Landscape paintings about memory and place created on location in Scotland and Italy. For details please click on the thumbnails. Summary 2020 – 2024 Landscapes of memory Memory is resonant, remote, temporary. These landscape paintings are about memory and place. They were begun on location, in the mountains of central Italy, the Isle of Lewis, Limekilns, Fife and Dumfriesshire in Scotland. Returning to the studio they become memory objects, an inquiry into what is seen and not seen, what I remember and what I don’t. They were exhibited as part of Eternal Return a solo exhibition at the Scottish Arts Club in…

Summary 2023 On location: Aragon, Spain In the summer 2023 I travelled solo to northeast Spain on a self-directed residency. For two months I was based in the ancient village of Banaguas, outside of Jaca, the medieval capital of Aragon in the Pyrenees. I went out daily on foot to work in the surrounding landscape. Description Carrying materials, food and water and walking an average of 8 km a day I worked in the quiet, remote countryside around Banaguas but also worked further afield including 1200 m up in the abandoned hilltop village of Bergosa Working outdoors is integral to…

Summary In summer 2023 I went solo on a 2-month self-directed residency to Aragon a region in northeast Spain bordering the Pyrenees. With the tiny village of Banaguas as my base, I walked out each day to work in the countryside. Working outdoors is integral to my art practice and I often carry my materials, and walk in search of remote countryside or abandoned places. I work spontaneously, with limited materials to develop ideas quickly, in response to my surroundings.  One of the most resonant places I worked was the hilltop village of Bergosa, a place that was forcibly de-populated in…