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Kyle Chronicle exclusive interviews with a variety of local artists
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Interview with Lyn Wells: “Animals’ eyes convey such honest emotion”
Lyn Wells (Artful Creatures) is a professional artist who produces natural history illustrations for publishers and takes commissions for wildlife paintings and animal portraits. KYLE CHRONICLE: When and why you decided to become an artist? Lyn: I don’t really remember making a decision about that. I started painting and
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Interview with Inger and Ingerbjorg Smith
We met mother and daughter Inger & Ingerbjorg Smith at their art studio in Tain. They both draw their inspiration from local landscapes and wildlife. KYLE CHRONICLE: When and why you decided to become an artist? Inger: I remember drawing when I was really young, maybe 5 years old. It
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Cherry & Bryan Alexander
Interview with renowned photographer couple specialising in the Polar regions Ardgay-based photographers Cherry & Bryan Alexander have been travelling to the polar regions for the last 49 years. Bryan documents the lives of the native peoples of Northern Siberia, Greenland, Alaska, Arctic Canada and Arctic Scandinavia, while Cherry photographs wildlife,
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Nigel Webster: “Watching a lump of clay being converted to a pot is a meditative experience”
Nigel Webster from Gledfield Mill Pottery opens the doors of his studio and lets us have a peek at the amazing process of loading, firing and unpacking of the kiln. KC: When did you first become interested in pottery? NG: For as long as I can remember I have collected
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Louise Worthy: "There is an element of the unknown in printmaking that is magical"
Owls, foxes and puffins populate the artworks of artist and printmaker Louise Worthy, who 15 years ago swapped a career in the fashion industry for an art studio in the Highlands. KC: When and why you decided to become an artist? LW: My love of printmaking started when I was
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Fiona matheson: "The process is as exciting as the outcome"
Croft houses appear regularly on her paintings, a reference to life in Strathcarron and Culrain when she was younger. KC: Why landscape? FM: The textures, colours and form of the Highland landscape are always changing. It supplies endless inspiration not only on a daily basis but hourly, as the weather