Erinclare Scrutton

I returned to artmaking after a 30 year career as a drummer/percussionist via a month long trip and painting course in St Ives and a very memorable 2 year course in Contemporary Art Practise at City College Glasgow (2020-2022).
The foundation of my creative practice involves the mundane yet essential act of turning up every day to explore, develop and re evaluate technical and creative skills through drawing, painting and observation. I am particularly interested in finding and expressing the energy moment in my work through the use and manipulation of multiple mediums.
During 2022 I had the privilege of spending a month on the Outer Hebrides, sparked by the desire to experience more ‘wilderness’ and a very generous donation, which turned out to be one of the most moving moments in my life. At present I am still digesting this experience and some of the work presented here represents the beginning of trying to capture some of the spirit, freedom and energy that I encountered and felt in this magical landscape.
The constant aim is to be prepared and able to grab that part of the genius that moves through all of us every day. This work explores themes around end of life, loss and duality, such as absence and presence.  I use multiple images/objects, destructive drawing and overlaying in search of the whole picture.