Shona Grant
@monde
Artist, photographer & maker of artists' books. Pro member of Society of Scottish Artists. Consumer of crisps. Cocker spaniel owner. Learning to get by in French. www.ShonaGrantsArt.com
I must say I'm looking forward to cooler conditions - like this blizzard perhaps.
A visit to Tarlair outside pools this morning at MacDuff in Aberdeenshire. It was closed in 1995 and was pretty derelict when I last visited it in 2018 (3rd pic). Today the pavillion is a tea room with added kitchen but the 3 pools are waiting for funding to be renovated. It was busy in its day.
I've eventually got round to making these artists' books with handmade box after a year of procrastination. They're a set of left and right concertina books entitled 'Wind and Rain at Midnight'. You can read more about them here >>> www.shonagrantsart.com/test-books
Taking photos of the wonderfully named lichen Old Man's Beard today using my folding photography light tent. The lichen is a subject I've been thinking of including in a handmade book for a while. Needless to say there's pressure on to go out for a walk.
#BlueskyArtShow #NewYear Winds from the north bringing snow in North East Scotland.
#BlueskyArtShow #Sky Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire, said to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker's 'Count Dracula'
It's a mucky day out there with rain slowly melting the snow and ice, so here's 'Summer Landscape' (oil on canvas - 1955) by English artist Edward Middleditch RA. A welcome splash of colour.
With the latest storm approaching, here's one of my photos from a series taken of the trees in wind and rain at midnight a few weeks back. I'm in the middle of making a handmade book using them. #photography #storm
Autumn colours tentatively begin. Actually, this year they started in mid August due to lack of rain. It'll be interesting to see if Autumn colours will be done and dusted by mid October when usually at their best.
My last drawing of #DrawingAugust is of a poor tree split by Storm Arwen in Nov 2021. The fallen trees are a daily reminder of the power of the storm. Hopefully not to be repeated any time soon. #DrawingAugust2025
Another digital drawing with Procreate for today’s #DrawingAugust A rare peaceful moment for Tess my cocker spaniel. #DrawingAugust2025
#DrawingAugust today is a monotype print. It could be better but it’s a process I’m just learning. #DrawingAugust2025
#DrawingAugust today is a digital drawing on Procreate. The finished work always looks a bit ‘digital’ compared to pencil on paper but it’s very freeing with that magical undo button. #DrawingAugust2025
Todays #DrawingAugust is of one of the dogs long suffering toys. An orange chameleon with a look of fear in its eyes. #DrawingAugust2025
Studio scissors drawn in charcoal for today's #DrawingAugust. I must get some new ones because these are really uncomfortable to use. I've put up with them for years, not sure why. Anyway here's a permanent reminder of them. #DrawingAugust2025