I stumbled across this building on the outskirts of Stromness on a Summer evening stroll when working in Orkney in the summer of 2012. It had been a long day and I was tired, so I hastily snapped a photo, almost over my shoulder, just to record the moment. The sun was going down and …
20 x 30″ (50 × 76 × 4 cm) Mixed Media on canvas This boat is a much-photographed Scottish landmark of the Isle of Mull, at Pennyghael on the banks of Loch Scridain on the West of the Island. It’s in one of the most beautiful spots, overlooked by the towering Munro, Ben More. I …
20 x 30″ (76.2 × 50.8 × 5.08 cm) Original – Mixed media (acrylic and varnished charcoal) on a box frame canvas. Roofless Ruin, Ballantrushal, Lewis – During my February 2012 trip to the Isle of Lewis, I decided to visit the Clach an Trushal which is the tallest standing stone in Scotland. As I …
20 x 24″ (50 × 60 × 4 cm) Original – Mixed Media on Canvas. An original canvas called Winter Skies and Ruin, by Callanish. This crumbling house was on the skyline distant from the Callanish stones (Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland), beside which I stayed for a week in February 2012. I vowed …
20 x 24″ (51 x 61 x 4cm) Mixed media on canvas. This painting came from work I did on a Winter trip to Orkney. I love the light and the skies in Orkney, and this tries to capture the moment when cloud cover and drizzle clear for a fleeting moment to illuminate the landscape …
‘Ruin’ a joint exhibition by Nicki MacRae (painting) and Gavin Hookway (photography), Eden Court, Inverness 2nd – 29th September 2012. Poster design copyight Gavin Hookway 2012.