavart Nate Davies - @n_a__t___e Solomon Charles-Kelly - @sck_iii Edward Jones - @edwiredjones #opencall2025 #BayArtOpen2025 #bayart
The Land Will Call You Home Feel honoured to be included in this line up of fantastic artists, brought together by @_samuelbassett at @tremenheeresculpturegardens Rooted in Cornwall, this exhibition traces our deep connection to the land - how we come from it, live within it, and return, through works shaped by clay, mineral, memory, and myth, exploring what it means to belong to a place ✨ Featuring artists: @ali_bassett.studio, @andy_harper_artist, @arthur.lanyon, @sanderson_ben, @carloszapataart, @chantalpowell, @charlie.duck, @daisyrickman, @hollyblues, @silenceinseeing, @joe_packer_, @katrinanaomipoet, @kyra_norman_, @libitasibungu, @nina.royle, @or_o.k, @ro_robertson_, @rosanna_martin_, @_samuelbassett , @sharp_the_artist, @swimonbaybliss, @siobhanmclaughlinstudio, @tegenmortossell 26 April – 13 June 2025 Tremenheere Gallery | Tues–Sat, 11am–4pm
The Land Will Call You Home Feel honoured to be included in this line up of fantastic artists, brought together by @_samuelbassett at @tremenheeresculpturegardens Rooted in Cornwall, this exhibition traces our deep connection to the land - how we come from it, live within it, and return, through works shaped by clay, mineral, memory, and myth, exploring what it means to belong to a place ✨ Featuring artists: @ali_bassett.studio, @andy_harper_artist, @arthur.lanyon, @sanderson_ben, @carloszapataart, @chantalpowell, @charlie.duck, @daisyrickman, @hollyblues, @silenceinseeing, @joe_packer_, @katrinanaomipoet, @kyra_norman_, @libitasibungu, @nina.royle, @or_o.k, @ro_robertson_, @rosanna_martin_, @_samuelbassett , @sharp_the_artist, @swimonbaybliss, @siobhanmclaughlinstudio, @tegenmortossell 26 April – 13 June 2025 📍 Tremenheere Gallery | Tues–Sat, 11am–4pm
Happy Earth Day Continually amazed at the colours we can naturally get from the earth. And what these colours can tell us about the land: the stories of community, mythology and impact of industry on the earth. I hope by using these colours, rooted in the land, the work asks 'what do we see when we slow down to look and how can this help us care for our land and each other?' Thanks to everyone I've walked with and gathered stones with over the years, including @peteward.artist @lywardian @jonathanmichaelray and @gracebrowneartist #earthday2025
Happy Earth Day Continually amazed at the colours we can naturally get from the earth. And what these colours can tell us about the land: the stories of community, mythology and impact of industry on the earth. I hope by using these colours, rooted in the land, the work asks 'what do we see when we slow down to look and how can this help us care for our land and each other?' Thanks to everyone I've walked with and gathered stones with over the years, including @peteward.artist @lywardian @jonathanmichaelray and @gracebrowneartist #earthday2025
Our Shared Landscapes Working on something exciting with some amazing young people at @ourcreativehangouts! Thinking of our favourite remembered landscapes, what connects us and how to work collaboratively ✨ Join us at our Big Show 2025 next week! Over 150 artworks by young artists (ages 5-15) will transform the iconic Briggait Hall in Glasgow into a vibrant celebration of creativity! FREE & open to all! Saturday 29th March | 1-3 PM – Drop in anytime! Fun activities, snacks & refreshments ‍‍‍ All young artists, families & friends welcome! Head to @ourcreativehangouts page for more info
Our Shared Landscapes Working on something exciting with some amazing young people at @ourcreativehangouts! Thinking of our favourite remembered landscapes, what connects us and how to work collaboratively ✨ Join us at our Big Show 2025 next week! Over 150 artworks by young artists (ages 5-15) will transform the iconic Briggait Hall in Glasgow into a vibrant celebration of creativity! 🖌 FREE & open to all! 🗓 Saturday 29th March | 1-3 PM – Drop in anytime! 🎉 Fun activities, snacks & refreshments 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All young artists, families & friends welcome! Head to @ourcreativehangouts page for more info
Fantastic to hear that a total of £36,500 was raised in the @artonapostcard International Women's Day Auction for @hepatitisctrust and my donated works are off to new homes! Thanks again to @martamarsicka for inviting me. 1- Lizard Point detail 2- Run Off From the Mine
Fantastic to hear that a total of £36,500 was raised in the @artonapostcard International Women's Day Auction for @hepatitisctrust and my donated works are off to new homes! Thanks again to @martamarsicka for inviting me. 1- Lizard Point detail 2- Run Off From the Mine
SEE HERE NOW: Art in a Time of Urgency Delighted to be included in this exhibition at Grizedale Forest Galleries, 4th April – 8th June 2025. The exhibition asks How are artists responding to local and global climate and nature crises? What does their work bring into focus, which absences does it highlight, whose voices are brought in? My work will be shown alongside other PLACE Collective members, a community of artists and researchers engaged with issues of nature, environment and rural landscapes. Thank you to @somewhere_now.here and the steering group for developing this show. Poster image: Weathering by Mary Wycherley #theplacecollective #seeherenow #grizedaleforest #environmentalart
SEE HERE NOW: Art in a Time of Urgency Delighted to be included in this exhibition at Grizedale Forest Galleries, 4th April – 8th June 2025. The exhibition asks How are artists responding to local and global climate and nature crises? What does their work bring into focus, which absences does it highlight, whose voices are brought in? My work will be shown alongside other PLACE Collective members, a community of artists and researchers engaged with issues of nature, environment and rural landscapes. Thank you to @somewhere_now.here and the steering group for developing this show. Poster image: Weathering by Mary Wycherley #theplacecollective #seeherenow #grizedaleforest #environmentalart
New drawing ready for the exhibition 'New Scottish Abstracts', curated by @calum_stevenson_art at the Scottish Arts Club this week. Relic (Our Mount Joy), Earth pigment and pencil on remnant textile, 30 x 23cm. to sit with Relic (Imprint of Our Mount Joy), Earth pigment and pencil monotype on remnant textile, 30 x 23cm.
New drawing ready for the exhibition 'New Scottish Abstracts', curated by @calum_stevenson_art at the Scottish Arts Club this week. Relic (Our Mount Joy), Earth pigment and pencil on remnant textile, 30 x 23cm. to sit with Relic (Imprint of Our Mount Joy), Earth pigment and pencil monotype on remnant textile, 30 x 23cm.
Our Mount Joy, Earth pigment, oil paint and pencil on sewn remnant textiles, 170x90cm. Excerpt from the text, 'Belongings' by Martin Holeman @kirsgillow, available to read through the link in bio:
Our Mount Joy, Earth pigment, oil paint and pencil on sewn remnant textiles, 170x90cm. Excerpt from the text, 'Belongings' by Martin Holeman @kirsgillow, available to read through the link in bio: "...Our Mount Joy. Suspended nearby, this time from the gallery ceiling, its expanse confronts the visitor. It dares a response and gradual absorption in its presence. Light draws out and even exaggerates its geography, strafing the surface unpredictably, throwing into relief granular areas of earthy colouring. And the length of it sways gently, unhurriedly, in the backdraft of visitors who enter, pass, circumvent..." The size of this piece is the height of my body by the width the span my outstretched arms can achieve before feeling pain. Felt like a huge piece to complete, really happy with the presence it had in @_hweg_ . Click through for a wee celebratory studio shot
A huge thank you to everyone who visited my show, Pilgrimages, at @_hweg_ For all the lovely conversations and insights and to Joe @lywardian at Hweg for sharing the work so beautifully. In particular I'd like to say a big thanks for the support from @_samuelbassett, @silenceinseeing, @julia.gros, @libitasibungu, @jonathanmichaelray, Louise + Hanno, Rachel Smith, @v_mcl227, @peteward.artist, @kirsgillow @_alexandrahouse_ + Chris at @porthmeorstudios, @alban_roinard , @visualartsscotland and @barnsgraham for the residency that first took me to Cornwall and @engagevisualart Stephen Palmer Award that took me to Orkney meur ras
A huge thank you to everyone who visited my show, Pilgrimages, at @_hweg_ For all the lovely conversations and insights and to Joe @lywardian at Hweg for sharing the work so beautifully. In particular I'd like to say a big thanks for the support from @_samuelbassett, @silenceinseeing, @julia.gros, @libitasibungu, @jonathanmichaelray, Louise + Hanno, Rachel Smith, @v_mcl227, @peteward.artist, @kirsgillow @_alexandrahouse_ + Chris at @porthmeorstudios, @alban_roinard 📸, @visualartsscotland and @barnsgraham for the residency that first took me to Cornwall and @engagevisualart Stephen Palmer Award that took me to Orkney meur ras
I'm delighted to present Belongings, a piece by Martin Holman written in response to my show 'Pilgrimages' at @_hweg_ , Penzance 22nd November 2024 - 11th January 2025. I'm really touched by Martin's insights, references and analysis of the work and hope you enjoy reading the text. Read time is roughly 10 - 15 minutes, here's a wee excerpt. Thank you to @kirsgillow and to @_hweg_ Link in bio!
I'm delighted to present Belongings, a piece by Martin Holman written in response to my show 'Pilgrimages' at @_hweg_ , Penzance 22nd November 2024 - 11th January 2025. I'm really touched by Martin's insights, references and analysis of the work and hope you enjoy reading the text. Read time is roughly 10 - 15 minutes, here's a wee excerpt. Thank you to @kirsgillow and to @_hweg_ Link in bio!
Relic (Saint Edmond Arrowsmith) Woven remnant textiles, earth pigment, and cloth contact relic of Saint Edmond Arrowsmith, 30 × 23 cm. Available. Edmond Arrowsmith was a 16th c. Catholic martyr who’s hand became a relic valued for its healing power. In these new small works, relics of saints connected to care and healing are held in landscapes, or within weaves of mended textiles. Weaving is used as a method of repair and connection of thoughts and people. Here, the woven remnants of old paintings and discarded textiles carry the saint’s relic as if in a hand or basket. My exhibition, Pilgrimages, continues at @_hweg_ for just another week. If you're in the SW and would like to see the show please get in touch with Joe @_hweg_ to visit, or for a copy of the online catalogue.
Relic (Saint Edmond Arrowsmith) Woven remnant textiles, earth pigment, and cloth contact relic of Saint Edmond Arrowsmith, 30 × 23 cm. Available. Edmond Arrowsmith was a 16th c. Catholic martyr who’s hand became a relic valued for its healing power. In these new small works, relics of saints connected to care and healing are held in landscapes, or within weaves of mended textiles. Weaving is used as a method of repair and connection of thoughts and people. Here, the woven remnants of old paintings and discarded textiles carry the saint’s relic as if in a hand or basket. My exhibition, Pilgrimages, continues at @_hweg_ for just another week. If you're in the SW and would like to see the show please get in touch with Joe @_hweg_ to visit, or for a copy of the online catalogue.
Trencrom Hill (St Michael's Way) Earth pigment, oil paint, and pencil on sewn remnant material, 35 x 26.5cm Trencrom Hill is around the halfway point on the St Michael's Pilgrims Way, and is a good space to rest. Rocks are layered upon rocks here- an ancient holy well and Neolithic tor enclosure that was later re-used as an Iron age hillfort, then in the 1800s was the site of the Wheal Cherry mine. Histories, mythology and land use all piled up. Pleased this wee painting is off to it's new home soon ✨ Pilgrimages continues at @_hweg_ until 11th January. Get in touch with Joe at @_hweg_ for enquires and appointments :)
Trencrom Hill (St Michael's Way) Earth pigment, oil paint, and pencil on sewn remnant material, 35 x 26.5cm Trencrom Hill is around the halfway point on the St Michael's Pilgrims Way, and is a good space to rest. Rocks are layered upon rocks here- an ancient holy well and Neolithic tor enclosure that was later re-used as an Iron age hillfort, then in the 1800s was the site of the Wheal Cherry mine. Histories, mythology and land use all piled up. Pleased this wee painting is off to it's new home soon ✨ Pilgrimages continues at @_hweg_ until 11th January. Get in touch with Joe at @_hweg_ for enquires and appointments :)
Pilgrimages 22 November 2024 ~ 11 January 2025 @_hweg_ Penzance Open Friday, Saturday, and by appointment. This exhibition of new work builds upon the first painting I made solely using earth pigments for colour, Towards Lizard Point. Created when I had my first @visual.arts.scotland residency in Cornwall at @porthmeorstudios Anchor Studios in 2022. I walked with dozens of people during that residency, exploring the landscape and the stories of place there. Since then I have made several pilgrimages to SW Cornwall, across the St Michael’s Pilgrims Way, and have learnt of other pilgrimage journeys in my family history. Walking has always been a constant in my practice, to meet people, to gather earth pigment and learn about the land, and I’m grateful for @_hweg_ and this exhibition to explore those ideas further. If you are interested in any of the works from the show, please get in touch with Joe at Hweg.
Pilgrimages 22 November 2024 ~ 11 January 2025 @_hweg_ Penzance Open Friday, Saturday, and by appointment. This exhibition of new work builds upon the first painting I made solely using earth pigments for colour, Towards Lizard Point. Created when I had my first @visual.arts.scotland residency in Cornwall at @porthmeorstudios Anchor Studios in 2022. I walked with dozens of people during that residency, exploring the landscape and the stories of place there. Since then I have made several pilgrimages to SW Cornwall, across the St Michael’s Pilgrims Way, and have learnt of other pilgrimage journeys in my family history. Walking has always been a constant in my practice, to meet people, to gather earth pigment and learn about the land, and I’m grateful for @_hweg_ and this exhibition to explore those ideas further. If you are interested in any of the works from the show, please get in touch with Joe at Hweg.
Delighted to present my solo exhibition 'Pilgrimages' at Hweg gallery in Penzance. Working with remnant textiles and gathered earth pigments, these works explore experiences of the landscape, layered with thoughts and connections to people, the body, time, and place. There will be a special tour of the Pilgrimages exhibition, @newlynexchange Social Fabric, and Malgorzata Mirga-tas @tatestives on Thursday 28th. See link in @_hweg_ bio for more info about booking. Pilgrimages Siobhan McLaughlin @siobhanmclaughlinstudio 22 November 2024 ~ 11 January 2025 Open Friday, Saturday, and by appointment.
Delighted to present my solo exhibition 'Pilgrimages' at Hweg gallery in Penzance. Working with remnant textiles and gathered earth pigments, these works explore experiences of the landscape, layered with thoughts and connections to people, the body, time, and place. There will be a special tour of the Pilgrimages exhibition, @newlynexchange Social Fabric, and Malgorzata Mirga-tas @tatestives on Thursday 28th. See link in @_hweg_ bio for more info about booking. Pilgrimages Siobhan McLaughlin @siobhanmclaughlinstudio 22 November 2024 ~ 11 January 2025 Open Friday, Saturday, and by appointment.
Drawing with the earth Love this soft stone gathered from Trevellas, Cornwall that turns from pale grey-blue to green when mixed with water. This week I'm putting the finishing touches on some new work made with earth pigments for my exhibition Pilgrimages, opening at @_hweg_ next Friday, 22nd November. More info to come!
Drawing with the earth Love this soft stone gathered from Trevellas, Cornwall that turns from pale grey-blue to green when mixed with water. This week I'm putting the finishing touches on some new work made with earth pigments for my exhibition Pilgrimages, opening at @_hweg_ next Friday, 22nd November. More info to come!
Really enjoying this couple of weeks in the @porthmeorstudios Trewaveneth Studio down in Newlyn, sewing and sketching
Really enjoying this couple of weeks in the @porthmeorstudios Trewaveneth Studio down in Newlyn, sewing and sketching
An amazing morning gathering earth pigments with the fantastic @peteward.artist today, 2 years after we first went out walking! The land along the south-west coastal path, coloured by run off from the mining industry, is so rich and varied. A fantastic start to a short residency at the new Porthmeor run studios in Newlyn ahead of my exhibition at @_hweg_ in November.
An amazing morning gathering earth pigments with the fantastic @peteward.artist today, 2 years after we first went out walking! The land along the south-west coastal path, coloured by run off from the mining industry, is so rich and varied. A fantastic start to a short residency at the new Porthmeor run studios in Newlyn ahead of my exhibition at @_hweg_ in November.
Fantastic to see these new works installed at the @britishartfair with the @barnsgraham. Lovely to exhibit alongside @andy_harper_artist and @jonathanmichaelray and the other artists the Trust has supported! Thanks to everyone who's come along to the preview days. The fair continues until Sunday 29th at the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Fantastic to see these new works installed at the @britishartfair with the @barnsgraham. Lovely to exhibit alongside @andy_harper_artist and @jonathanmichaelray and the other artists the Trust has supported! Thanks to everyone who's come along to the preview days. The fair continues until Sunday 29th at the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Towards Lizard Point, Earth pigment on sewn remnant materials, 61x75cm. Great to see this work framed and ready for the @britishartfair with @barnsgraham This painting was one of the first I made during my @visual.arts.scotland residency in 2022, using earth pigments I gathered in SW Cornwall. Framing by @glasgowframing
Towards Lizard Point, Earth pigment on sewn remnant materials, 61x75cm. Great to see this work framed and ready for the @britishartfair with @barnsgraham This painting was one of the first I made during my @visual.arts.scotland residency in 2022, using earth pigments I gathered in SW Cornwall. Framing by @glasgowframing
Delighted to be showing 3 new paintings at the @britishartfair with the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust later this month! As part of a special exhibition of works by the pioneering modernist artist @barnsgraham , the Trust are showing work by six contemporary artists who undertook the @visual.arts.scotland Cornwall Exchange Residency, including: @andy_harper_artist @jonathanmichaelray Clare Wardman @rachelduckhouse @lynsey.e.mackenzie Excited to also see the spectacular new @dovecotstudios collaboration tapestry on display too. If you're in London 26th-29th September, please get in touch and come along!
Delighted to be showing 3 new paintings at the @britishartfair with the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust later this month! As part of a special exhibition of works by the pioneering modernist artist @barnsgraham , the Trust are showing work by six contemporary artists who undertook the @visual.arts.scotland Cornwall Exchange Residency, including: @andy_harper_artist @jonathanmichaelray Clare Wardman @rachelduckhouse @lynsey.e.mackenzie Excited to also see the spectacular new @dovecotstudios collaboration tapestry on display too. If you're in London 26th-29th September, please get in touch and come along!
Celebrating the Scottish landscape with @genesis_europe ! Great to see this installation up in the centre of Edinburgh until 13th September. Head to the Genesis Studio at 20 Multrees Walk to view the installation and be welcomed with tea, in a space created for community..! #genesiscars #genesiseurope #scottishlandscape
Celebrating the Scottish landscape with @genesis_europe ! Great to see this installation up in the centre of Edinburgh until 13th September. Head to the Genesis Studio at 20 Multrees Walk to view the installation and be welcomed with tea, in a space created for community..! #genesiscars #genesiseurope #scottishlandscape
Lovely to speak to @tom__jeffreys and be featured in this @artukdotorg article discussing the impact of Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912 -2004) I've loved discovering the resonances between my work and @barnsgraham since receiving the @societyscottishartists Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Award back in 2019. Great also to see the fantastic @erin.mcquarrie 's work discussed Head to artuk.org to read the full story!
Lovely to speak to @tom__jeffreys and be featured in this @artukdotorg article discussing the impact of Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912 -2004) I've loved discovering the resonances between my work and @barnsgraham since receiving the @societyscottishartists Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Award back in 2019. Great also to see the fantastic @erin.mcquarrie 's work discussed 🌟 Head to artuk.org to read the full story!
Enjoying working on a more intimate scale recently, exploring how collage and sewing interacts with paint. This wee painting will be on show at Pittenweem Arts Festival, 2nd to 10th August. If you find yourself on the East Neuk of Fife please pop in to say hello! I'm there every day at Venue 13, Abbey Wall Road #pittenweem #pittenweemartfestival
Enjoying working on a more intimate scale recently, exploring how collage and sewing interacts with paint. This wee painting will be on show at Pittenweem Arts Festival, 2nd to 10th August. If you find yourself on the East Neuk of Fife please pop in to say hello! I'm there every day at Venue 13, Abbey Wall Road #pittenweem #pittenweemartfestival
Elemental: RSA Residencies for Scotland 2023 Victoria Crowe RSA | Siobhan McLaughlin | Calum Wallis | Jamie Wardrop This time last year, Elemental opened to the public at @royal_scottish_academy. Was delighted to be invited to exhibit alongside @victoriacrowe__ @calwals and @metaglasgow in this exhibition about landscape and its ever-changing elements.
Elemental: RSA Residencies for Scotland 2023 Victoria Crowe RSA | Siobhan McLaughlin | Calum Wallis | Jamie Wardrop This time last year, Elemental opened to the public at @royal_scottish_academy. Was delighted to be invited to exhibit alongside @victoriacrowe__ @calwals and @metaglasgow in this exhibition about landscape and its ever-changing elements.
Details of new hanging work Standing / Stone Earth pigment, oil paint and encaustic medium on woven remnant textiles, 120x54cm. Standing / Stone combines imagery of discarded oil rigs in Cromarty Firth with seaside bunting and standing stones, two parts of a broken painting woven together.
Details of new hanging work Standing / Stone Earth pigment, oil paint and encaustic medium on woven remnant textiles, 120x54cm. Standing / Stone combines imagery of discarded oil rigs in Cromarty Firth with seaside bunting and standing stones, two parts of a broken painting woven together.
'Table runner (Sitting together, yet apart)' installed at @the_fayre this weekend. Make yourself at home is a group show using the idea of the rooms and spaces of a house as a starting point to explore the works of 25 artists. My piece, 'Table runner', weaves together old paintings, monoprints and remnant textiles. Taking the place of the Dining Room, 'Table runner' is about memory, landscape and longing in the domestic space, particularly how these thoughts manifest in the dining room over a shared meal. The exhibition, co-curated by @julia.gros and @lywardian will continue at @_hweg_, Penzance 28th June - 3rd August 2024.
'Table runner (Sitting together, yet apart)' installed at @the_fayre this weekend. Make yourself at home is a group show using the idea of the rooms and spaces of a house as a starting point to explore the works of 25 artists. My piece, 'Table runner', weaves together old paintings, monoprints and remnant textiles. Taking the place of the Dining Room, 'Table runner' is about memory, landscape and longing in the domestic space, particularly how these thoughts manifest in the dining room over a shared meal. The exhibition, co-curated by @julia.gros and @lywardian will continue at @_hweg_, Penzance 28th June - 3rd August 2024.
Details of 'Table Runner (Sitting together, yet apart)' Earth pigment, oil, monoprint and thread on woven remnant pieces of textile and discarded paintings. 30x72cm. I'm delighted that this new piece has been selected for Make Yourself at Home, an exhibition curated by @_hweg_ and @julia.gros Table Runner is about memory, landscape and longing in the domestic space, particularly how these thoughts manifest in the dining room over a shared meal. Make Yourself at Home is at @the_fayre 24th ~ 26th May and @_hweg_ 28th June ~ 3rd August
Details of 'Table Runner (Sitting together, yet apart)' Earth pigment, oil, monoprint and thread on woven remnant pieces of textile and discarded paintings. 30x72cm. I'm delighted that this new piece has been selected for Make Yourself at Home, an exhibition curated by @_hweg_ and @julia.gros Table Runner is about memory, landscape and longing in the domestic space, particularly how these thoughts manifest in the dining room over a shared meal. Make Yourself at Home is at @the_fayre 24th ~ 26th May and @_hweg_ 28th June ~ 3rd August
Reflecting back on the immense effort of my first walk into Lochnagar in the Cairngorms, which inspired this series of work 5 years ago. Thinking about walking, care, repair and resistance ahead of the walking events today for @tom__jeffreys launch of Walking: Documents of Contemporary Art.
Reflecting back on the immense effort of my first walk into Lochnagar in the Cairngorms, which inspired this series of work 5 years ago. Thinking about walking, care, repair and resistance ahead of the walking events today for @tom__jeffreys launch of Walking: Documents of Contemporary Art.
Great to see my work at the opening of Derwent Art Prize @derwentartprize at OXO Tower. 'Across St Margaret's Hope' is a piece I made after my research trip to Orkney, gathering textiles and stones from the landscape to incorporate in my work. This is only the second stretched drawing I've made, so I'm delighted that it was selected from the 6,073 pieces submitted to @derwentartofficial ! The exhibition is on at Gallery OXO @oxotowerwharf until 14th April, free entry and shows a fantastic range of work from 68 international artists!
Great to see my work at the opening of Derwent Art Prize @derwentartprize at OXO Tower. 'Across St Margaret's Hope' is a piece I made after my research trip to Orkney, gathering textiles and stones from the landscape to incorporate in my work. This is only the second stretched drawing I've made, so I'm delighted that it was selected from the 6,073 pieces submitted to @derwentartofficial ! The exhibition is on at Gallery OXO @oxotowerwharf until 14th April, free entry and shows a fantastic range of work from 68 international artists!
We are delighted to announce that artist, Siobhan McLaughlin has joined the board of Trustees which has overall responsibility for the WBG Trust. Since being awarded the @societyscottishartists Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in 2019, Siobhan has been working as an artist and freelance curator based in Glasgow. In 2022 she received the @visual.arts.scotland Cornwall Exchange residency, following in WBGs footsteps to Penwith, SW Cornwall. More info in our latest issue of Abstract: www.barns-grahamtrust.org.uk/abstract-issue-24/ #wilhelminabarnsgraham #scottishartist #femaleartist #artcornwall #womenartists #barnsgraham #contemporaryart #abstractart
We are delighted to announce that artist, Siobhan McLaughlin has joined the board of Trustees which has overall responsibility for the WBG Trust. Since being awarded the @societyscottishartists Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in 2019, Siobhan has been working as an artist and freelance curator based in Glasgow. In 2022 she received the @visual.arts.scotland Cornwall Exchange residency, following in WBGs footsteps to Penwith, SW Cornwall. More info in our latest issue of Abstract: www.barns-grahamtrust.org.uk/abstract-issue-24/ #wilhelminabarnsgraham #scottishartist #femaleartist #artcornwall #womenartists #barnsgraham #contemporaryart #abstractart
My second work in the @visual.arts.scotland Centenary show was selected for the Residencies room. An Cala (Newlyn Harbour) was created just after my VAS Cornwall X Scotland residency, supported by @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios My time in SW Cornwall has significantly impacted on my practice, and this piece is made solely from earth pigments and materials collected there, including fisherman's smock cloth, windsurf sail and cotton canvas. #royalscottishacademy #visualartscotland #wilhelminabarnsgraham #newlynharbour #naturalpaint #artistresidency #earthpigments #contemporarypainting
My second work in the @visual.arts.scotland Centenary show was selected for the Residencies room. An Cala (Newlyn Harbour) was created just after my VAS Cornwall X Scotland residency, supported by @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios My time in SW Cornwall has significantly impacted on my practice, and this piece is made solely from earth pigments and materials collected there, including fisherman's smock cloth, windsurf sail and cotton canvas. #royalscottishacademy #visualartscotland #wilhelminabarnsgraham #newlynharbour #naturalpaint #artistresidency #earthpigments #contemporarypainting
Delighted to have two pieces in the Visual Art Scotland Centenary exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy this month! Newlyn from the Strand is a painting made solely from earth pigments I collected while on residency in SW Cornwall and Cromarty, painted on sewn remnant materials. This freestanding work exposes the back of the painting, frayed to edges and failed starts of painting. The exhibition is free to enter and runs until 13th March! @visual.arts.scotland @royal_scottish_academy #royalscottishacademy #visualartscotland #royalacademy #contemporaryexhibition #landscapepainting #naturalpigment #earthpaint
Delighted to have two pieces in the Visual Art Scotland Centenary exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy this month! Newlyn from the Strand is a painting made solely from earth pigments I collected while on residency in SW Cornwall and Cromarty, painted on sewn remnant materials. This freestanding work exposes the back of the painting, frayed to edges and failed starts of painting. The exhibition is free to enter and runs until 13th March! @visual.arts.scotland @royal_scottish_academy #royalscottishacademy #visualartscotland #royalacademy #contemporaryexhibition #landscapepainting #naturalpigment #earthpaint
Thanks to everyone who tuned into @lookingnorth_talks to hear my conversation with Amy Liptrot last week! @amymayyyy, it was fantastic to chat about landscape, energy ethics, rock pigments and labour with you. And lovely to reflect on my time in the Orkney Islands during my @engage.scot award (particularly these highly pigmented stones I gathered around Birsay while visiting @jonathanmichaelray on residency at Linkshouse) @engagevisualart #stephenpalmer #linkshouse @pierartscentre #lookingnorth #scottishartist #contemporarylandscape #renewableenergy #climatechange #earthpigments
Thanks to everyone who tuned into @lookingnorth_talks to hear my conversation with Amy Liptrot last week! @amymayyyy, it was fantastic to chat about landscape, energy ethics, rock pigments and labour with you. And lovely to reflect on my time in the Orkney Islands during my @engage.scot award (particularly these highly pigmented stones I gathered around Birsay while visiting @jonathanmichaelray on residency at Linkshouse) @engagevisualart #stephenpalmer #linkshouse @pierartscentre #lookingnorth #scottishartist #contemporarylandscape #renewableenergy #climatechange #earthpigments
Quite liked this insta suggested reel after speaking with @amymayyyy about St Margaret's Hope and my research trip to Orkney this week @lookingnorth_talks
Quite liked this insta suggested reel after speaking with @amymayyyy about St Margaret's Hope and my research trip to Orkney this week @lookingnorth_talks
Thank you so much to everyone who came to see my work at London Art Fair last week! It was fantastic to show alongside so many great makers & artists with @ruup.and.form And a big thank you to @londonartcritic & @londonartroundup for selecting Ruup & Form and my work as their Critics Choice stand! @londonartfair #londonartfair #laf24 #artfairlondon #contemporaryartfair #materialart #textileart #textilepainting #ruupandform #contemporarymaker #londonartgallery #sustainableart #recycledmaterials #recyclefabric
Thank you so much to everyone who came to see my work at London Art Fair last week! It was fantastic to show alongside so many great makers & artists with @ruup.and.form 🌼 And a big thank you to @londonartcritic & @londonartroundup for selecting Ruup & Form and my work as their Critics Choice stand! @londonartfair #londonartfair #laf24 #artfairlondon #contemporaryartfair #materialart #textileart #textilepainting #ruupandform #contemporarymaker #londonartgallery #sustainableart #recycledmaterials #recyclefabric
I've been working with earth pigments for the past couple years, gathering stones and earth from walks along the SW Coastal Path, Cornwall and around Cromarty on the Black Isle. It's fascinating to see the transformation of rock and mud into pure colour, an ancient form of paint making. This work, An Cala (The Harbour), will be exhibited at the @visual.arts.scotland centenary exhibition alongside other artists from the Cornwall Exchange Residency Award. Opening 16th February at the @royal_scottish_academy. #earthpigment #earthpigmentpaint #sustainablepaint #naturalpigments #pigmentsrevealed #ecopainting #naturalearth
I've been working with earth pigments for the past couple years, gathering stones and earth from walks along the SW Coastal Path, Cornwall and around Cromarty on the Black Isle. It's fascinating to see the transformation of rock and mud into pure colour, an ancient form of paint making. This work, An Cala (The Harbour), will be exhibited at the @visual.arts.scotland centenary exhibition alongside other artists from the Cornwall Exchange Residency Award. Opening 16th February at the @royal_scottish_academy. #earthpigment #earthpigmentpaint #sustainablepaint #naturalpigments #pigmentsrevealed #ecopainting #naturalearth
Across the Black Isle, Cornish and Black Isle earth pigments and oil paint on sewn remnant materials (silk organza, donated cotton canvas, linen and dressmaking fabric), 120x140cm. Delighted that this new piece is on its way to @ruup.and.form gallery ahead of @londonartfair later this month. If you're in London, I'll be at stand A5 at LAF around 16th-18th, so please pop in to say hello! #londonartfair #laf24 #artfairlondon #ruupandform #londongalleryweekend #scottishabstractart #cromartyart #blackisle #contemporarylandscapepainting
Across the Black Isle, Cornish and Black Isle earth pigments and oil paint on sewn remnant materials (silk organza, donated cotton canvas, linen and dressmaking fabric), 120x140cm. Delighted that this new piece is on its way to @ruup.and.form gallery ahead of @londonartfair later this month. If you're in London, I'll be at stand A5 at LAF around 16th-18th, so please pop in to say hello! #londonartfair #laf24 #artfairlondon #ruupandform #londongalleryweekend #scottishabstractart #cromartyart #blackisle #contemporarylandscapepainting
Delighted to finally share images of this big (3x2m) commission I've been working on over the last couple months for @achotelmarriottglasgow So great to see this painting, View of Glasgow from the Lighthouse, installed in the newly opened @hazel_restaurant which takes its theme from the Glasgow coat of arms. Huge thank you to @kevinmccollum and @chris_stewart_group for the opportunity! #bigpainting #abstractlandscape #paintingcommission #interiordesign #contemporarydesign #marriotthotels #scottishabstractart #chrisstewartgroup #peoplemakeglasgow @loveloanglasgow
Delighted to finally share images of this big (3x2m) commission I've been working on over the last couple months for @achotelmarriottglasgow So great to see this painting, View of Glasgow from the Lighthouse, installed in the newly opened @hazel_restaurant which takes its theme from the Glasgow coat of arms. Huge thank you to @kevinmccollum and @chris_stewart_group for the opportunity! #bigpainting #abstractlandscape #paintingcommission #interiordesign #contemporarydesign #marriotthotels #scottishabstractart #chrisstewartgroup #peoplemakeglasgow @loveloanglasgow
Some juicy details of a work for @ruup.and.form at @londonartfair 2024 #scottishpainting #contemporarylandscape #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractlandscapepainting #textiles #craftscotland #laf #ruupandform
Some juicy details of a work for @ruup.and.form at @londonartfair 2024 #scottishpainting #contemporarylandscape #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractlandscapepainting #textiles #craftscotland #laf #ruupandform
A weaving of remnants, Painting off-cuts and remnant materials, 21x28cm #remnants #offcuts #weaving #wovenart #wovenpainting #craft #contemporarypaintings #abstractweaving #scottishweaving #materialexploration
A weaving of remnants, Painting off-cuts and remnant materials, 21x28cm #remnants #offcuts #weaving #wovenart #wovenpainting #craft #contemporarypaintings #abstractweaving #scottishweaving #materialexploration
A new drawing from my research trip to Orkney St Margaret's Hope, Pencil on sewn remnant materials, 50x50cm. Thank you to @engagevisualart @creativescots for the Stephen Palmer Travel Award which enabled me to visit Orkney this year. #stephenpalmer #creativescotland #engagescotland #orkneyart #orkney #pencildrawing #landscapedrawing #abstractlandscapedrawing
A new drawing from my research trip to Orkney St Margaret's Hope, Pencil on sewn remnant materials, 50x50cm. Thank you to @engagevisualart @creativescots for the Stephen Palmer Travel Award which enabled me to visit Orkney this year. #stephenpalmer #creativescotland #engagescotland #orkneyart #orkney #pencildrawing #landscapedrawing #abstractlandscapedrawing
Last 3 days to see Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation at @dovecotstudios ! Thanks to everyone who came to the tour this week, to hear more about the thinking behind the exhibition. Here I'm talking about the theme of Walking in the exhibition, where my work is paired with the fantastic @racheljmcclure_art The exhibition is open, for free on Dovecot's Balcony, until the 7th October! Check the website for opening times. #edinburghexhibition #whatsonedinburgh #exhibitiontour #scottishlandscapes #newgeneration #scottishlandscapeart #dovecotstudios #artedinburgh #textileart
Last 3 days to see Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation at @dovecotstudios ! Thanks to everyone who came to the tour this week, to hear more about the thinking behind the exhibition. Here I'm talking about the theme of Walking in the exhibition, where my work is paired with the fantastic @racheljmcclure_art The exhibition is open, for free on Dovecot's Balcony, until the 7th October! Check the website for opening times. #edinburghexhibition #whatsonedinburgh #exhibitiontour #scottishlandscapes #newgeneration #scottishlandscapeart #dovecotstudios #artedinburgh #textileart
Something beautiful about light shining through a painting #stainedglass #abstractlandscape #lightpainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #abstractpaintings #glasgowpainting #warmpainting
Something beautiful about light shining through a painting #stainedglass #abstractlandscape #lightpainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #abstractpaintings #glasgowpainting #warmpainting
Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation, in conversation with the City Art Centre. This Thursday I'll be in conversation with Curator Helen Scott of @museumsgalleriesedinburgh. We will discuss contemporary approaches to the Landscape genre and how the New Generation exhibition at @dovecotstudios sits within the 250 year span of Scottish Landscapes on show at the City Art Centre currently. Please do come along! Link in bio 2pm, 21st September ️ Free but ticketed, please book #museumsgalleriesedinburgh #whatsonedinburgh #artisttalk #inconversation #scottishlandscapes #cityartcentre #dovecotstudios #scotlandart
Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation, in conversation with the City Art Centre. This Thursday I'll be in conversation with Curator Helen Scott of @museumsgalleriesedinburgh. We will discuss contemporary approaches to the Landscape genre and how the New Generation exhibition at @dovecotstudios sits within the 250 year span of Scottish Landscapes on show at the City Art Centre currently. Please do come along! Link in bio 📅 2pm, 21st September 🎟️ Free but ticketed, please book #museumsgalleriesedinburgh #whatsonedinburgh #artisttalk #inconversation #scottishlandscapes #cityartcentre #dovecotstudios #scotlandart
Sunny details of a new big 3x2m painting commission @marriotthotels @chris_stewart_group #abstractpainting #contemporarypainting #paintingcommission #marriothotels #bigpainting #abstractlandscape #paintingdetails
Sunny details of a new big 3x2m painting commission @marriotthotels @chris_stewart_group #abstractpainting #contemporarypainting #paintingcommission #marriothotels #bigpainting #abstractlandscape #paintingdetails
Excited about this recent collaboration with @strathberry bags for their first Scottish Cultural Calendar exhibition, The Landscape of Craftsmanship. New paintings I've made using off-cuts from the Strathberry bag making process are for sale at their flagship showroom at 34 Melville Street, Edinburgh. The show runs until 29th August! #strathberry #strathberrybag #artfashion #fashioncollab #artcollab #craftsmanship #handmade #edinburghexhibition #scottishlandscapes
Excited about this recent collaboration with @strathberry bags for their first Scottish Cultural Calendar exhibition, The Landscape of Craftsmanship. New paintings I've made using off-cuts from the Strathberry bag making process are for sale at their flagship showroom at 34 Melville Street, Edinburgh. The show runs until 29th August! #strathberry #strathberrybag #artfashion #fashioncollab #artcollab #craftsmanship #handmade #edinburghexhibition #scottishlandscapes
Lovely to see so many people interested in earth pigments at my wee demo yesterday. Pittenweem Art Festival is open until 5pm today, pop in if you're up in the East Neuk of Fife! @pittenweemartfestival #pittenweemartsfestival #pittenweem #artworkshop #gicleeprints #buyart #artsale #earthpigments
Lovely to see so many people interested in earth pigments at my wee demo yesterday. Pittenweem Art Festival is open until 5pm today, pop in if you're up in the East Neuk of Fife! @pittenweemartfestival #pittenweemartsfestival #pittenweem #artworkshop #gicleeprints #buyart #artsale #earthpigments
Details of some new works in the @pittenweemartsfestival ! Tomorrow is the last day of this 10 day festival, and I'm very grateful to David and Sheila Henderson and @pittenweemartsfestival for the Henderson Bursary Award that has enabled me to exhibit this week! Thanks to the thousands of people who have visited so far. If you're in Pittenweem today, I'm doing a wee demonstration on how to make earth pigments today at 2.30! #pittenweemartsfestival #earthpigment #naturalpaint #artfestival
Details of some new works in the @pittenweemartsfestival ! Tomorrow is the last day of this 10 day festival, and I'm very grateful to David and Sheila Henderson and @pittenweemartsfestival for the Henderson Bursary Award that has enabled me to exhibit this week! Thanks to the thousands of people who have visited so far. If you're in Pittenweem today, I'm doing a wee demonstration on how to make earth pigments today at 2.30! #pittenweemartsfestival #earthpigment #naturalpaint #artfestival
Pittenweem Shoreline, Earth pigments and oil paint on mixed materials (fisherman's smock cloth, cotton and faux leather), 30x30cm. Will be doing a wee demonstration of how to make paint from the earth on Friday at 2.30pm, Venue 74 at @pittenweemartfestival #earthpigments #earthpaint #earthpainting #naturalpigment #pittenweemartsfestival #landscapepainting #eastneukoffife #harbourpainting #abstractlandscapepainting
Pittenweem Shoreline, Earth pigments and oil paint on mixed materials (fisherman's smock cloth, cotton and faux leather), 30x30cm. Will be doing a wee demonstration of how to make paint from the earth on Friday at 2.30pm, Venue 74 at @pittenweemartfestival #earthpigments #earthpaint #earthpainting #naturalpigment #pittenweemartsfestival #landscapepainting #eastneukoffife #harbourpainting #abstractlandscapepainting
Pittenweem Art Festival opens today! I'm delighted to have been awarded the Henderson Bursary to show my work at this annual festival. Thank you @pittenweemartsfestival and to late artist Sam Wade for selecting my work. Here are some wee details of new works in the show, made from rock pigments gathered along the Fife coastal path. Find me at venue no. 74 from today until 12th August, open 10am-5pm! #pittenweem #pittenweemartsfestival #earthpigment #fifecoastalpath #sustainableart #earthpainting #openexhibition #accessibleart #contemporaryartist
Pittenweem Art Festival opens today! I'm delighted to have been awarded the Henderson Bursary to show my work at this annual festival. Thank you @pittenweemartsfestival and to late artist Sam Wade for selecting my work. Here are some wee details of new works in the show, made from rock pigments gathered along the Fife coastal path. Find me at venue no. 74 from today until 12th August, open 10am-5pm! #pittenweem #pittenweemartsfestival #earthpigment #fifecoastalpath #sustainableart #earthpainting #openexhibition #accessibleart #contemporaryartist
Sennen Summer Fayre 20/07/23 Delighted to have exhibited alongside a fantastic range of artists at @sennen_summer_fayre as the house, garden and an old vicarage were transformed into an intimate gallery and gathering space. Thank you to @_hweg_ for selecting my work for this beautiful space, and to the lovely @pollybathsheba , @benwellerstudio and @harriet.baylis for inviting me into their home. The two paintings on show are a continuation from the work I made in Newlyn last year. Using pigments made from stones gathered on the Cornish coast and on materials gathered both in Cornwall and from home, created a circle that connects times and places in Cornwall and Scotland. #sennensummerfayre #sennen #cornwallevents #artgathering #scottishartist #earthpigments #swcoastalpath #hweg #outdoorgallery
Sennen Summer Fayre 20/07/23 Delighted to have exhibited alongside a fantastic range of artists at @sennen_summer_fayre as the house, garden and an old vicarage were transformed into an intimate gallery and gathering space. Thank you to @_hweg_ for selecting my work for this beautiful space, and to the lovely @pollybathsheba , @benwellerstudio and @harriet.baylis for inviting me into their home. The two paintings on show are a continuation from the work I made in Newlyn last year. Using pigments made from stones gathered on the Cornish coast and on materials gathered both in Cornwall and from home, created a circle that connects times and places in Cornwall and Scotland. #sennensummerfayre #sennen #cornwallevents #artgathering #scottishartist #earthpigments #swcoastalpath #hweg #outdoorgallery
Getting ready for Sennen Summer Fayre ! Thank you to @_hweg_ and @sennen_summer_fayreb for inviting me to show some work in Cornwall next week. Also thanks to studio assistant extaordinaire @julsyrz ☀️ #sennen #sennensummerfayre #artiststudio #artistbehindthescenes #behindthescenes #printmakingart #cornwallartist #studioassistant #contemporarypainter
Getting ready for Sennen Summer Fayre ! Thank you to @_hweg_ and @sennen_summer_fayreb for inviting me to show some work in Cornwall next week. Also thanks to studio assistant extaordinaire @julsyrz ☀️ #sennen #sennensummerfayre #artiststudio #artistbehindthescenes #behindthescenes #printmakingart #cornwallartist #studioassistant #contemporarypainter
While I was on residency at Cromarty Arts Trust, I made collagraph prints for the first time in years using earth pigments only. Really enjoyed experimenting with texture of materials and earth and I'm delighted that people are enjoying them in the @royal_scottish_academy exhibition! Elemental continues at the RSA, Edinburgh until 23rd July. It's free to enter and full of work by fantastic artists @victoriacrowe__ @calwals and @metaglasgow Thanks to @barnsgraham
While I was on residency at Cromarty Arts Trust, I made collagraph prints for the first time in years using earth pigments only. Really enjoyed experimenting with texture of materials and earth and I'm delighted that people are enjoying them in the @royal_scottish_academy exhibition! Elemental continues at the RSA, Edinburgh until 23rd July. It's free to enter and full of work by fantastic artists @victoriacrowe__ @calwals and @metaglasgow Thanks to @barnsgraham
Great to be included on page 3 of the @the.scotsman on the 4th July Here's me holding one of my paintings, An Cala (The Harbour), at @dovecotstudios on the opening of my exhibition Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation last week. The exhibition is open at Dovecot Studios from 1st July till 7th October and is free to enter. Photos by @philwilkinsonphoto #newspaperart #scotsman #artnewspaper #emergingartists #dovecotstudios #landscapesexhibition #scottishlandscape #sustainability #contemporarypainting
Great to be included on page 3 of the @the.scotsman on the 4th July 🎂 Here's me holding one of my paintings, An Cala (The Harbour), at @dovecotstudios on the opening of my exhibition Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation last week. The exhibition is open at Dovecot Studios from 1st July till 7th October and is free to enter. Photos by @philwilkinsonphoto #newspaperart #scotsman #artnewspaper #emergingartists #dovecotstudios #landscapesexhibition #scottishlandscape #sustainability #contemporarypainting
Material experimentation ahead of the @textus.network opening this weekend in Kentish Town, London. TEXTUS: in-between text and textile, an exhibition and community arts project bringing together over 30 artists and poets whose work explores the entangled relationship between text and textile. #materialart #textiles #weaving #wovenart #textileart #earthpigments #contemporarypainting #paintingtapestry #scottishlandscape
Material experimentation ahead of the @textus.network opening this weekend in Kentish Town, London. TEXTUS: in-between text and textile, an exhibition and community arts project bringing together over 30 artists and poets whose work explores the entangled relationship between text and textile. #materialart #textiles #weaving #wovenart #textileart #earthpigments #contemporarypainting #paintingtapestry #scottishlandscape
The same cheesy grins 2019 ~ 2023 Thank you to @moroccanstylechicken + @lauramcsorley for the beautiful flowers at the opening of Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation yesterday at @dovecotstudios @brandonblogan #paintingpals #contemporaryartists #brandonlogan #edinburghcollegeofart #dovecotstudios #contemporaryexhibition #exhibitionopening #edinburghexhibition #painterspainting
The same cheesy grins 2019 ~ 2023 💛 Thank you to @moroccanstylechicken + @lauramcsorley for the beautiful flowers at the opening of Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation yesterday at @dovecotstudios 😊💐 @brandonblogan #paintingpals #contemporaryartists #brandonlogan #edinburghcollegeofart #dovecotstudios #contemporaryexhibition #exhibitionopening #edinburghexhibition #painterspainting
Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation opens at @dovecotstudios on 1st July! Really excited to share this exhibition I've been working on for a while, showcasing work from 10 recent graduates from Scottish art schools (2018-2022) Each artist in the exhibition approaches the concept of Scottish landscape in a fresh way: looking past the traditional representational genre to tackle issues of sustainability, heritage, care, isolation, craftsmanship and colonialist history. 1st July to 7th October 2023  ️ FREE admission Find out more https://bit.ly/3XrPuUu Thank you to the @barnsgraham for their support with this exhibition #edinburghexhibition #artedinburgh #edartfest #dovecotstudios #whatsonart #contemporaryexhibition #artexhibition #scottishlandscape #contemporaryart @edartfest @moroccanstylechicken @sineadhargan @racheljmcclure_art @stellarooneyfilm @brandonblogan @artbyktt @badgalnt @rosieltstudio @iman_tajik
Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation opens at @dovecotstudios on 1st July! Really excited to share this exhibition I've been working on for a while, showcasing work from 10 recent graduates from Scottish art schools (2018-2022) Each artist in the exhibition approaches the concept of Scottish landscape in a fresh way: looking past the traditional representational genre to tackle issues of sustainability, heritage, care, isolation, craftsmanship and colonialist history. 📆 1st July to 7th October 2023  🎟️ FREE admission Find out more https://bit.ly/3XrPuUu Thank you to the @barnsgraham for their support with this exhibition #edinburghexhibition #artedinburgh #edartfest #dovecotstudios #whatsonart #contemporaryexhibition #artexhibition #scottishlandscape #contemporaryart @edartfest @moroccanstylechicken @sineadhargan @racheljmcclure_art @stellarooneyfilm @brandonblogan @artbyktt @badgalnt @rosieltstudio @iman_tajik
Thank you to everyone who came to the opening of 'Elemental' at the @royal_scottish_academy this weekend. Absolutely delighted to have been invited to exhibit four new works alongside these great artists, Victoria Crowe, Calum Wallis and Jamie Wardrop. The show continues until 23rd July and is free to enter so if you're in Edinburgh please pop in! #royalacademy #royalscottishacademy #edinburghexhibition #victoriacrowe #artistresidency #cromarty #abstractlandscape #landscapepaintingnow
Thank you to everyone who came to the opening of 'Elemental' at the @royal_scottish_academy this weekend. Absolutely delighted to have been invited to exhibit four new works alongside these great artists, Victoria Crowe, Calum Wallis and Jamie Wardrop. The show continues until 23rd July and is free to enter so if you're in Edinburgh please pop in! #royalacademy #royalscottishacademy #edinburghexhibition #victoriacrowe #artistresidency #cromarty #abstractlandscape #landscapepaintingnow
Great to see the exhibition catalogue for Coast to Coast at @108fineart, which opens 24th June 2023. If you're down Yorkshire way please pop in or take a look at the catalogue online, link in bio. #108fineart #coasttocoast #whatson #landscapeexhibition #contemporarypainting #artistresidency #artexhibitionuk #harrogateart #yorkshireart
Great to see the exhibition catalogue for Coast to Coast at @108fineart, which opens 24th June 2023. If you're down Yorkshire way please pop in or take a look at the catalogue online, link in bio. #108fineart #coasttocoast #whatson #landscapeexhibition #contemporarypainting #artistresidency #artexhibitionuk #harrogateart #yorkshireart
New Cromarty work in progress for an exciting exhibition at the @royal_scottish_academy. Elemental features artists, Victoria Crowe RSA, Siobhan McLaughlin, Calum Wallis and Jamie Wardrop, who all share a strong connection with the landscape and reference its ever-changing elements. 24 June – 23 July ️Free Find out more via the link in bio #cromartyartstrust #cromartyfirth #royalscottishacademy #victoriacrowe #rsa #freeexhibition #wipart #landscapeexhibition #earthpigment #cromartyharbour
New Cromarty work in progress for an exciting exhibition at the @royal_scottish_academy. Elemental features artists, Victoria Crowe RSA, Siobhan McLaughlin, Calum Wallis and Jamie Wardrop, who all share a strong connection with the landscape and reference its ever-changing elements. 📆24 June – 23 July 🎟️Free 🔗Find out more via the link in bio #cromartyartstrust #cromartyfirth #royalscottishacademy #victoriacrowe #rsa #freeexhibition #wipart #landscapeexhibition #earthpigment #cromartyharbour
Great to get images of this painting, Glen Muick, up at @waspsstudios for the @visual.arts.scotland exhibition WEST last month. Thanks @laurameekphotography #VASexhibition #visualartscotland #briggait #contemporarypainting #paintinginstallation #glasgowart #abstractpainting #scottishlandscapes #scottishartists
Great to get images of this painting, Glen Muick, up at @waspsstudios for the @visual.arts.scotland exhibition WEST last month. Thanks @laurameekphotography 🌟 #VASexhibition #visualartscotland #briggait #contemporarypainting #paintinginstallation #glasgowart #abstractpainting #scottishlandscapes #scottishartists
After a month of installing a 6m wide painting at the Briggait and a 2m wide painting at 88 Dumbarton Road, it's lovely to make something so small. Minack Detail (For G ), SW Coastal Path earth pigments on mixed materials, 5x9cm, is a wee detail from the bigger 'Towards the Minack Theatre' painting I made a couple months ago. #tinypainting #smallpainting #earthpigments #earthpigmentpainting #naturalpainting #abstractlandscape #cornwallpainting #abstractpainting #objectpainting
After a month of installing a 6m wide painting at the Briggait and a 2m wide painting at 88 Dumbarton Road, it's lovely to make something so small. Minack Detail (For G 🎂), SW Coastal Path earth pigments on mixed materials, 5x9cm, is a wee detail from the bigger 'Towards the Minack Theatre' painting I made a couple months ago. #tinypainting #smallpainting #earthpigments #earthpigmentpainting #naturalpainting #abstractlandscape #cornwallpainting #abstractpainting #objectpainting
Overlooking Loch Muick, Oil paint, oil pastel and encaustic medium on mixed materials, 183x125cm. Great to see this painting installed at @88glasgow, 88 Dunbarton Road. Head there for some delicious small plate treats. #eightyeight #restaurantglasgow #earthpainting #landscapecolour #abstractlandscape #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall #abstractpainting #eatglasgow
Overlooking Loch Muick, Oil paint, oil pastel and encaustic medium on mixed materials, 183x125cm. Great to see this painting installed at @88glasgow, 88 Dunbarton Road. Head there for some delicious small plate treats. #eightyeight #restaurantglasgow #earthpainting #landscapecolour #abstractlandscape #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall #abstractpainting #eatglasgow
Thank you to everyone who came to the on Friday to celebrate the opening of the @visual.arts.scotland Spring Showcase. Huge thanks goes to @toni_harrower_painting and @eleanorwhitworth for their immense effort to get this 6.4m wide painting, Glen Muick (A Pulling), suspended! The show continues until 28th May, open 10am-5pm every day! #visualartscotland #briggaitglasgow #artexhibition #glasgowartmap #glasgowartexhibition #paintinginstallation #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall #scottishlandscapeawards
Thank you to everyone who came to the on Friday to celebrate the opening of the @visual.arts.scotland Spring Showcase. Huge thanks goes to @toni_harrower_painting and @eleanorwhitworth for their immense effort to get this 6.4m wide painting, Glen Muick (A Pulling), suspended! The show continues until 28th May, open 10am-5pm every day! #visualartscotland #briggaitglasgow #artexhibition #glasgowartmap #glasgowartexhibition #paintinginstallation #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall #scottishlandscapeawards
Cruthan-tìre (Newlyn/Cromarty) Earth pigment and oil paint on mixed materials, installed at Cromarty Arts Trust during my @royal_scottish_academy residency in March. I was interested in combining memories and experiences of place, with imagery from Newlyn in Cornwall bleeding into new experiences of Cromarty. #cromartyartstrust #cromartyfirth #cornwallcoast #newlyn #compositeimage #memory #collage #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall @delphiangallery #rsaresidenciesforscotland #royalscottishacademy @barnsgraham
Cruthan-tìre (Newlyn/Cromarty) Earth pigment and oil paint on mixed materials, installed at Cromarty Arts Trust during my @royal_scottish_academy residency in March. I was interested in combining memories and experiences of place, with imagery from Newlyn in Cornwall bleeding into new experiences of Cromarty. #cromartyartstrust #cromartyfirth #cornwallcoast #newlyn #compositeimage #memory #collage #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall @delphiangallery #rsaresidenciesforscotland #royalscottishacademy @barnsgraham
Lovely light in the studio this evening ☀️ Detail shot of a wee painting of Newlyn Harbour (The sweet pale yellow section is made from birch tree leaf pigment ) #studiolight #sunset #studioview #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapepainting #newlynharbour #cornwallpainting #abstractlight #earthpigments
Lovely light in the studio this evening ☀️ Detail shot of a wee painting of Newlyn Harbour (The sweet pale yellow section is made from birch tree leaf pigment 🌿) #studiolight #sunset #studioview #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscapepainting #newlynharbour #cornwallpainting #abstractlight #earthpigments
WIP to start the week Thinking about the harbour in Newlyn and the wee hut next to the lighthouse which is the home of mean sea level, from which all height measurements in mainland UK begin! #wip #workinprogress #paintingwip #abstractlandscape #artiststudio #studiowip #artworkinprogress #newlynharbour #earthpigments
WIP to start the week Thinking about the harbour in Newlyn and the wee hut next to the lighthouse which is the home of mean sea level, from which all height measurements in mainland UK begin! #wip #workinprogress #paintingwip #abstractlandscape #artiststudio #studiowip #artworkinprogress #newlynharbour #earthpigments
Towards the Minack Theatre, SW Coastal Path earth pigments on mixed materials, 46x60cm. Rowenna Cade spent her life building the incredible open-air rocky theatre at Porthcurno. Walking along the South West Coastal Path and looking back, you see a glimpse of this hand built, intricate granite mass. #minacktheatre #minacktheatrecornwall #southwestcoastalpath #swcoastalpath #cornwallart #earthday #landscapepainting #rowennacade #greatwomenartists #visualartscotland
Towards the Minack Theatre, SW Coastal Path earth pigments on mixed materials, 46x60cm. Rowenna Cade spent her life building the incredible open-air rocky theatre at Porthcurno. Walking along the South West Coastal Path and looking back, you see a glimpse of this hand built, intricate granite mass. #minacktheatre #minacktheatrecornwall #southwestcoastalpath #swcoastalpath #cornwallart #earthday #landscapepainting #rowennacade #greatwomenartists #visualartscotland
We Sit Together Yet Apart Monoprint, Earth and Natural Pigments on mixed materials, 133x102cm. Thinking back to my time in Newlyn on @visual.arts.scotland @barnsgraham residency. All colour in this painting is made from the earth- magic! #earthpigment #naturalpigment #naturalpigments #earthpigmentpaint #naturalpaint #naturalpigmentspainting #earthmaterials #newlyn #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall @delphiangallery
We Sit Together Yet Apart Monoprint, Earth and Natural Pigments on mixed materials, 133x102cm. Thinking back to my time in Newlyn on @visual.arts.scotland @barnsgraham residency. All colour in this painting is made from the earth- magic! #earthpigment #naturalpigment #naturalpigments #earthpigmentpaint #naturalpaint #naturalpigmentspainting #earthmaterials #newlyn #contemporarypainting #delphianopencall @delphiangallery
Goodbye Cromarty! Have had a fantastic time on my @royal_scottish_academy residency with Cromarty Arts Trust this month, meeting some amazing people and immersing myself in the landscape. Will miss this lovely studio at the Cromarty Stables, but I'm sure I'll be back! Thanks to @barnsgraham and to @the_man_in_the_dark_sedan for #artistresidency #royalscottishacademy #artresidency #rsaresidenciesforscotland #cromarty #cromartyartstrust #artiststudio #wilhelminabarnsgraham #studioaward
Goodbye Cromarty! Have had a fantastic time on my @royal_scottish_academy residency with Cromarty Arts Trust this month, meeting some amazing people and immersing myself in the landscape. Will miss this lovely studio at the Cromarty Stables, but I'm sure I'll be back! Thanks to @barnsgraham and to @the_man_in_the_dark_sedan for 📷💪 #artistresidency #royalscottishacademy #artresidency #rsaresidenciesforscotland #cromarty #cromartyartstrust #artiststudio #wilhelminabarnsgraham #studioaward
Getting ready to hang some new work at Cromarty Arts Trust for my @royal_scottish_academy residency award. Will be having a wee exhibition 5-7pm on Saturday 1st April at the Old Brewery. If you're in the Black Isle please come along! #blackisle #cromartyartstrust #cromarty #highlandsart #ruralartist #royalscottishacademy #artistresidency #exhibitionopening #privateview
Getting ready to hang some new work at Cromarty Arts Trust for my @royal_scottish_academy residency award. Will be having a wee exhibition 5-7pm on Saturday 1st April at the Old Brewery. If you're in the Black Isle please come along! #blackisle #cromartyartstrust #cromarty #highlandsart #ruralartist #royalscottishacademy #artistresidency #exhibitionopening #privateview
Walking along Cromarty harbour everyday this month has me reflecting back on my time around Newlyn. These harbour paintings are quite different from the usual landscapes I'm drawn to, I'm enjoying the forms and colour. Mousehole Harbour, November. Oil paint and chalk pencil on mixed materials, 40x40cm. #mouseholecornwall #mouseholeharbour #cornwallart #cornwallpainting #artistresidency #cromartyart #harbourpainting #abstractlandscape #contemporarylandscapes
Walking along Cromarty harbour everyday this month has me reflecting back on my time around Newlyn. These harbour paintings are quite different from the usual landscapes I'm drawn to, I'm enjoying the forms and colour. Mousehole Harbour, November. Oil paint and chalk pencil on mixed materials, 40x40cm. #mouseholecornwall #mouseholeharbour #cornwallart #cornwallpainting #artistresidency #cromartyart #harbourpainting #abstractlandscape #contemporarylandscapes
Thank you to @visual.arts.scotland for this interview, reflecting back on my time in Cornwall. Head to the VAS website to read the full blog: https://www.visualartsscotland.org/blog-article/siobhan-mclaughlin--from-one-to-another-2022 @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios #tatestives #cornwallartist #visualartsscotland #cornishlandscape #artblog #artwritings #artistresidency #contemporarylandscape #newlynart
Thank you to @visual.arts.scotland for this interview, reflecting back on my time in Cornwall. Head to the VAS website to read the full blog: https://www.visualartsscotland.org/blog-article/siobhan-mclaughlin--from-one-to-another-2022 @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios #tatestives #cornwallartist #visualartsscotland #cornishlandscape #artblog #artwritings #artistresidency #contemporarylandscape #newlynart
Enjoying exploring colour palettes from earth pigments. I don't usually paint on plain canvas, but this gifted one from my new Cromarty studio mate Tommy has been a great base to explore the potentials of 7 colours from the earth. #colourpalette #earthcolours #naturalcolour #earthpaint #earthpigment #naturalpigmentspainting #contemporarypainting #makingpaint #naturepainting #artistresidency @royal_scottish_academy
Enjoying exploring colour palettes from earth pigments. I don't usually paint on plain canvas, but this gifted one from my new Cromarty studio mate Tommy has been a great base to explore the potentials of 7 colours from the earth. #colourpalette #earthcolours #naturalcolour #earthpaint #earthpigment #naturalpigmentspainting #contemporarypainting #makingpaint #naturepainting #artistresidency @royal_scottish_academy
From Cornwall to Cromarty! Have loved my first week at Cromarty Arts Trust as part of the the RSA Residencies for Scotland programme. I'll be here for a month thanks to @royal_scottish_academy and @barnsgraham A very different coastline from my residency at @porthmeorstudios, looking forward to exploring the colour palette of the Black Isle! #blackisle #blackislestudios #cromarty #cromartyartstrust #scottishhighlands #royalscottishacademy #artistresidency #artaward #geologyandart
From Cornwall to Cromarty! Have loved my first week at Cromarty Arts Trust as part of the the RSA Residencies for Scotland programme. I'll be here for a month thanks to @royal_scottish_academy and @barnsgraham A very different coastline from my residency at @porthmeorstudios, looking forward to exploring the colour palette of the Black Isle! #blackisle #blackislestudios #cromarty #cromartyartstrust #scottishhighlands #royalscottishacademy #artistresidency #artaward #geologyandart
Conversations at Anchor Studios, Newlyn. It was great to speak to so many different artists during my time on my @visual.arts.scotland residency. Here I am with painting Anthony Frost next to the installation 'We Sit Together Yet Apart'. Thanks to @alban_roinard for the photos @porthmeorstudios @barnsgraham @delphiangallery #visualartscotland #porthmeorstudios #cornwallartist #anthonyfrost #materialart #fabricart #contemporarypainting #artconversation #talkart #delphianopencall
Conversations at Anchor Studios, Newlyn. It was great to speak to so many different artists during my time on my @visual.arts.scotland residency. Here I am with painting Anthony Frost next to the installation 'We Sit Together Yet Apart'. Thanks to @alban_roinard for the photos 🌟 @porthmeorstudios @barnsgraham @delphiangallery #visualartscotland #porthmeorstudios #cornwallartist #anthonyfrost #materialart #fabricart #contemporarypainting #artconversation #talkart #delphianopencall
A few new canvases sewn and stretched These canvases are made from materials I gathered in Cornwall, from fisherman's smock cloth to gifted linen and wool. Thinking about Newlyn, labour of production, chronic pain and the earth of the SW coastal path while sewing these materials. #southwestcoastpath #cornwallartists #canvaspainting #collectedmaterials #gathering #landscapeart #stretchedcanvas #contemporarypainting #VASresidency #artistresidency #delphianopencall @delphiangallery
A few new canvases sewn and stretched These canvases are made from materials I gathered in Cornwall, from fisherman's smock cloth to gifted linen and wool. Thinking about Newlyn, labour of production, chronic pain and the earth of the SW coastal path while sewing these materials. #southwestcoastpath #cornwallartists #canvaspainting #collectedmaterials #gathering #landscapeart #stretchedcanvas #contemporarypainting #VASresidency #artistresidency #delphianopencall @delphiangallery
While I was in Cornwall, I gathered remnant materials from artists I met. Anthony Frost gave me some old fabrics that reminded me of the harbour lights at Mousehole, a short walk along the coast from my studio in Newlyn. Mousehole Harbour, Acrylic on chalk pencil on mixed materials (fishermans smock cloth, windsurf sail, cotton canvas), 21x30cm. #mousehole #mouseholelights #anthonyfrost #cornwallartist #cornwallpainting #harbourpainting #fishermansmock #remnants #newlynart #anchorstudio @porthmeorstudios @visual.arts.scotland @barnsgraham @sirterryfrostestate @delphiangallery #delphianopencall #delphianopencall2023
While I was in Cornwall, I gathered remnant materials from artists I met. Anthony Frost gave me some old fabrics that reminded me of the harbour lights at Mousehole, a short walk along the coast from my studio in Newlyn. Mousehole Harbour, Acrylic on chalk pencil on mixed materials (fishermans smock cloth, windsurf sail, cotton canvas), 21x30cm. #mousehole #mouseholelights #anthonyfrost #cornwallartist #cornwallpainting #harbourpainting #fishermansmock #remnants #newlynart #anchorstudio @porthmeorstudios @visual.arts.scotland @barnsgraham @sirterryfrostestate @delphiangallery #delphianopencall #delphianopencall2023
We Sit Together, Yet Apart Earth Pigments, monoprint and chalk pencil on mixed materials (fisherman's smock cloth, childhood bedroom curtains, windsurf ripstop, donated linen) Installed in the beautiful Anchor Studios last November during my @visual.arts.scotland residency. @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios #textileartist #sewart #womenswork #repairing #materialart #installation #landscapeinstallation #meditationart #cornwallart #anchorstudio #penzanceart
We Sit Together, Yet Apart Earth Pigments, monoprint and chalk pencil on mixed materials (fisherman's smock cloth, childhood bedroom curtains, windsurf ripstop, donated linen) Installed in the beautiful Anchor Studios last November during my @visual.arts.scotland residency. @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios #textileartist #sewart #womenswork #repairing #materialart #installation #landscapeinstallation #meditationart #cornwallart #anchorstudio #penzanceart
Looking back on the wee gathering I had at Anchor Studios at the end of November 2022. Feeling very grateful to everyone who made it over to celebrate the conversations and connections made during my @visual.arts.scotland residency. Thank you to @barnsgraham and @porthmeorstudios and to generosity of all the artists I met while there, including visitors like @lornayrose and @sirterryfrostestate Thanks to @thank_your_lucky_star for the photos and support #artistresidency #gathering #artistconversations #artistcommunity #cornwallartist #visualartscotland #porthmeorstudios #newlynart #openstudio
Looking back on the wee gathering I had at Anchor Studios at the end of November 2022. Feeling very grateful to everyone who made it over to celebrate the conversations and connections made during my @visual.arts.scotland residency. Thank you to @barnsgraham and @porthmeorstudios and to generosity of all the artists I met while there, including visitors like @lornayrose and @sirterryfrostestate Thanks to @thank_your_lucky_star for the photos and support 🌟 #artistresidency #gathering #artistconversations #artistcommunity #cornwallartist #visualartscotland #porthmeorstudios #newlynart #openstudio
Heads up! Absolutely delighted to be included in Susan Mansfield's 'Who to watch out for in 2023' article for @artmaguk Sitting alongside @moroccanstylechicken at @dcadundee and @alanmeasles at @natgalleriessco Link in bio! #scottishart #artmaguk #artmag #whotowatch #2023art #headsup #ukcontemporaryart #contemporaryartist #dovecotstudios
Heads up! Absolutely delighted to be included in Susan Mansfield's 'Who to watch out for in 2023' article for @artmaguk Sitting alongside @moroccanstylechicken at @dcadundee and @alanmeasles at @natgalleriessco Link in bio! #scottishart #artmaguk #artmag #whotowatch #2023art #headsup #ukcontemporaryart #contemporaryartist #dovecotstudios
Details of 'Towards the Minack', Earth pigments and chalk pencil on mixed materials, 180x90cm. Enjoyed making this hanging work in the last few days of my residency in Cornwall in November, solely using earth pigments collected from along the South West Coastal Path. @visual.arts.scotland @porthmeorstudios @barnsgraham @marchmontcreativespaces #artistresidency #porthmeor #porthmeorresidency #southwestcoastpath #earthpigments #naturalpainting #cornwallart #cornwallpainting
Details of 'Towards the Minack', Earth pigments and chalk pencil on mixed materials, 180x90cm. Enjoyed making this hanging work in the last few days of my residency in Cornwall in November, solely using earth pigments collected from along the South West Coastal Path. @visual.arts.scotland @porthmeorstudios @barnsgraham @marchmontcreativespaces #artistresidency #porthmeor #porthmeorresidency #southwestcoastpath #earthpigments #naturalpainting #cornwallart #cornwallpainting
Thanks to @societyscottishartists for having my work in the 130 years exhibition at the @royal_scottish_academy ! Second image is a detail of my painting, The Mountain Pass (Lairig Ghru), but it looks much better in person so get yourself to the RSA 17th December 2022 – 10th January 2023. Entry is free on Mondays/£4 other days. The Mountain Pass (Lairig Ghru), Pencil, rock pigment and oil paint on mixed materials (canvas off-cuts, donated linen, harris tweed and remnant dressmaking fabric), 120x140cm. #annualexhibition #royalscottishacademy #artexhibition #groupexhibition #buyart #abstractpainting #scottishlandscape #royalacademy #societyscottishartists
Thanks to @societyscottishartists for having my work in the 130 years exhibition at the @royal_scottish_academy ! Second image is a detail of my painting, The Mountain Pass (Lairig Ghru), but it looks much better in person so get yourself to the RSA 17th December 2022 – 10th January 2023. Entry is free on Mondays/£4 other days. The Mountain Pass (Lairig Ghru), Pencil, rock pigment and oil paint on mixed materials (canvas off-cuts, donated linen, harris tweed and remnant dressmaking fabric), 120x140cm. #annualexhibition #royalscottishacademy #artexhibition #groupexhibition #buyart #abstractpainting #scottishlandscape #royalacademy #societyscottishartists
Towards Lizard Point (Hanging) Earth pigments and chalk pencil on mixed materials, 38x45cm. Amazing how light alters the colour of earth on material. Photograph taken in the lovely Anchor Studio, Newlyn as part of my @visual.arts.scotland Cornwall Exchange Residency. @barnsgraham @marchmonthouse @marchmontcreativespaces #cornwallart #earthpigments #earthpaint #naturalpaint #textileart #lizardpoint #penwith #wilhelminabarnsgraham #artistresidency
Towards Lizard Point (Hanging) Earth pigments and chalk pencil on mixed materials, 38x45cm. Amazing how light alters the colour of earth on material. Photograph taken in the lovely Anchor Studio, Newlyn as part of my @visual.arts.scotland Cornwall Exchange Residency. @barnsgraham @marchmonthouse @marchmontcreativespaces #cornwallart #earthpigments #earthpaint #naturalpaint #textileart #lizardpoint #penwith #wilhelminabarnsgraham #artistresidency
The daily grind Making paint from the land- Gunwalloe Gold, Geevor Red, Trevellas Green, Levant Purple. Mining residue and mineral build up have resulted in an amazing intensity of colour in the earth across South West Cornwall. Thanks to @alban_roinard for documenting the pigment making process! And of course to @peteward.artist for introducing me to these amazing locations for collecting earth pigments (and for the @tatestives cups for mixing) @visual.arts.scotland @porthmeorstudios @barnsgraham #pigmentpainting #earthpaint #earthpigment #makingpaint #foragedpigments #artistpaint #tatestives #naturalcolour #contemporarypainter
The daily grind Making paint from the land- Gunwalloe Gold, Geevor Red, Trevellas Green, Levant Purple. Mining residue and mineral build up have resulted in an amazing intensity of colour in the earth across South West Cornwall. Thanks to @alban_roinard for documenting the pigment making process! And of course to @peteward.artist for introducing me to these amazing locations for collecting earth pigments (and for the @tatestives cups for mixing) @visual.arts.scotland @porthmeorstudios @barnsgraham #pigmentpainting #earthpaint #earthpigment #makingpaint #foragedpigments #artistpaint #tatestives #naturalcolour #contemporarypainter
Toward Lizard Point, Earth Pigments on mixed materials. My first painting using earth gathered along the south west coast of Cornwall. For years I've been collecting colour palettes from the landscape, using photographs to pick out the colour of a fleck of mud or a sprinkle of heather. But these paints are made from the land, from piles of mud and stone. I'm amazed by the range of colours I could get, and how they interact with the remnant materials. Still a lot to develop and explore! Thanks again to the generous @peteward.artist for introducing me to the earth here! #earthpigments #earthpaint #landscapecolours #coloursofearth #abstractlandscape #cornwallpainting #lizardpoint #cornwallartist #contemporarypainting
Toward Lizard Point, Earth Pigments on mixed materials. My first painting using earth gathered along the south west coast of Cornwall. For years I've been collecting colour palettes from the landscape, using photographs to pick out the colour of a fleck of mud or a sprinkle of heather. But these paints are made from the land, from piles of mud and stone. I'm amazed by the range of colours I could get, and how they interact with the remnant materials. Still a lot to develop and explore! Thanks again to the generous @peteward.artist for introducing me to the earth here! #earthpigments #earthpaint #landscapecolours #coloursofearth #abstractlandscape #cornwallpainting #lizardpoint #cornwallartist #contemporarypainting
Trevellas Green Enjoying the meditative process of grinding pigments, reflective the contemplative nature of walking. Feeling very grateful for the time and space this residency has given me to explore new materials in my practice. @visual.arts.scotland @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios @marchmontcreativespaces #walkingart #pigmentpainting #earthpigments #artprocess #visualartscotland #artresidency #meditativeart #contemplativeart #peterward
Trevellas Green Enjoying the meditative process of grinding pigments, reflective the contemplative nature of walking. Feeling very grateful for the time and space this residency has given me to explore new materials in my practice. @visual.arts.scotland @barnsgraham @porthmeorstudios @marchmontcreativespaces #walkingart #pigmentpainting #earthpigments #artprocess #visualartscotland #artresidency #meditativeart #contemplativeart #peterward
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Two colourful abstract landscape paintings on a white wall

Belongings: Siobhan McLaughlin, an essay by Martin Holman

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • January 7, 2025
I'm delighted to present Belongings, a piece by Martin Holman written in response to my show 'Pilgrimages' at Hweg gallery , Penzance 22nd November 2024 - 11th January 2025. I'm really touched by Martin's insights, references and analysis of the work and hope you enjoy reading the text. Read time is roughly 10 - 15 minutes. Thank you to Martin and to Joe at Hweg. For images of the show, see my works page here .

Glasgow cityscape commission

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • August 2, 2024
Fantastic to see this new commission installed at the Hazel Restaurant, part of AC by Marriot Hotel, Glasgow.
Screenshot of Lyon and Turnbull Auctioneers website, showing the Art Edit 793 auction

Lyon & Turnbull's The Art Edit | 793

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • June 23, 2024
Delighted to have been asked by Lyon and Turnbull to select my Top Picks for the upcoming Art Edit 793 Auction. Aimed at making the art market more accessible, The Art Edit series of auctions enables people to begin or grow their art collection, with estimates starting at £200. Recent lots have included works by Victoria Crowe, Dame Ethel Walker and Dame Laura Knight, and here I'll be highlighting my top 3 picks for the next auction , opening on Wednesday 26th June 2024.
Photo of 6 people leaning on a table to draw

Workshops

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • February 8, 2023
This blog post will act as a record of my favourite workshops that I've led or co-led in the arts. All images are shared with consent of the participants. 
Photograph of 7 cups of coloured liquid paint on a wooden floor

Gathering earth pigments

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • February 2, 2023
During my residency in Cornwall, awarded by Visual Arts Scotland , Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust and Porthmeor Studios, I met artist Peter Ward . After seeing an interesting painting of his at the Tremenheere Gallery, Penzance, I contacted Ward to ask about the medium of 'earth pigments'. To my delight he offered to show me the best pigment collecting sites along the South West Coastal Path.
Photo of woman sitting on a bench with two colourful paintings on the white wall behind

Letting go of imposter syndrome...

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • October 20, 2022
Letting go of the imposter syndrome and accepting/celebrating the fact that I'm actually a curator. Nearly 3.5k people visited the Alan Davie exhibition at Dovecot Studios . That's mad to me. Thanks so much to everyone who visited, I hope you enjoyed it! A huge thank you to Dovecot for supporting my idea and giving me the opportunity to curate when I had no previous 'professional' experience. From approaching Dovecot with an exhibition plan in September 2019 to speaking at the exhibition opening in June 2022, I've learned a lot.  Thanks also to Edinburgh Art Festival , the William Grant Foundation and the John Ellerman Foundation for the support.
Photo of artist Siobhan McLaughlin smiling with a microphone

8 reasons to visit the Alan Davie Exhibition!

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • August 26, 2022
Thank you to Edinburgh Art Festival for inviting me to speak at Art Late 2, streamed live from Jupiter Artland this week! It was a fantastic day of discussion, hearing from a range of artists, curators and creatives about their contributions to this years art festival. Watch the video below to hear my 8 reasons why everyone should visit the Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-Off World exhibition at Dovecot Studios !
Woman walking across room in front of white wall with two Alan Davie paintings hanging

Alan Davie Exhibition Press!

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • July 8, 2022
Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World opened at Dovecot Studios on 24th June 2022. I'm delighted that the reception to the exhibition, which I've been working on since September 2019 has been very positive so far.
Hand holding book with pink photograph and text 'Alan Davie' in front of green BBC wall

Interview on BBC Radio Scotland!

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • June 29, 2022
BBC Radio Scotland's Nicola Meighan and I had a chat about Alan Davie last week on the opening day of my exhibition Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World at Dovecot Studios.
Group of young people standing in a field of green grass facing the sea

Artist-as-Gardener: Thoughts on artist-run spaces

By siobhanmclaughlinstudio • April 29, 2022
Meeting a lot of artists recently, who have such varied practices, has made me reflect on an essay I wrote back in 2018 on the role of artists in artist-run spaces. Particularly, meeting an artist who is currently studying Horticulture, got me thinking about the idea of 'artist-as-gardener'. I've just included a wee section of the essay here, which used EMBASSY Gallery in Edinburgh as a case-study, looking at the role of the artist in an artist-run space. In this section I was processing ideas of authorship and importance given to the 'Curator' title in contemporary discourse. Curatorial/artistic practice has developed significantly since I wrote this in 2018, but I think that the 'artist-as-gardener' idea is still a nice one.