My friend, Don Paul (a keen painter) and I had been talking
about taking a wee trip out to visit a gallery for some time. Now, with Spring
in the air, it was determined that we could get to Modern 2 Gallery in
Edinburgh’s Belford District and, if the weather held, would have time after
visiting the exhibition to take the cameras for a dodder around the West side
of Dean Cemetery – a short walk along a connecting path.
The exhibition
comprised of a small collection of works by Scottish Artist Joan Eardley,
entitled ‘The Nature of Painting’. There should be some copied examples of
these at the rear of this zine – all copyright the artist herself.
Following our
appreciation of the works, we headed off for a cuppa and a scone before facing
the very bright – but equally chilly – East side of Dean Cemetery.
Unfortunately, the sun
was very bright and made for extremely contrasty pictures, but I found a few
worth saving, and these are reproduced here.
