A glimpse from my trip to Edinburgh for

Visual Arts Scotland - Then and Now: 100 Years of VAS

It was great to visit the old city where I spent 4 years of my life as a student - humming with new coffee shops, tourists, bag pipes and creativity. Visiting this exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy was thrilling, it is a very large and glamorous space - I sipped prosecco and mingled with new artist friends from deep within the Highlands. It was a beautifully hung show with each room hung according to colour. It worked.

Apparently my second cousin was showing a painting there too (we both went to Edinburgh college of art, she was 3 years above me) plus a cohort from Cornwall (from a Cornwall-Scotland residency exchange). But alas we didn’t know and we didn’t meet. Shame.

Below are some images from the event.

*Prosodic Chapters Of Immanent Silence* 2022
Oak gall ink and gesso on panel; 122 x 122cm
This painting, was selected from over 1500 entries. 242 artists were showcased. Using my signature paint, made from locally foraged oak galls, I have made the painting with traditional gesso on sustainable poplar wood panel.

During the exhibition there was also a room showing work 30x30cm from all members of VAS, all under £250. This is a travelling show and next visits Borders Art Fair click for catalogue.