Mar 27, 2025 | BLOG, EXHIBITIONS
Enclosed Spaces at Linlithgow Burgh Halls comprises paintings that are tied together by the theme of enclosed spaces. Whether interior or exterior, the spaces are settings for improvised fictions. Like theatre sets or dream arenas, the action happens in a place that...
Jul 15, 2024 | BLOG, FRESCO
These frescoes have been on the wall and off the wall. Twelve artworks have come out of one but have gone through many processes on the way. It all started out with a wall painting and has ended up in an exhibition in Northumberland called ‘Without Walls’. So, how did...
Mar 18, 2024 | BLOG, FRESCO
I took part in a strappo course in Rome, thanks to my QEST Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement Scholarship. This, the final part, follows on from my study visit to Naples and Rome and my gold leaf course in Bosa, Sardinia. Strappo is Italian for tear...
Feb 26, 2024 | BLOG, FRESCO
I made a wonderful study visit to Rome and Naples, thanks to a QEST Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement Scholarship. Following on from my gold leaf course in Bosa, I took the boat from Sardinia to the mainland and trains to Naples, Pompeii,...
Dec 8, 2023 | BLOG, FRESCO
As part of my QEST scholarship (Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement Trust), I spent a week in Bosa Art School, Sardinia with Carey Mortimer. She showed me how to use gold leaf on fresco panels. I started by dissolving beeswax in turpentine and mastic...
