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“Herring Lassies Mending Nets” – Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches. This is the third completed painting of my “Herring Lassies” series. The painting will be part of my forthcoming exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh. The exhibition is called “The Herring Lassies” and will be on from Saturday 10th March until Saturday 17th March 2012. Let me know if you would like to preview any paintings or if you would like an invitation to the opening evening.

“Herring Lassie with Cran” – Oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches. This is the second completed painting of my “Herring Lassies” series. The painting will be part of my forthcoming exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh. The exhibition is called “The Herring Lassies” and will be on from Saturday 10th March until Saturday 17th March 2012. Let me know if you would like to preview any paintings or if you would like an invitation to the opening evening.

“Herring Lassies at harbour Wall” – Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches. This is the first completed painting of my “Herring Lassies” series. The painting will be part of my forthcoming exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh. The exhibition is called “The Herring Lassies” and will be on from Saturday 10th March until Saturday 17th March 2012. Let me know if you would like to preview any paintings or if you would like an invitation to the opening evening.

“After Hours” from my Absinthe Diaries Series has just been sold at the Ship on the Shore exhibition.

There are 6 paintings on show and for sale. Why not give yourself a Christmas treat with some outstanding seafood, champagne and original art direct from the artist.

Check the paintings out on the Exhibitions page:

http://www.dmacart.com/exhibitions/

The Ship On The Shore
24-26 Shore,
Leith,
Edinburgh EH6 6QN

http://www.theshipontheshore.co.uk/

“Herring Lassies carrying crans” – Work in Progress, Oil on Canvas, 34 x 24 inches. This is a black and raw sienna Frottee on a blue/black Imprimatura.

The backdrop for the Herring Lassies series of paintings is Newhaven harbour. I will initiate another couple of paintings and then work on them all concurrently.

This is a portrait commission of the lovely Aleksandra Stattin. The setting is the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. It’s oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.

Aleksandra is a stage and screen actress based in New York. It was a great pleasure to have the opportunity to meet and paint her. The portrait commissioned by her husband Gordon will be hung in their Manhattan apartment.

Just got quoted in the Edinburgh Evening News talking about Absinthe. There is an inaugural Absinthe Night being held at Bond No.9 in Leith this Saturday (24th September). You can read the full article by Sandra Dick here:

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/I-can-be-your-fairy.6840642.jp

and check out my Absinthe Diaries paintings here:

http://www.dmacart.com/series/

“Pieta” – Oil on Linen, 16 x 12 inches. Think I will leave this as is for the moment. Maybe more glaze and scumble later.

This painting is a head study of the Virgin Mary from the sculpture of La Pieta by Michaelangelo in the Vatican in Rome.

“Dawn” – Oil on Canvas, 37 x 37 inches. Think I will leave this as is for the moment.

This painting is based on the sculpture of Dawn by Michaelangelo for the tomb of Lorenzo de’ Medici, in the Medici Chapel in Florence.

“Dawn” – Oil on Canvas, 37 x 37 inches, Work in Progress. This is the Frottee, Raw Umber on an Imprimatura of Raw Sienna. Solid painting into this comes next.

This painting is based on the sculpture of Dawn by Michaelangelo for the tomb of Lorenzo de’ Medici, in the Medici Chapel in Florence.