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A mentorship led programme supporting emerging artists through exhibitions, masterclasses and long term support for sustainable careers.

06/05/2026

The creative process of Eva M.V. Hewitt involves intense periods of looking, observing, collecting, and working through references. From line to material to influence - including details from the Isenheim Altarpiece - she draws inspiration from both simple studies and complex historical works.

05/05/2026

A glimpse into Eva M.V. Hewitt’s studio. Shorter sessions, more exacting decisions. Works in progress - some things are not ready to be seen in full.

18/04/2026

Innes MacLellan in the studio.

These images capture the artist at work, offering a glimpse into a practice grounded in drawing and painting, where the tension between image and object is continually negotiated. Through processes of layering, removal, and response, MacLellan engages with imperfection, erosion, and the quiet authority of found surfaces.

Informed by landscape and lived experience, these recent developments follow his residency in Tighnabruaich.

Photography - l.frost_photography

11/04/2026

A drawing produced by Innes MacLellan following his residency in Tighnabruaich.

Working directly from his surroundings, and with a sustained interest in aged and weathered surfaces, Innes creates an image that feels discovered rather than constructed.

The work depicts the large chair situated at the summit of Dunbeag, rendered with a quiet sense of presence and permanence.

10/04/2026

A painting by Eva M.V. Hewitt created during her time spent in Tighnabruaich.

Michelangelo’s David (1504) and Anne Redpath’s David (1944) merge in Eva M.V. Hewitt’s painted response, also titled David.

Drawing on historical influence, Hewitt explores the tension between relaxation and readiness, and how it’s expressed through the body. A muted grey palette keeps the figure statue-like — cold, controlled — while subtle details, like draped clothing, reintroduce a sense of humanity.

Fragmentation, inspired by Redpath’s layered surfaces, appears through a deliberately cracked canvas.

Unlike Michelangelo’s David poised before battle, Hewitt’s figure exists just after — composed, reflective, gathering himself before moving on.

A work about change in an instant, and the quiet strength in leaving with dignity, unchanged at the core.

03/04/2026

This is how things start.

Vlada working on a new painting during residency, doing what she does best — letting the image surface rather than forcing it. Edges left open, unresolved, and alive. The painting, so far, holds itself somewhere between study and statement, where the heat, the light, and the act of looking are still in motion.

02/04/2026

Plein air painting begun by Kirstin Mackinnon during her time in Tighnabruaich.

Drawn to the quiet mystery of the shed — what’s inside? — and the vivid orange of the lifebuoy the yellow bucket.

If you’d like to see more of Kirstin’s work head to her instagram .art or view the link in our bio.

01/04/2026

Drawing by Innes MacLellan, produced following his residency in Tighnabruaich.

Working initially through photography, Innes documented his surroundings before returning to the studio, where these images were revisited and reinterpreted through drawing. This is one of many! Stay tuned!

31/03/2026

Sketchbook works by Kirstin, produced during her time in Tighnabruaich.

These drawings explore portraiture through a process of layering and revision, allowing forms to emerge gradually through line and mark.

30/03/2026

With the residency now complete, attention turns to what lingers.

Eva’s photographs capture the interim—glimpses of process, material tension, and peripheral moments that often sit just outside the work itself. These are not conclusions, but traces—evidence of something unfolding.

The real work begins in their aftermath.

29/03/2026

Sketchbook works by Vlada, produced during the Tighnabruaich residency.

Alongside individual practices, the group spent time drawing from one another—using the sketchbook as a space to refine observation and develop drawing through sustained looking.

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