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Artistic Reflections of Stromness: A Journey Through Poetry and Landscape

This collection captures the essence of Stromness, a vibrant place rich in poetry and history. It features iconic landmarks like the Brodgar nausts and piers, the Warbeth Kirkyard with Hoy's hills as a backdrop, and evocative portraits of celebrated Scottish poets such as George Mackay Brown and Hugh MacDiarmid. Alexander Moffat’s paintings highlight the romance of Edinburgh's Bohemian life of the late 1950s and early 1960s, celebrating the creative spirit that has shaped Scotland’s artistic conscience. Immerse yourself in this homage to a unique cultural landscape.

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Artistic Reflections of Stromness: A Journey Through Poetry and Landscape

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  1. George Mackay Brown

  2. Stromness, 1981

  3. At Brodgar

  4. Stromness nousts and piers

  5. 3 Mayburn Court, Stromness (1968 to 1996), the 'watchtower house' overlooking Museum noust and pier.

  6. Warbeth kirkyard, outside Stromness, with the hills of Hoy in the background

  7. Portrait by Ian Scott, 1986

  8. Poets' Pubby Alexander Moffat, 1980'The poets have played the leading role, both in their verse and prose, in shaping the artistic conscience of this country ... In this painting I've attempted to evoke the romance of Edinburgh's Bohemian life of the late 1950's and early 1960's ... The poets are together in a space suggesting Milne's, the Abbotsford and the Cafe Royal, the so-called 'poet's pubs.’ (Alexander Moffat) Hugh MacDiarmid, Norman MacCaig, Iain Crichton Smith,George Mackay Brown, Robert Garioch, Sorley MacLean Edwin Morgan (Scottish National Portrait Gallery)

  9. In the Braes Lounge, Stromness by Alexander Moffat  c1980 (The original is in Stromness Academy)

  10. Remains of the Mackay Croft, Braal, Strathy, Sutherland.The only remaining inhabited croft in Braal today can be seen to the left of the picture.

  11. Stromness

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