In the Dock Leaves, oil and charcoal on wood, 21x21cm, 2022
My work is inspired by ecological recovery and processes of decay. Imagery of plants and dead animals is gathered on walks in the Pentlands and parks and beaches around Edinburgh as well as from internet sources. I'm interested in ideas about rewilding, and what place death has within it: the importance of allowing nutrients to return to the soil to nurture new growth. Optimism is a big part of my practise and several of the paintings are based on successful rewilding projects: it reassures me in a world full of bad news about the climate that successful efforts are being made to recover biodiversity.
Degree Show
Individual Works
Falling Bird, oil on wood, 30x29cm, 2022
Beached, oil on wood, 28x28cm, 2022
Shark eating a Whale, oil on wood, 40x40cm, 2021
Seal Pup, oil and acrylic on wood, 21x20cm, 2022
Studies
Forest, oil on wood and acrylic on clay, 40x116cm, 2022
Deadwood, oil and charcoal on wood, 28x28cm, 2022
Madonna and Child (buzzard), oil on wood, 36x60cm, 2022
After the Hunt, oil on wood, 40x53cm, 2022
Regeneration (I), oil on wood, 26x24cm, 2022
Deer Fence, oil on wood, 28x16.5cm, 2022
Myxomatosis, oil on wood, 61x40cm, 2022
Nibbled Tree, oil and pastel on wood, 16x16.5cm, 2022
Keeping Back the Desert (Al Baydha), oil on wood, 22x24cm, 2022
Sheep Burn, oil on wood, 21x38cm, 2022
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