
Kylesku, Sutherland
Paper collage abstracted landscapes of
SUTHERLAND, ICELAND and GREENLAND
Ann Davidson's new work is for sale by
special arrangement
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I grew
up in the Highlands of Scotland, in the county of Sutherland.
This northern land - the Southern Land of the Vikings - is very
remote, sparsely populated and beautiful.
We lived on the north coast, in Tongue, when I was small and later
moved to Helmsdale on the east coast.
I was still very young when I first visited the extremely rugged
west coast and saw its array of inselbergs. This sight took my
breath away. One of the peaks is Suilven, a long and very thin
mountain which looks extraordinary when seen end on.
Sutherland has much dramatic and spectacular scenery and the
ambience of remoteness was even greater in those days, when almost
all the roads were single track, winding their way along the straths
and amongst the rocky knolls.
In 1968 I went to art school, initially in Surrey and then in
London, and I started to paint this pristine and largely unknown land because I
wanted to tell everyone about it. I soon felt I would
always paint Sutherland.
I have recently visited Iceland and Greenland. I had wanted to
visit lands that were beyond Sutherland - even more northerly, even
closer to the northern "edge" of the world - and wondered if I could
see landscapes which were like what I think of as "Sutherland,
exaggerated". I did indeed find this, especially in the case
of Greenland, which I feel has the appearance of a vast enlargement
of the rocky land and coastal indentations of west Sutherland-with
ice added.
Although these northern lands are not without trees, my abstracted
landscapes are elemental. I try to evoke the purity, the
mystery, the drama and the voids. |
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My work is painting-in-sections. I use a collage method I've
invented which allows almost complete control.
An advantage of collage processes in general is they enable an
infinite number of variations of an image to be tried out easily, in
a "pick 'n' mix" manner.
The method I've invented allows this benefit to be available until
one is satisfied with the composition, as the gluing is done
afterwards, and yet it ensures that the composition is not lost when it
is taken apart to be glued.
In 2005 the method featured in Issue 41 of
International Artist Magazine.
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Ann Davidson
For further information please send your email to:
ann@anndavidson.co.uk
or alternatively telephone:
+44 (0)1524 844977
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ANN DAVIDSON
A selection of works |
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Paper Collage Abstracted Landscapes of
ICELAND |

Copyright © Ann Davidson
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Looking North from Sutherland
Iceland
Watercolour, Gouache & Pastel
18 ¾" x 27 ½"
NOT FOR SALE |
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The Arctic Circle,
the Greenland Sea
Iceland
Watercolour, Gouache & Acrylic Ink
10 ¾" x 26 ¼"
NOT FOR SALE |

Copyright © Ann Davidson |
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Copyright © Ann Davidson |
Kirkjan, Hljóðaklettar,
Vesturdalur, Jökulsárgljúfur
Iceland
Gouache & Acrylic Ink
21" x 29 ½"
NOT FOR SALE |
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Paper Collage Abstracted Landscapes of
SUTHERLAND |
A Gale in Strath Fleet, Sutherland
Watercolour & Gouache
13 ½" x 20 ½"
A signed limited edition giclée
print
of this collage is for sale
Edition: 100 Size: 363 x 554mm
Price
£80.00
including p&p
All proceeds will go to
THE NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FUND
Email:
ann@anndavidson.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1524 844977
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Copyright
© Ann Davidson |
Beyond Gobernuisgach
Sutherland
Watercolour
7" x 11"
SOLD |
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Ceathramh Garbh, near Ardmore
Sutherland
Pastel, Watercolour & Gouache
18 ¾" x 26 7/8"
NOT FOR SALE |

Copyright
© Ann Davidson |
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Copyright © Ann
Davidson |
Towards Gobernuisgach
Sutherland
Watercolour & Gouache
16" x 26"
SOLD |
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Forsinard, in the Rain
Sutherland
Pastel
24" x 28"
SOLD |

Copyright ©
Ann Davidson |
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Copyright © Ann
Davidson |
The Kyle of Sutherland
on the Morning after the Mod
Watercolour
10 ¾" x 38"
SOLD |
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View from Eldrable Hill, Helmsdale
Sutherland
Watercolour, Pastel & Coloured Pencil
11" x 28"
SOLD |

Copyright © Ann
Davidson |
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Davidson |
The Dornoch Firth
Sutherland
Pastel & Watercolour
19" x 24"
SOLD |
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Sea & Rocks, Navidale
Sutherland
Pastel
20" x 27"
NOT FOR SALE |

Copyright
© Ann Davidson |

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© Ann Davidson |
Glen Sletdale, Glen Loth
Sutherland
Watercolour & Gouache
14 ¾" x 38"
SOLD |
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The Rocks of Loch Laxford
Sutherland
Watercolour, Gouache & Pastel
10 ¼" x 28"
SOLD |

Copyright © Ann
Davidson |
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© Ann Davidson |
Kylesku
Sutherland
Watercolour & Gouache
9 ½" x 19 ½"
SOLD |
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Sango Bay
Sutherland
Pastel
SOLD |

Copyright
© Ann Davidson |
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Paper Collage Abstracted Landscapes of
GREENLAND |
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Map of Sutherland, Scotland
The map below shows some
of the locations of the above
paintings and the village of Helmsdale
where the Timespan Art Gallery has exhibited these works.
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