In 2023, I will be taking up an artist’s  residency in the Shetland Islands. This will provide one month with accommodation and studio space in Scalloway, the ancient Viking capital of Shetland. I am delighted to have been awarded this opportunity to immerse myself in such a dramatic and beautiful landscape and inspire a new body of work. My initial plan is to produce several daily drawings and get grubby with ink and charcoal. Regular updates will be posted on Instagram if anyone would like to follow my progress. Here are a few images from my week in May 2022 which planted the idea for a longer visit…