Again, and again in my painting I am drawn to the sea; its power, its constant motion, its changing colours and surfaces, its significance to human history with the countless journeys taken across it. For me it is an integral aspect of Scottish landscape and holds so much of Scotland’s history both in livelihoods and emigration. I try to establish vibrant, textural surfaces using a dynamic approach and remove the element of control by allowing the paint to move as its own violation. I use pieces of maps; lines and numbers extracted from maps and the words of the shipping forecast as a reflection of our attempts to make the relationship with the sea safer.
Catriona Taylor was a mature student at Edinburgh College of Art after having worked in theatre and literature. She was Artist in Residence on an award-winning residency at the National Library of Scotland, making work in response to the collections. She was also Leverhulme Artist in Residence with the Scottish Centre of Diaspora Studies at Edinburgh University. The work from this residency was shown at the National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish Parliament. She was also Artist in Residence with Craig & Rose, Dunfermline, funded by an Arts and Business Creativity at Work Award. Catriona is currently the Art Group Facilitator at Castle Craig Hospital for Addictions, Blyth Bridge, Peeblesshire.
Slight or Moderate
Mixed media on paper, 58 x 73 cm framed £495
Southwest backing
Mixed media on paper, 58 x 73 cm framed £495
Evening Horizons
Mixed media on paper, 48 x 58 cm framed £395
Map of Mountains and Masts
Acrylic on map, 42 x 52 cm £325
Smooth or Slight
Mixed media on paper, 80 x 72 cm framed £595