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The Athole House Studio
Self-Isolation Artist Residency
30th March 2020 - 7th November 2021
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Over my career I have taken part in many artist residencies in various parts of the world; I have even organised and run a residency program myself. 2020 has brought new challenges to us all, I however intend to treat these challenges as opportunities. With this in mind today, the first day of my self-isolation having arrived back from my studio in the Untied States last night, I I launch my new blog which will become an integral part of this website as I redesign is over the coming weeks.

Artist Residencies give artists the space and perhaps more importantly the time to make new work; I intend to treat my time in self-isolation in the same way that I would if I were on an artist residency in another studio in another part of the world. Athole House Studio maybe one of my home studios but for me it is a work space, and lets face it, we all now have the time.

THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 21st AUGUST 2020: DAY 145

8/21/2020

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'I'm just going to leave this here...No:41', "Lockdown".

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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 20TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 144

8/20/2020

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'The Constant Library',  Volume VI: "Pale Fire", Vladimir Nabokov.'

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'The Constant Library',  Volume VI: "Pale Fire.", Vladimir Nabokov.'

"The idea for 'The Constant Library' follows on from a recent conversation considering which books had, and continue to have, the greatest affect my life in a variety of different ways. These are the books I can't live without and whenever possible I have a copy of with me wherever I travel in the world.; my 'Constant Library."

I find it quite interesting the it has taken up to entry number VI in 'The Constant Library' before I added my first actual novel. This might make you think that I read very little fiction but that's really not true at all. On the whole I try to balance my literary consumption by reading a works of fiction alternately with nonfiction. However as I have mentioned previous I do enjoy compilations of short stories, so they are often my fiction 'go-to'.

'Pale Fire' will always be a staple of my literary diet. For me it shows Nabokov at his best. Forget about 'Lolita', that book is all about 'shock value', it meanders along at a snails pace with just the odd racy section to progress it. 'Pale Fire' is by contrast both a well considered read and piece of writing, it's a book that really allows the reader in insight into the psyche of the author. It isn't what could be called an easy read, but then for me anything worth reading seldom is. It is however a gratifying read as it builds and weaves characters, histories and 'stories' together to reach it's fascinating climax. Highly recommended.
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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 19TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 143

8/19/2020

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'I'm just going to leave this here...No:40', "Dazzle".

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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 18TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 142

8/18/2020

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'I'm just going to leave this here...No:39', "Just keep going".

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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 17TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 141

8/17/2020

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"Mellow Gold, West Bay, Dunoon", oil on canvas, 25 x 25cm, 2019,
#artistsupportpledge

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Today from my back catalogue I'm adding another reduced price older piece to my #artistsupportpledge portfolio.

"Mellow Gold" is another piece from the Carved from this Land' series which I completed for exhibition at Dunoon Burgh Hall in 2019.It is also another piece with the same direct connection to my current 'Near Black' series in fact it has heavily influenced my current work.

"Mellow Gold, West Bay, Dunoon", oil on canvas, 25 x 25cm, 2019, £120 plus p & p. #artistsupportpledge

If you would like more details or are interested in adding to or starting your collection with this work please contact me through this website, via Facebook messenger or email [email protected] .
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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 16TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 140

8/16/2020

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"Grey Dawning, West Bay, Dunoon", oil on canvas, 25 x 25cm, 2019,
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Tonight from my back catalogue of work I'm adding another reduced price older piece to my #artistsupportpledge portfolio.

"Grey Dawning" is another piece from the Carved from this Land' series which I completed for exhibition at Dunoon Burgh Hall in 2019.It is also another piece with the same direct connection to my current 'Near Black' series in fact it has heavily influenced my current work.

"Grey Dawning, West Bay, Dunoon", oil on canvas, 25 x 25cm, 2019, £120 plus p & p. #artistsupportpledge

If you would like more details or are interested in adding to or starting your collection with this work please contact me through this website, via Facebook messenger or email [email protected] .
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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 15TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 139

8/15/2020

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'I'm just going to leave this here...No:38', "Be ridiculous".

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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 14TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 138

8/14/2020

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'I'm just going to leave this here...No:37', "Memoriam Bream".

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I'm so very sad to be marking the loss of a second of my favorite musicians in just a few days, the guitar playing of Julian Bream, often along with John Williams, has been a studio companion of mine for decades. He'll be sadly missed but he will always continue to play in my studio and in my heart.
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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 13TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 137

8/13/2020

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'The Constant Library',  Volume V: "Ways of seeing.", John Berger.'

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'The Constant Library',  Volume V: "Ways of seeing.", John Berger.'

"The idea for 'The Constant Library' follows on from a recent conversation considering which books had, and continue to have, the greatest affect my life in a variety of different ways. These are the books I can't live without and whenever possible I have a copy of with me wherever I travel in the world.; my 'Constant Library."

As a fundamental guide understanding art in the contemporary state, and I use that phrase deliberately as opposed to contemporary art, the is possibly no better place to start that with John Berger's 'Ways of Seeing'. I  have in the past posted about the 1970's TV series on which the book is based; and in fairness the series is probably better than the book. The book however, being a slim paperback, is in some ways more portable that the TV series, although with 'Youtube' on smart phones now perhaps that is not true anymore. For the best experience I would recommend watching series and reading the book at the same time.

Berger's approach is an old one but put forward in a new way; he enables even the layman to begin to understand the complexities of the painted image in opposition to photography or film by defining the 'uniqueness' of the art image as opposed to the mechanically reproduced.
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THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 12TH AUGUST 2020: DAY 136

8/12/2020

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"Mauve Evening Light, West Bay, Dunoon", oil on canvas,
25 x 25cm, 2019, £120.00+p&p #artistsupportpledge

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Tonight from my back catalogue of work I'm adding another reduced price older piece to my #artistsupportpledge portfolio.

"Mauve Evening Light" is another piece from the Carved from this Land' series which I completed for exhibition at Dunoon Burgh Hall in 2019.It is also another piece with the same direct connection to my current 'Near Black' series in fact it has heavily influenced my current work.

"Mauve Evening Light, West Bay, Dunoon", oil on canvas, 25 x 25cm, 2019, £120 plus p & p. #artistsupportpledge

If you would like more details or are interested in adding to or starting your collection with this work please contact me through this website, via Facebook messenger or email [email protected] .
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  • CODEX
    • plane >
      • Apophenia: An Uncanny Presence.
      • Control(s)
      • Personal Topographies
      • The Self-Isolation Residency
      • Carved From This Land
      • Photography
      • Spatial Paintings 2006-2008
      • Paintings 2006
    • mass >
      • Upsilon: Second Skin /Second Life.
      • Black Knight
      • Second Skin/Second Life
      • Dancing with Scissors
      • Crow
      • The Blind Men and the Elephant.
      • Spatial Conceptions 2014 - 2022
      • Painted Objects
      • Autograph
      • The Newtonian Nightmare
    • volume >
      • Enso nest
      • Someone else's storey
      • Shower, The Process Residency 2013,
      • Concrete Haiku
      • Atypical
      • The Murder of Crows.
      • Composition in White (Painting), The Breathe Residency:
      • Composition in White (Sculpture), The Breathe Residency:
      • Floorplan
      • Paper Scissors Rock
      • Pilgrimage
      • The Fifth Column
      • Tension
      • Arch
      • Seconds
    • artist statements >
      • Plane Papers >
        • The Apophenia Series: Artist Statement (Abstract Painting) 2025
      • Mass Papers >
        • ​On the Nature of Play. Artist Statement (Mass & Volume) 2021
        • Unlikely but Not Impossible. Artist Statement. 2021
      • Volume Papers >
        • Questions and Paradoxes, Enigmas and Wonders. Artist Statement (General) 2012
    • blogs >
      • The Self-Isolation Residency: Blog 2020-2021
      • Apophenia: An Uncanny Presence. 2022
    • cv & education
    • contact