There are quite a few old blackhouses on Berneray, many of which are being beautifully restored. Maybe one day this one will regain its former glory!
TITLE “Derelict Blackhouse, Berneray” Study in Gouache. C Jo Morton 2014
IMAGE CODE : B12
ORIGINAL FOR SALE . Overall (framed) size approx 22.5 cms x 37 cms Passing Place Gallery, Berneray, North Uist. Price: £90 (mounted and framed)
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LETTERCARDS Cards (about 6″ square) of this design will be available SOON! Watch this space or Contact the Artist through this website for further information.
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Old croft buildings are often seen being beautifully restored in these remote and peaceful islands. . A wonderful example is Drover’s Cottage , where I spent several very happy breaks, mostly working on my painting, very productive, I might add!
This ancient building is just behind the Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust hostel on Berneray, itself in two beautifully converted old blackhouses . Although these have been provided with all mod cons , the job has been done sensitively , so that none of its character has been lost, much to the relief of lovers of the old simple-style hostel option which used in days past to be offered by the YHA. This painting was carried out in gouache on a glued watercolour paper block – an excellent option in a useful size, invaluable for working ‘en plein air’ in a howling gale! I use small postcard-size blocks for many of my card designs, and I’ve made a little wallet for them out of several layers of bubble-wrap, so I can sometimes stop worrying about damaging paper edges and dodging imminent rain showers during a painting session perhaps? After undergoing removal headaches, both of home and studio , I can at last organise my painting practice in a more directly practical manner. My ‘big, messy, smelly’ work is at last within sight of getting laid out in better order , with different areas dedicated to different media. This way I can sometimes look forward to branching into watercolour , for example, without huge hiatus and interruptions, and likewise ensure that I always have a mini sketch=kit available when I travel !
Hebridean postcards 