Studio Custodian Exhibition
Artist and Crofter, Derek Scanlan is delighted to be exhibiting a new series of landscape paintings at Atelier 4D x Studio Custodian in Maastricht.
The paintings depict Derek’s herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle (a traditional Scottish breed), grazing on the in-bye fields and common grazings of Mangersta, a crofting township in Uig, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
"As a crofter (peasant farmer) I am increasingly concerned about the industrialisation of farming. With removal of grazing animals from the landscape in the name of the environment, but primarily driven by big business, there appears to be little recognition of the environmental benefits of grazing animals on open pasture.
The tradition of keeping cattle and sheep on the hillsides of Scotland goes back thousands of years and has formed the soils, the flora and fauna and the communities of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
I am passionate about maintaining the ability to produce food locally and sustainably in a way that benefits nature, the animals and the communities that live there. My series of paintings attempts to reflect on the future challenges of crofting and small scale farming."
Please see Studio Custodian for further information and news on their European art and design exhibitions. The current pop-up exhibition can be viewed at:
Atelier 4D x Studio Custodian
Rechtstraat 65a | Maastricht , The Netherlands
Open every Saturday 11-17 December 2024
Also Sunday 15th December and Sunday 22 December 2024
and by appointment.
A folio of Derek Scanlan’s Scottish landscape paintings in pastels and oils can be viewed here.
The tradition of keeping cattle and sheep on the hillsides of Scotland goes back thousands of years and has formed the soils, the flora and fauna and the communities of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
I am passionate about maintaining the ability to produce food locally and sustainably in a way that benefits nature, the animals and the communities that live there. My series of paintings attempts to reflect on the future challenges of crofting and small scale farming."
Please see Studio Custodian for further information and news on their European art and design exhibitions. The current pop-up exhibition can be viewed at:
Atelier 4D x Studio Custodian
Rechtstraat 65a | Maastricht , The Netherlands
Open every Saturday 11-17 December 2024
Also Sunday 15th December and Sunday 22 December 2024
and by appointment.
A folio of Derek Scanlan’s Scottish landscape paintings in pastels and oils can be viewed here.