Well at last the exhibition is up and running at St Columba's. It runs until the 3rd. of June and comprises of 24 images, in ink, watercolor and mixed media.

It is looking around the British coasts and all the small inshore vessels which operate therein. In the past and still today, when a small boat has ceased to have any practical use, often they were simply abandoned and left for nature to recycle. These images are looking at the boats and their transition from usefulness to utter uselessness, or in other words watching them become rotting hulks. However looking at this process is wonderful; rotting, flaking and rusting. It sounds crazy, but there is great beauty in the whole process. The project took about a year and involves work produced during many treks over the years; it was all such good fun.

The picture on the invite is of a coble (small northern fishing craft) abandoned on a beach on the Northumbrian coast, that was a magical afternoon even if it was a tad bleak and wind swept.

Remember the sensitive work done at St Columba's, so phone before you visit. Thanks.

Charles