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Artist Statement:
I’m from the Isle of Lewis,
the Outer Hebrides of
Scotland. I was brought up
here and have returned to make
my art here.
For me landscapes create
memories, and nature
influences emotion.
Moods are the source of my
themes - Pleasures from
puddles, streams, moss
cushions, luscious grass or
dry grass at the end of
summer. The related emotions
feed my imagination. The
memories in my paintings are
often linked with a blissful
childhood in the island.
Alongside enchantment, some
works carry appreciation of
nature as quirky and at times
desolate.
Line, pattern and texture make
up compositions; some are
flat, like a map, other pieces
create a space, into which the
viewer is invited to enter.
Memories of being in a place
-how I felt, where I was
going, time of year and of
day, weather and sounds - are
the basis for my themes. I aim
to describe feelings and
notions about the places,
which I feel linked to,
isolating and exaggerating
colours, limiting their number
to produce definite mood.
Interplay between harmony and
unruliness, as well as how I
interpret landscape fascinates
me. I sometimes attempt to
challenge my idea of balance.
Working on a slow and ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2007- Two-person show, with
Calum Angus Mackay, ‘Suathadh
Dileab’, An Lanntair,
Stornoway,Lewis
2006- Solo Show works on
paper, Seallam, Isle of Harris
1986-2004 17 Group Shows
within Scotland
1992 Solo Show of drawings and
prints, Ifjusagi Haz, Pecs,
Hungary
1992 Two-Person Show with Mary
Morrison, An ...
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Artist Galleries:
2005- Solo show Seallam, Isle
of Harris
1986-2004 17 Group Shows in
Scotland
1992 Solo Show of drawings,
Ifjusagi Haz, Pecs, Hungary
1992 Two-Person Show with Mary
Morrison, An Lanntair,
Stornoway
1996 Solo Show, works on
paper, Dunedin Gallery,
Edinburgh
1996 Summer residency and
exhibition at Scottish
Sculpture ...
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Artist Reviews:
WITH only two days left on
display, any art island lover
who hasn't yet visited the
current exhibition in An
Lanntair gallery should
certainly do so.
A collaboration between two
highly acclaimed Island
artists, 'Suathadh Děleab:
Touching Inheritance' features
the works of Callum Angus
Mackay from Achmore and ...
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions for Sandra Kennedy:
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2006 Sculpture on the theme of home, made for Mac tv Ealtainn arts documentary
2000- 2003 Collaboration with architects Sutherland and Hussey, artists Jake Harvey, Glen Onwin, Donald Urquhart, engineer David Narro. An Turas, made for Tiree Art Enterprises.
1998 Site-specific sculpture installation, commissioned by Eolas TV Company
1995 Paintings interpreting local historical events, for Pairc Historical Society
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