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Autumn update September / November 2018

Well then, its a fair time since I updated this homepage and a lot has been happening. Ive spent much of the time since the Painting with Sound exhibition at the Barony Centre, simply painting and trying to catch up with all the paperwork that needed to be done! Over this period a number of exhibition opportunities have arisen and so the main focus of this new blog is to tell you about these shows.

The Biscuit Factory Autumn Exhibition September 8th October 28th

As you may know, I have over the past few years, shown some of my paintings at the fabulous Biscuit Factory in Newcastle upon Tyne. Back in the spring the gallery once again contacted me and asked if Id like to show some more work with them, this time in their Autumn 2018 exhibition. I of course accepted and during the summer have been working on several new pieces specifically for this show. One of them is this new 80 x 80cm acrylic and pastel painting based on a walk we did in Sutherland back in May. The hill, Meallan a Chuail, is quite rugged and although only 750m, is a far more interesting summit than its slightly bigger neighbour, Beinn Leoid .which was originally our target.

It really was an enjoyable and quite exhilarating day and we had the hill to ourselves. Even as we made our way up the ridge, I was thinking about how I might make a painting and I had started it within a few weeks of returning home to Irvine. As an aside, the folk at the Biscuit Factory have also asked me to give a short talk about my work and in particular, about how I have in recent years, started to use sound alongside paint. Sound engineers, Graham Byron and Drew Kirkland who I have been working with now for several years, will be travelling with me to Newcastle to set up and exhibit the Kylesku Project, our first audio painting, so that people who attend the talk will also get the opportunity to experience this new more immersive form of landscape. This event is planned for Sunday October 14th at 2pm. For further information and to book a ticket, please contact the Biscuit Factory.

Moray Arts Centre, Findhorn September 4th September 23rd

Earlier in the summer I was also asked whether I would like to put half a dozen small paintings into a group exhibition at the Moray Arts Centre, for a few weeks in September. Its a long way to travel but I kind of figured that we could make the trips to deliver and collect the work, into wee short walking trips ..taking the gear and the tent with us and then heading for the Cairngorms. That was the plan anyway, but just three weeks ago I heard that the three other people taking part in the show, had pulled out for various reasons .and I was asked if Id put a small solo exhibition on instead. After a short time thinking about this and checking what work I had available, I agreed. Nita and I did a flying visit about ten days ago to see the centre and to get an idea of the space and after a mad week sorting and wrapping the work, we went back on Monday to hang the show. We were very lucky in this as Graham and Tracy Byron kindly offered to drive up and help is with the installation. This made for a very enjoyable and stress free few hours. The show looks good I think and hopefully well get a good few visitors during the course of the exhibition. Of course, with a car full of paintings, there was no room for the rucksacks and so no walking but hey, you cant have everything!

The Seagull Gallery, Gourock September October

I was also recently invited to show a couple of small paintings in the Seagull Gallery in Gourock. The gallery has a rolling and constantly changing exhibition and there is a wonderful variety of work on display. For us living here in Irvine, it is just under an hour long drive up the coast and so made a very pleasant wee trip out when we went to deliver the paintings.

Courtyard Studios Group Exhibition Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine September 21st November 4th

We are once again holding a group exhibition of work created by the artists working at the Courtyard Studios in Irvine. The exhibition which will contain work by 17 artists, will include paintings, drawings, prints, jewellery, hand bookbinding, ceramics, leatherwork, photography and textilesso something for everyone to enjoy. Things have been such a rush for me recently that Im still not entirely sure which pieces Ill be showing in this show! I have a new 80 x 80cm painting completed and another on the go .so maybe one of these. Im also working on a new large graphite drawing and so this might be a candidate if I get it finished in time.

Courtyard Studios Open Weekend Saturday / Sunday 6 / 7th October, 12 noon 5pm both days.

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This will, I think, be the 14th year running that weve held this event and its proved quite a success over the years. Its a great opportunity to catch everyone in their studios at the same time and to see all the new work that has been done over the preceding 12 months. Many of us have been working at the Courtyard for a good number of years, but artists come and go and this year we have three new tenants and so there will be completely new work to see in their studios. As usual, everyone is welcome and of course, being right on the Harbourside, there are many and varied places to eat and drink during your visit. As well as a big selection of paintings and drawings on show in my studio, I will also be exhibiting and playing the Kylesku audio painting again .so if you missed seeing and hearing it at the Barony Centre back in March, youll be able to catch it as part of this event.

Well, thats about it for now. I do hope that you can get along to one or other of these events.

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The Olmsted Brothers company was an influential landscape architectural firm in the United States, established in 1898 by brothers John Charles Olmsted (18521920) and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (18701957), sons of the eminent landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.[1]

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When you look at your backyard, what do you see? Grass and a few trees, maybe some flowers if you were proactive in your gardening this spring. Now for the tough question - What do you want to see? A uniquely shaped in-ground pool, complimented by a stone patio, steps, a grill station and bar? Whether this is your landscaping dream, or something else entirely, Durham Hill will make it a reality.

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Seedling

Join Date: Feb 2007

USDA Zone 4

Posts: 127

Landscaping a hill

I have a client thats wasnt a low mait. landscape with perenials and flowering shrubs that require little or no mait.

They have requested that i lay landscape fabric before i mulch this way there wont be a problem with weed but now that i think about it water + slope+ rain = erosion. Will adding landscape fabrics make the water run down the slope faster thus causing the mulch to slide down with it?

Advice is greatly appreciated my design and proposal is due on Monday

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Seedling

Join Date: Oct 2006

USDA Zone 6

Posts: 122

Most of that fabric have holes in it, so water can go through it. The mulch will usually soak up the water before it becomes a problem. I would try to talk them out of using landscape fabric, that stuff is a pain. My guess though is that it wouldn't be a problem.

If you are still worried about it, an idea (might not be a good one) is if you use staples to hold down the fabric, don't pound them in all the way...leave a half a inch or so out of the ground (make sure they aren't visible through the mulch!!) and perhaps that would help hold the mulch in place.

5 Gallon Tree

Join Date: Mar 2006

Location: Rhode Island

USDA Zone 7

Posts: 544

Tell them that fabric will prevent weeds for the first year or two and that after that it will do nothing but gradually stick more and more out of the hill becoming more and more of an eyesore until they end up payoing someone to come in five years from now to rip the entire thing out and start over which will cost more than just paying someone to put a pre- emergent down in the spring and come in a weed it once a month. If you'd like to hear more i know there are some lively discussions in the archives on the topic.

Making sure you have good soiul drainage will help prevent wash out of mulch. Plant it with fast spreading plants (but non-invasive) that will out compete most weeds. Mulch well. Apply a pre-emergent herbicide when finished and each spring for the next few years until the plants have filled in. Weed it periodically (once a month, every other month, whatever).

Moderator

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Northern VA

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Posts: 1,709

In my experience, fabric will prevent the perennials from expanding and filling in the 'bare' areas. I usually explain to the client that neat thing about perennials is that they fill in and expand so they are a great value for the investment and the fabric will prevent them from growing.Clients usually understand the counter-productive nature of that situation. Also, if the fabric has a slick sheen to it, the mulch will have a tendancy to slide down the hill.Overall, most of the material you have mentioned will perform better without the fabric. As the mulch decomposes and new mulch is added, any weeds that do grow will put roots into the fabric which makes then even harder to remove.Have I made my case?

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Seedling

Join Date: Feb 2007

USDA Zone 4

Posts: 127

thank you very much guys im gonna have to tell them no fabric!

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Join Date: Feb 2004

USDA Zone 5

Posts: 789

I'll disagree here. On large banks the goal is almost always VERY low maintenance. And since we all agree that weeds will be the major nemesis, I design with the idea that the plants will eventually fill in and shade out any weeds BUT in the interim, the fabric will significantly reduce the amount of weeds, especially in a sunny area. Perhaps in 3-4 years certain weeds will begin to infiltrate but by then the shrubs/ trees/ perennials will have begun to shade the area out. And with the plants, don't use any creeping varieties. They are not dense enough to shade out weeds. Use groupings of plants that get 2-4 feet high and spread out alot. And as for perennials, I generally advise that you keep most of them near the bottom of the bank because they require the most fussing. And it's fine to use the mat with the perennials that like to spread. We cut large holes around those plants with slits in the surrounding mat to allow for growth down the road.Remember too that the mat also significantly slows down the decomposition of the mulch because it's not in contact with the soil. This is definately a maintenance (and money) saver.I would say that if you definately knew the customer would be diligent the first few years with weeding/mulching etc., you could skip the fabric. But few are. Once you get past that stage, if the area was designed correctly, the plantings should take over and minimal weeding or mulching would be required.

Whip

Join Date: May 2006

USDA Zone 4

Posts: 384

Fabric sucks.

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Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Rockport, TX

USDA Zone 9

Posts: 128

Up North you may not have the weed problem we do, but even the heaviest, thickest plants have a tough time shading out many of our weeds down here (ie nut sedge, spurge, thistle, etc.) due to thier fast nature of growth and our prime conditions for weed growth.

Whip

Join Date: May 2006

USDA Zone 4

Posts: 384

Invasive weeds eventually penetrate the toughest landscape fabrics, and knot into it...making them virtually impossible to rip out. If the mulch layer is thick enough, and pre-emergent has been applied (and reapp'ed if necess) before the plantings go into the bare formed beds, our experience is that any windborne weeds or hangers on can be easily pulled out. I'm with TrickyDick on this one for much the same reasons. And because...fabric sucks.

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Join Date: Feb 2004

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Raj, the key term in your first sentence is "eventually" and the key terms in your second sentence are "if" and "if" and "can." Until you get to the "eventually" (3-4 years) the mat will help and if they don't do the "if" and "if" and "can" (which they usually don't), the mat will also help considerably.Remember too we are specifically discussing a bank which invariably is harder to work on than a foundation bed, i.e. less likely the "ifs" and "cans" will be addressed.

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Whip

Join Date: May 2006

USDA Zone 4

Posts: 384

Given the choice between insufficient mulch plus fabric and just insufficient mulch, I'd take the latter. I've seen a few windswept hill bedding areas where mulch was thinned out over time and the fabric was incredibly choked up with grass. Fixing the problem would be a big and dirty job.

Seedling

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: Charlotte, Vt

USDA Zone 5

Posts: 135

But what about this, Sell the customer on the horticultural/ ecosystem advantages including their long term investment. Natural banks don't have fabric, they have succession. The process by which advantageous species spread, then when they have stabilized the soil, the mature plant communities can become established. That is the idea behind using things that will fill in. In our area you frequently see Staghorn Sumac filling that primary succession role. Did you know there are ornamental sumacs? Use them. Fabric won't let them fill. What ever you do over plant it.

And another thing, offer your services to keep the bank maintained for those critical 3 years. Pull the weeds, reapply the mulch, apply the preemergent, prune it, etc. You could make a good payday, and take care of your "baby".

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Join Date: Feb 2004

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"Natural" banks also have alot of weeds, invasives etc. Not exactly what Joe and Jane Suburbia want. They also don't want to pay me $55-$60/ hour to weed banks. And we all know they don't have the time and their kids won't do it.The more I minimize the cost and effort of maintaining a newly planted area, the greater the odds that they will call me back within those 3 years for additional plantings. It's much harder to talk someone into a design for new plantings after you just handed them a large bill for maintaining the previous area.

Seedling

Join Date: Feb 2007

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guys thanks for all the great advice i used every bit in my decision. I have told the customers about all the downsides and they still want to go ahead and do it so i gonna go with the fabric becasue they want me to.

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