Last month I spent a couple of days with some fellow artists in the lovely coastal settlement of Cromarty. We were on a landscape course, looking for inspiration and recording information.
This place is historic and pretty so what to choose, the sandstone buildings? the boats in the harbour? the Soutars and the sea?
Well, I did draw at the harbour and found the wonderful, decrepit Peedie Lass (pictured) but what attracted me most was the remains of a beach fire. In effect a rubbish tip, this was full of wee gems of melted glass and plastic, rusty bits and bobs and some old bedsprings.
Crouching on the sunny beach with the wind blasting, rain spitting and a sound track of crashing waves, I scratched away in my sketchbook with a burnt stick.
Back in the studio, I worked on various pieces including the monoprints and oil painting shown above. Amazing what comes out of the fire!
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