Oct 8, 2025 | BLOG, FRESCO
I was fortunate to receive a Creative Scotland Open Fund Award to look at how my oil paintings and frescoes influence each other. In my practice, oil painting has generally allowed for corrections, changes of mind and layering whereas fresco has demanded a more direct...
Jun 14, 2021 | BLOG, EXHIBITIONS, FRESCO, RESIDENCIES
‘Life Under Lockdown’ was the theme of a micro-residency I was chosen for in 2020, through NHS Tonic Arts. Seven artists, all born in different decades, were asked to respond to the theme by producing new work which would be exhibited at the Western...
Nov 17, 2016 | BLOG, FRESCO
Sgraffito is an old technique which involves scratching through a layer of lime plaster to reveal a different coloured layer below. It is a bit like scraperboard! It has been used since classical times and was popularised in the 15th and 16th centuries and again...
