Snowy Solway - Criffel from Mawbray.

A larger oil painting from a couple of days ago.

Laurieston Kite Feeding Station.

What a superb day - first a visit to the McGill Duncan Gallery in Castle Douglas and then kite feeding at Laurieston. Photography wasn't easy as it was a dreich day ...a return visit beckons!

Trail Camera badgers (Part 2)

We continue to enjoy collecting images from the Bushnell camera trap ...and creating compilation photographs.

Carrion crow; woodpigeon; rabbit; magpie and grey squirrel.

Badger compilation - 3 different visits though.

Rabbits! (Compilation)

Playing with monoprinting - Ardnave Point, Islay.

...collaging papers from failed prints. Based on Ardnave Point - Islay.

Spring Squill - felt balls.

Two more 'botanical balls'. Made with a polystyrene inner, then felted in the washing machine and then needle felted. The beads were a pain to sew on, but the best bit will be taking them to Cornwall, finding a dramatic backdrop on the coast and then photographing them in situ.  Hopefully on a windless, sunny day!

Trail Camera Trap Results

Over the past couple of weeks Tom’s camera trap has been out in various locations often baited with apple or nuts. Some of the images are compilation images where a series of images have been compiled to create a single picture using photoshop.

Compilation image of a pair of male and female bullfinch, blackbird and a robin.

Compilation image of magpies over an old sheep carcass.

Compilation image of carrion crows over an old sheep carcass.

A series of three individual images : wood pigeon, badger and rabbit. 

Criffel from Mawbray...

...it looks nothing like this today! Apologies for the poor lighting - not the best day for taking photographs indoors today.

20" x 20" oil.