News: February 2012

After an autumn working on a series of commissions, which included four paintings in and around Kenmore and Loch Tay, I am now back on summer exhibition duty. This will be my fourth year at the Pittenweem Arts Festival in Fife, which has become my main focus for the year. As ever, I will be on the stage of the New Town Hall off Session Street and really looking forward to it. It’s always great to speak to visitors from all over Scotland who come to Pittenweem to feast on the 100 odd shows in the village during the ten day event in late July-early August. Feedback is always very helpful – and it comes in all forms! But fingers crossed for an improvement in the weather. Last year was dominated by the Fife monsoon and the closing of the main car park for most of the week, which affected footfall for those of us on the fringe of the village. Still a fantastic week though.

This year’s contribution will be a mix of Swiss mountains and lakes, west coast of Scotland, more moor and mountain and a bit of Edinburgh. That’s how it looks before the spring anyway. It could all change as I work away over the next couple of months.

I am also hoping to contribute to the North Berwick Art Fair from the 3-7 July, which is the second running of the festival, organised by Kirsten Boston, my fellow exhibitor at Pittenweem, who doubles as my framer.

In between, there are some more commissions to complete, which may lead to spin-off paintings.

I’ll update nearer the summer – and before a trip to the Western Isles, which has become a favourite after a visit three summers ago.

David