Forth Road Bridge Closure.

I made the train station on time and tomorrow we will reverse the order and I will deliver Janet to the station for her commute to Edinburgh. I know peoples routines and lives have been radically altered by Forth Road Bridge closure, but.... It has got to be for the benefit of all concerned. I of course mean that our environment and our lifestyle has improved. Not by choice... No, No! By default of a fractured girder. 80,000 vehicles have stopped crossing the bridge, and the alternatives are public transport, or drive for a lot, lot, lot longer. It occurs to me that the failed steelwork has tapped us on the shoulder and said "there is a better way". That means investing in our public transport systems, making hard choices about our travel needs and changing our priorities. Archie Duncanson, author of 'Ecology Begins At Home' gives an interesting spin on our individual power of choice and I have inserted his table on pollution rates. Trains have a much smaller footprint than cars and ....



if all the traffic were cars, and... if we all now commute by train.... we reduce pollution by 77,500 less car journeys every day. It is not a choice, it is a must. Perhaps after the long closure of the road bridge we will have developed better habits and stick to them. Perhaps!

 

"Anyway" I hear you cry... "What about the new watercolours you promised" Yes, yes, I just thought the planet is worth saving and paintings? Important, yes, but pail before the opportunity to slow down the consumption of non renewables.

 

On  a lighter note, a watercolour finished a few weeks ago which I have titled 'The colour of summer'. It is inspired by the landscape of the Isle of Tiree and the very distinctive architecture of the Islands.



Watercolour on Paper 'The Colour of Summer' by Glen Craig

New watercolour paintings to show.

It's been a while, but I have discovered that I am not very good at the old technology thing. For starters... you need to remember passwords and stuff. Then you need to have something to say! When I am on the computer, I spend days doing nothing... checking emails, writing emails, digitizing images and paintings, formatting images, etc, etc, etc... So when do I get time for my blog? It is obvious from my blog... the answer is... I don't! That is, I don't make time. There is always something more important. Well, It's time for changes. I am going to get into the discipline of writing a blog about my art and it starts now. Oh, sorry.... the Forth Road bridge is closed for repairs and I need to go collect my special from the train station....NOW! I will post some watercolours tomorrow. Promise.

ART AT THE LIBRARY

Interesting proposition... to show art at your local library! My Library has just undergone a transformation from Council control to 'Trust'. In those days of changing ways.... they need to seek new avenues for sustainability. Showing, and selling, local arts and crafts is a new venture. I have had a range of my cards in the Library for a few weeks and have now hung 12 watercolours. Sale of work will assist the library and local art is seen by local people. I'm sure many libraries across the country have similar challenges and I think this is a great way of meshing arts and crafts with the more traditional role of community libraries.

Glen craig, watercolour artist

Glen craig, watercolour artist
This is my page. I try and keep facebook ticking along with current work and events , shows or exhibitions. The art is more related to cards and prints, but also includes original work. I hope you will have a look and let me know if you 'like' it. Thank You.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL.
Thank you all for supporting my work through the last year and a special thank you to those who commissioned work. Whether you have 'liked' my facebook page, bought an art card, a print, an original or have commissioned a watercolour, I thank you. With your support I am enthusiastic and inspired to take on greater challenges in the year ahead. I will be redesigning my web site to give a much more friendly window onto my work and allow you to buy art cards. A big gap in my current site. I have a draft site at the moment and I am very excited at the prospect of getting it to you at the earliest date. All the best for 2013.

The best thing is getting your work seen. I have been invisable for most of the year, but busy doing essentials... not art. I'm sure art is essential to, but in my world, has given way to other priorities. I went to Tiree for a holiday and refreshed my need to paint. My daughter has appointed herself my art agent and got me going. It is great to be producing artwork again. Here is my latest effort. A Castle in the Snow. A Watercolour.... what else!

Why is it that the thing you love seems to get further away as your desire to do it increases?
Or is it just me! I seem to have done very little this year, but busy as a bee.
More artwork is required. And soon. . . .



Sunset on the Croft; Watercolour. 2011