Hand printed collage papers inspired by the colours of the West Coast of Scotland. For sale at the Angel Centre, Upper Floor, Islington, London N1 0PS 24 April-12 June Open Weds-Sat 12.30-5.30 46x61cm
It's been fascinating to work on this series of Collage Hares, giving me so much freedom to choose the colours and make the printed paper to use for the cutouts. It's very painstaking work carefully retaining the anatomical structure while going all out with exuberant colours. Hare 6 Collage on paper 46x61cm Framed
Highland Cow Pastel on paper 86x66 framed One of my favourites, she still grazes in the fields around me on Dartmoor and produces beautiful calves every year.
Collage Handcut paper 87x66cms, framed I often come across hooded crows on my travels in Scotland. Such sturdy and soundly built creatures as they stomp across the land, an air of mischief and curiosity about them. If you would like to collect from my studio instead of using Shipping, please tick Collect from studio at Checkout.
A3 prints are Gallery quality limited edition giclées, custom trimmed with border, and signed, titled and numbered under the image. They are printed with archival inks on 300 gsm heavyweight acid free white cotton rag paper with a matte finish and sent out unframed in a sturdy cardboard tube. All prints are made to order, so please allow 2 weeks for arrival. Alternatively, please get in touch if you would like to discuss framing options.
Small drawing series This little wagtail perched himself on my studio windowsill for several minutes, unbothered by my presence and my rapid grabbing of a sketch book. Pied wagtail fledgling Pastel Unframed Framed Framed 38 x 37cms Other birds
Pastel on paper 76x56cms, framed This is a Puffin from my recent trip to the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland. He was carefully guarding the eggs in his burrow and giving me quite a stern look.
Pastel on paper 70x50cm Unframed This Robin started visiting my feeder after all the summer migrants had gone. I never saw him there during the summer months but it's lovely to see him now and draw his portrait.
Collage on paper 90x70cms, paper size Another member of the beguiling Corvid family, and, like the crows and ravens, also known for its intelligence and problem-solving abilities. Collage seems to give them the extra heft they deserve: this one is made from hand cut paper pieces in all the blues and blacks and greys that make up the feather colours.
Rook Collage Collage on paper 90x70cms (paper size) Framed This Rook collage is made from a variety of coloured paper pieces - blues, greys, blacks, built up over several layers to create the feather patterns and the bone structure underneath. I start with a drawing and this one comes from a week I spent on the island of Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
