Comments on: Shared horizons : (Mostly) back from Orkney. http://www.signapse.co.uk/2009/09/03/shared-horizons-mostly-back-from-orkney/ Everything starts with drawing Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: doug http://www.signapse.co.uk/2009/09/03/shared-horizons-mostly-back-from-orkney/#comment-2268 doug Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:08:52 +0000 http://www.signapse.co.uk/2009/09/03/shared-horizons-mostly-back-from-orkney/#comment-2268 I got a mail from my friend Ishbel, who was born in Orkney. She said "“uncompromising and welcoming”… ??? yup. you got it, doug" She has such a fierce pride in her place. Somewhat like that poem by George Mackay Brown - a seemingly trivial list of events joined at the end by a keen and passionate sense of place and presence. He made a day like any other, into a memorial for his father. These are entirely quiet and private activities, and even though Stromness had many visitors when I was there it was still entirely concerned with it's own quiet and private activities. I liked that place and would like to go back for longer (with a warmer sleeping bag). This is from Hamnavoe by Geroge Mackay Brown And because under equalities sun, All things wear now to a common soiling, In the fire of images Gladly I put my hand To save that day for him. I got a mail from my friend Ishbel, who was born in Orkney. She said ““uncompromising and welcoming”… ??? yup. you got it, doug”

She has such a fierce pride in her place. Somewhat like that poem by George Mackay Brown - a seemingly trivial list of events joined at the end by a keen and passionate sense of place and presence. He made a day like any other, into a memorial for his father. These are entirely quiet and private activities, and even though Stromness had many visitors when I was there it was still entirely concerned with it’s own quiet and private activities. I liked that place and would like to go back for longer (with a warmer sleeping bag).

This is from Hamnavoe by Geroge Mackay Brown

And because under equalities sun,
All things wear now to a common soiling,
In the fire of images
Gladly I put my hand
To save that day for him.

]]> By: Ish http://www.signapse.co.uk/2009/09/03/shared-horizons-mostly-back-from-orkney/#comment-2223 Ish Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:07:26 +0000 http://www.signapse.co.uk/2009/09/03/shared-horizons-mostly-back-from-orkney/#comment-2223 "uncompromising and welcoming"... ??? yup. you got it, doug. “uncompromising and welcoming”… ??? yup. you got it, doug.

]]> By: Nigel and Kathy Wells http://www.signapse.co.uk/2009/09/03/shared-horizons-mostly-back-from-orkney/#comment-2100 Nigel and Kathy Wells Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:06:09 +0000 http://www.signapse.co.uk/2009/09/03/shared-horizons-mostly-back-from-orkney/#comment-2100 Hello! The weather forecast sounds more settled in the coming days so we hope you are getting lots of ideal painting days. We've really enjoyed seeing your delightful artwork along with your illuminating comments about your thought processes. The whole presentation of your blog is really colourful and appealing and the text sections are entertaining. It's interesting to compare your perceptions of Orkney to ours but we certainly all agree that it's a welcoming place. Nigel was really fascinated by the wireless museum too. With best wishes, Nigel and Kathy Point of Ness campsite Hello! The weather forecast sounds more settled in the coming days so we hope you are getting lots of ideal painting days. We’ve really enjoyed seeing your delightful artwork along with your illuminating comments about your thought processes. The whole presentation of your blog is really colourful and appealing and the text sections are entertaining. It’s interesting to compare your perceptions of Orkney to ours but we certainly all agree that it’s a welcoming place. Nigel was really fascinated by the wireless museum too. With best wishes,
Nigel and Kathy
Point of Ness campsite

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