Geisha 3 North East Scotland it prompted me to look

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

most of these memories were collected whilst walking a dog or two along the Estate's many trails and byways)

still settling into the surrounding landscape

around that time of year

Geisha 3 North East Scotland it prompted me to look20 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