Ury blues Still Life I'm always pleased when I

I'm always pleased when I can use a bit of a song as a title for a painting so thank you Leonard Cohen

I've always enjoyed the work of my old art college tutor

I've returned to the subject to channel my inner street-cool kid from the Upper East Side (Lochee)…

Craigievar is one of those castles that almost feels invented already… tall

Inspired by the late Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro

Ury blues Still Life I'm always pleased when I30 x 30 cm Ury House is a building I know well, but it still has a habit of feeling different each time I come back to it. Having lived on the estate for many years, Ive seen it through all sorts of changes, and it has become a familiar part of the landscape. In many of my paintings, the house appears at a distance, almost as part of the wider setting. Here, though, it takes centre stage