The experience of painting in these

landscapes has led to a quiet

understanding of the deep abiding

interconnection of all things otherwise

defined as separate or opposed, for

example the sea to the cliff

and even more subtle , the curve cast

by the shadow of a wing on the belly

of the flying  gull.

The only constants on this journey are

change, Inspiration and the Thresholds

that are passed to experience this.

I would like to thank all who I have

met along this way . 

Among the many are: Johnny Messum

Catherine Milner and the team at

Messums, Julian Reilly & Bojana

Mosjov, Seyed Edalatpour & Akram

Rahmanzadeh, Minnie de Beauvau-

Craon, Philip Marsden for his advice

and views from the helm, Sir Barry

Cunliffe, Bob Richmond, The Geraghty

and Ginnelly Families of

Murrivaugh and Rosturk, Hattie and

The Drummond Family, Ronan and

Mandy Halpin, Helen Bellew and

all the gatherings at Lourdies; John,

Linda, Caroline, Fiona at The Custom

House Studios and Gallery,

Westport, where I made these

Monotype drawings, Thomas & Totty

Lowther, The Osborne family of

Black Dub, Molly and Seymour Adams,

Katherine Buchanan for the gatherings

at North Lodge, Minty

MacKay and all at Cala, Frank Atherley

on Knoydart, The Ariundle Centre at

Strontian when everywhere

else was closed behind sheets of rain,

you provided a warm welcome and a

place to rest and eat the best

home made soup.