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...
Oct 5, 2022 | BLOG, FRESCO
In 2022, I received a QEST Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement Trust Award to gain further training in fresco painting. The first part of this, in June, involved working on a wall. I was keen to get practice in this as I had previously mainly worked on...
Apr 23, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES, VIDEO DIARIES
I put together the charcoal drawings from around the Bothy, the Euchan Water and some older drawings to make two large collages. I had worked out beforehand where things would go, but made some changes as I went along. The idea of collaging time is interesting....
Apr 23, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES, VIDEO DIARIES
Olivia Irvine : MERZ Diary #2 ‘After my first week of drawing down by the Euchan Water and around the Merz Bothy, I started thinking of ways to combine the drawings. I went back to the locations to gather more material, in particular, darker drawings and close-ups....
Apr 23, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES, VIDEO DIARIES
Olivia Irvine : MERZ residency diary #1 Thanks to Creative Scotland for awarding a Vacma Bursary to part fund my residency at Merz, Sanquhar in March 2021. Thanks to Dave Rushton for editing the video. “After a brief visit to Merz around Hallowe’en I thought this is...
