SOMHAIRLE MACDONALD
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Somhairle MacDonald is a multidisciplinary, award winning, Scottish artist working across painting, photography, graphic design, video and music. Deeply influenced by his native Highlands, his creative work blends traditional and digital techniques to create depth, evoke emotion and tell the stories that reflect our time. He is committed to art in all it’s facets and aspires to create work of cultural significance.
__________OIL PAINTING & DRAWING (ART)
I create genuine, one off pieces of Art. This is where my heart lies ultimately, my soul is often completely and hopelessly intertwined with it. When painting is going well this is where I find my Flow the most.
My landscape painting often go home to the places they depict, occasionally they also become Album Covers.
In the post truth era I believe hand made & heart felt artefacts are more important than they have ever been.
___MUSICIAN ___________& BAND PHOTOGRAPHY
15 years of experience photographing musicians. My aim is to work with artists on concepts that reflect not only their music but also heighten their artistic vision to convey their art effectively and with force.
I have been part of the wallpaper of the Scottish Music scene since the late 90’s…
_____________________Design & PRINT
Over the decades I have designed and printed thousands of real 3 dimensional items.
CD’s, Vinyl, T-shirts, Books, Posters.
I have designed over a 150 (printed) album covers.
I started Photoshop on version 2.
__________THE LAIRD OF FCKNG NOWHERE
An on going documentary photo-series exploring Scotlands margins of belonging; our continuing diaspora.
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SOMHAIRLE M S MACDHÒMHNAILL
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THE LAIRD OF FCKNG NOWHERE
Series Description:
laird /lɛːd/ noun (in Scotland) a person who owns a large estate. Scotland is experiencing a property crisis, the cost of living is so high and wages so low that few millennials or gen z’ers have any hope of ever finding a permanent home. In the highlands of Scotland (where I come from) the dream of being able to move home is so remote with even derelict buildings often being out of reach financially. In the central belt, where most of the population reside the social housing schemes that were built in the 1960 and 70’s are falling into dis-repair whilst rents remain high, often controlled by unscrupulous corporate landlords. This photo series aims to illustrate this social dystopia by exploring the fringes of place and our sense of belonging. The humans in these pictures may not be instantly recognisable but their stories are hidden in plain sight.
FOLKUMENTAIRES - MUSIC VIDEOS - ABSTRACT ART MONTAGES
MUSIC…
Music has been a big part of my creative process since adolescence. Being the Bass Fingers in Ethno Funk pioneers Croft N• Five gave me some fairly invaluable life experience. Though it could never be said that we were big or successful, we did grace stages across the world, from the Albert Hall, to New York to the Coigach Dance and Abriachan Village Hall. Music and poetry continue to form a large component of my visual work. Just take a look at the names of some of my paintings. I still endeavour to create music when the impetuous strikes me. Hap Hazard and wildly varying in quality, my music has always been a massive part of my expressive output. Another avenue of flow, a place to retreat, a sanctuary.