Geisha 5 East Coast of Scotland This painting captures a view

This painting captures a view of Stonehaven as seen looking down from the Ury Estate

around that time of year

I've returned to the subject to channel my inner street-cool kid from the Upper East Side (Lochee)…

The 'cheeky’ face on the mug in this little arrangement seems to affect everything else in the painting

it prompted me to look again at the language of his work: the crowns

Geisha 5 East Coast of Scotland This painting captures a view20 x 20 cm This series of Geisha paintings began by chance, rediscovered while leafing through an old book during an attempted clear out. Inspired by the late Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro, the work quietly echoes the mood and sensitivity of his prints. Its less about costume or exoticism, and more about presence. About surface and pattern. About the fragile balance between stillness and performance the pause between moments