The harbour at Newhaven. Once a separate village that formed around a fishing community in the 1480s, this is now an all-too easily overlooked western neighbour of Leith; and is well worth seeking out. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/newhaven/index.html
I'm slowly going through all my best prints! Soon I'll be onto the terrible ones.
Here's one of my favourite prints from a few years ago: "Between Tides". It is a five colour screenprint, two blues, yellow, brown and transparent black.
It is based on the harbour wall at Mousehole and features boats on the sand, lobster pots and a seagull. Unfortunately I only made 22 of them (I was still learning how to register prints accurately).
The last one travels with us to Cheltenham next Thursday to meet its new owner.
Here's another one of my recent prints, Mevagissey Harbour, a six colour screenprint which I started editioning earlier this year.
It is from a series of photographs I took of the harbour. I did not trace it from the photograph though but redrew it and interpreted it in my own way.
It features four colours and two transparent blacks. And lots of textures and natural media elements.
Me over-exposing the film in the camera, it's a good idea to keep old cameras in cases in strong sunlight. 😅 You might notice some light leaks in the previous photo.
Craighouse, the only village on the wonderful island of Jura, seen from its pier. The village is home to a distillery and a hotel and to a large proportion of the island's population, which stood at 196 in 2011. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/jura/craighouse/index.html
The busy harbour at Burghead in Moray. The town has an ancient history and the large fortress whose remains can still be seen on the headland above the harbour was very probably the capital of the Pictish kingdom of Fortriu. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/burghead/burghead/index.html
The harbour in the pretty village of Dunure in Ayrshire, overlooked by the village inn. The origins of the village probably date back to those of nearby Dunure Castle, while the harbour was built in 1811 by Thomas Kennedy for £50,000. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dunure/dunure/index.html
The harbour at Carradale on the less-travelled eastern side of the Kintyre peninsula. No-one ends up in Carradale who hasn't actually set out to be there, and the village offers a gentle pace and a quiet charm that amply reflects that. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/carradale/carradale/index.html
This reflection was part of a series I produced a few years ago. This is HMCS Acadia, which was docked by the Maritime Museum in Halifax harbour. Built in 1913, she survived the Halifax explosion of 1917. https://hmhps.ca/sites/hmcs-acadia
Happy Tuesday, Fedi Friends