Watercolour, acrylic, charcoal and gesso on paper. 140x40cm .
High tide
Charcoal, watercolour, pencil and sea water.
Coastal path to Anstruther. High tide.
A kestrel hovers just above my head, unconcerned by my presence. Rain over Pittenweem brings the wind. It rips the paper from my board and I clamber down the rocks to get it back – crumpled and a bit soggy.
sea
mixed media on paper 78x35ccm
Road to Otterswick bay
Sanday, Orkney. Mixed media on paper.
Coastal walk. Squally showers.
Charcoal drawing.
Start of December
A quick sketch from the house. To all my lovely family and friends for a wonderful surprise birthday weekend. I had a fabulous time . Thankyou, am still smiling.
Dawning
Small yellow winged birds flit from rock to rock. Morning walkers in bobble hats and boots. Puddles. Up the path to the stubbled field. Blooming gorse for a birthday. Muddied footprints, washing lines and sheds.
This is the start for my new line of walking and drawing and talking through the village.
Drawing
Drawing.
My hand draws lines on paper,
journeying along the roadside of charcoal, graphite, ink,
dark nights and early morning fog.
I will go anywhere with you,
scoring,
scouring a groove of a breath,
a memory.
The adventurers
Cold morning, very cold.
Layers of clothing later I head out along the High Street and meet Gordon the street cleaner. His travels have taken him to John O’ Groats where he saw the MV Bettina wrecked on the rocks below. His uncle, a seaman from Anstruther circumnavigated the globe in 1961.He heads east and I west out of the village .
small stories
Marram grass, Sanday, Orkney.
A machair of wildflowers – orchids, birdsfoot trefoil, grass of Parnassus, eyebright, thrift and scurvy grass set against the enormity of the wide northern skies. On the far side of the bay some German duck shooters had once bought the farmhouse installing gold taps and a very large telescope. They had to sell to pay a debt owed for wrecking Ernie Groundwaters pleasure cruiser.
dominique cameron RSW 