Optician-Artist
Last week, when exploring Kelvingrove Art Gallery with my wife Sian, this painting stopped me in my tracks: Two figures at a fence, Islay, 1904 by John Quinton Pringle. John … Continue reading Optician-Artist
Tag: Islay
about friendship
Round Church, Bowmore, Islay, Thursday 29 August 2024: My question to Andrew O’Hagan: To play this short film please click here or on the image above.
a family holiday on Islay
Thank you Charlotte and Andrew for a wonderful short holiday. Three short films: Part [i] Islay jottings: Part [ii]: The Treasures of Islay Part [iii] Favourite Songs:
She is surrounded by poetry
For Cathie Ann Walker: She is surrounded by poetry: To play this short film please click here: Filmed at Keppolsmore, Islay, end of August 2024. Music credit: A cover of … Continue reading She is surrounded by poetry
some roaring abstraction
This film is for my daughter Rachel: To play this short film please click on the image above or here. Music credit: Starlings, by ELBOW as performed with the BBC … Continue reading some roaring abstraction
a friend to friendship itself
Last week on a short island break we were fortunate to able to get last minute tickets for the Islay Book Festival. Andrew O’Hagan, author of Mayflies was being interviewed … Continue reading a friend to friendship itself
That is what I went to see.
Kepollsmore Farm, Islay, 28th August 2024. Credit: ‘About Time‘ by David Rooney
Port Charlotte
Late August 2024: a short family break on Islay: