For the last month I've been sharing a studio with the distinguished artist Stanley Cursiter. This is not on a literal level: He used this space as a … [Read more...]
Photo as Writing Prompt
Recently my photos served as inspiration for the Stromness Writers Group on Orkney where I was having an exhibition. My friend Gill Tennant suggested … [Read more...]
Lost In Time at the Northlight Gallery
This is where I will be in three weeks and three days time: back in Orkney where I’m having an exhibition at the excellent Northlight Gallery in … [Read more...]
Picture Perfect?
Picture perfect? The early morning light, the ships and cloud reflections are all there, but so too is Orkney County Council … [Read more...]
Was It Just a Dream?
Thinking back to Orkney and wondering was it just a dream? So intense. The hallucinatory light. The surging, uneasy sea. And me as this … [Read more...]
Stromness Harbour
Stromness Harbour during a sudden storm. Fortunately I was sheltering indoors when I took this photo! Location: Stromness, Mainland, Orkney, … [Read more...]
Stromness
Stromness, Orkney. The author and poet George Mackay Brown once wrote that the town’s ‘streets uncoiled like a sailor’s rope’, and it is to these … [Read more...]