Alan Watson, artist
Alan regularly blogs on his website and has recently written about Joan Eardley's striking work Catterline in Winter. Catterline is a small fishing village, which lies 4 miles south of Stonehaven and where Eardley spent her winters painting. Alan discusses Eardley’s use of primary colours and visceral media handling. With winter drawing in on the North East of Scotland we thought you might like to read how Eardley could see 'a glimmer of hope for the return of summer warmth yet to come'...
A Passionate Eye by Alan Watson
'The slate grey night sky promises more snow. A large pale moon casts a luminous light over a slumped row of cottages below. Slushy snow spatters the ground as though it were recently left there by a sudden blizzard brought in by the sea. The black gable end of a cottage on the right hand side is silhouetted against the snow acting as a focal point for the scene. There is the sense of utter stillness that only a truly freezing night out of doors can have.' ...
