Beatcroft

I live in a remote part of the Shetland Islands, where I write, cook, play the guitar, make the occasional radio show and produce visual art on coastal, maritime and island themes.

Made only metres from the sea, some of the works are straightforward paintings. Others use shell, stone, driftwood, seaglass, marine plastics, metal and bone, all carefully cleaned, disinfected and often modified with acrylics, pastels, crayon and watercolour.

Many are mounted on Ballachulish slate, though some are on driftwood. A few come with copper wire hangings. Of late I have moved toward more traditional painting styles. My work is in collections in the UK and USA.

I also sell the occasional rare book and sometimes paintings by other folk.