Author Archives: jackdonaldson

Here lie the remains. Paintings, frames, stretchers, canvas, boards. The general detritus of a freshly cleared studio waiting to be taken away by a local council. What do I feel? WEIGHTLESSNESS. All of the stuff that I found it possible to leave behind, not to completed. The odds and ends that failed to find aContinue reading “WHAT REMAINS”

Foxed carpet circa 1975. Perished nylon fibre, totally bald in places. Profuse stains apparent predominantly industrial enamel and coffee. lbs/Kilos rudimentary spring weighing hook of the kind used in antiquated meat markets, period dramas. Assortment of oil based spray cans in a variety of colours, my favorite today being Candy pink. They each come withContinue reading “STUDIO INVENTORY”

Dear Rosie,Thanks for taking the time to get in touch.That must have been almost ten years ago now! I’m so glad you still get pleasure out of the painting.The Rose garden painting was one of the first pictures I made after leaving Glasgow school of art. In many ways I still view it as a formative painting, madeContinue reading “I never promised you a Rose Garden”

Creeping down the stairs in the dead of night attempting to locate the bathroom in a labyrinthine house in Hythe in 2017. The faint wash of the sea added to the subsequent blissful relief, and the elation of a quick ascent to a warm bed was foremost in my mind. Making my way over creakingContinue reading “Nocturnal Adventures”