The artwork, humour, gripes, moans, confused mutterings and ridiculous notions of seascape oil painter Jim Tait.
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THE "HARVEST HOPE"
Published on 2012-02-12 14:07:00
My family moved to Sandwick, in Shetland's south Mainland, from Baltasound in the north isles, around Christmas-time in 1954, when I was 6 years old. Our nearest neighbour was George John Stove, one of the crewmen on the "Harvest Hope", depicted above. The painting was commissioned by Colin, the son of George John, and my earliest memories of life in the new parish were what seemed to be endless sunny days of fun with Colin and the other children of the district.
WOOF!
Published on 2012-01-29 14:47:00
Now and then I get a different kind of project to work on, and this is one of these. At various stages of a long, varied (and mostly mis-spent!) career, I've done cats, dogs, horses (for the window of Lerwick bookies'), children and even the odd reclining female nude human figure. Being an artist, one is expected to take on whatever genre prospective patrons might shove one's way, and be grateful for their confidence and the challenge to one's skills. It makes a
THE TEMPEST
Published on 2012-01-11 15:03:00
A happy new year! If I made a resolution (which I haven't for at least a decade - they're a waste of time for weak-willed people like me!) it should have been to post more regularly to this blog. I'll do my best, but my good intentions are too often thwarted by events happening around me.While most of Britain was mopping up and compiling statistics for insurance claims after the new year storms, Shetland was basking in a relatively quiet spell of weather, with winds not rea
