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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 14TH JUNE 2021: DAY 442

6/14/2021

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New painting:
'Philosophies Abound Regarding Sylvain Habitation & Sauntering,
Betwixt The Two Davids, Thoreau & Friedrich.'
oil on canvas, 407 x 610 mm. 

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As I have mentioned previously the title of this painting has been somewhat problematic for me, it had the working title 'The Sylvan Meanderings of Friedrich', which in many ways I really liked. I did however have a problem with my inclusion of the word 'sylvan' in the context of the piece. The word and my usage of it were too geographically specific, it stated that this was a place with body and structure, rather than it being a concept which is of course what these paintings really are.

Inspiration struck when I began to see a link between the painting and 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau, ( I also appreciated the synchronicity of the middle name 'David' being common to both thinkers, when I spotted it ). In my mind I began to imagine a conversation between the two Davids, it would have been theoretically possible as they were both alive during the same period, the first half of the 19th century. This conversation would have of course been philosophical in nature and would actually have probably involved the philosophy of nature. Without saying anymore  my final title has evolved from this notion.
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  • Home
  • Contact
  • Gallery
    • #artistsupportpledge
    • The Self Isolation Residency 2020
  • The Self-Isolation Residency: Blog 2020-2021
  • Home 2
    • plane >
      • Personal Topographies
      • The Self-Isolation Residency
      • Americana
      • Mauve Skies
      • Scotland
      • Selected Drawing & Paintings,
      • Spatial Paintings 2006-2021
      • Paintings 2006
    • mass >
      • 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
  • CODEX
    • Presence, Skin & Bone: Blog 2022:
  • 10th Street Studio 2019/20