Category Archives: Nature in art

Sensing Landscapes: Journeys Through Ben Nevis and Glen Coe.

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Rachel Mimiec, our National Scenic Areas Artist in Residence, provides a final post from Glencoe. My residency culminated at Glencoe Village Hall at the end of June. I invited everybody who had engaged with me as part of the residency … Continue reading →

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Laurie Campbell

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Today’s blog features one of Scotland’s leading natural history photographers – Laurie Campbell. His award-winning photographs regularly appear in magazines, books, exhibitions and displays. With an impressive array of photography awards to his name it is interesting to note that … Continue reading →

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Sensing Landscape: Prints and Drawings

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Rachel Mimiec, our National Scenic Areas Artist in Residence, provides a January update from the dramatic landscape of Glencoe and Ben Nevis. I am back in residence in the Ben Nevis/Glencoe National Scenic Area for another few weeks, following up … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature in art, Rachel Mimiec - NSA Artist in Residence | Tagged Artist in Residence, Ben Nevis, Glencoe

Derek Robertson

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Throughout Year of Natural Scotland we have been fortunate to have the noted artist Derek Robertson working as our ‘Artist in Residence’ at Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve. Here he reflects on a remarkable year. As the year comes to a … Continue reading →

Posted in National Nature Reserves, Nature in art

Sensing Landscape: Ridge, Route, Trail and Path

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Rachel Mimiec, our National Scenic Areas Artist in Residence, reports from the dramatic landscape of Glencoe and Ben Nevis. As well as walking with groups over the past few weeks I have also been out for walks with individuals who … Continue reading →

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Sensing Landscape: Walking, Talking and Spotting

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Rachel Mimiec, our NSA Artist in Residence, gives us another update on her work from Glen Nevis and Glencoe. Over the past week I have been out with a few different walking groups. There is a great network of groups … Continue reading →

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In the frame

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Scottish Natural Heritage

The Scottish Seabird Centre is now displaying more than 100 photographs submitted for their annual Nature Photography Awards. The images you can see in this blog are just a small selection from the shortlist, to give you a taster of … Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Nature in art, photography | Tagged exhibition, images, Nature photography, People's Choice Award, Photographers, photography, scottish nature, Scottish Seabird Centre, Seabird Centre, Shopping, Visual Arts, world nature

Sensing Landscape: Tuning In

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Rachel Mimiec, our NSA Artist in Residence, gives us an update on her work from Glen Nevis and Glencoe. I am back in Ben Nevis and Glencoe for the next few weeks and have been out and about getting a … Continue reading →

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Sensing Landscape: Landscape within Landscapes

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Scottish Natural Heritage

Rachel Mimiec has now explored three National Scenic Areas – which will our NSA Artist in Residence chose to be her base? I have recently returned from the Ben Nevis/Glencoe NSA. As with all my other research weeks it was … Continue reading →

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Sensing Landscape

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Scottish Natural Heritage

My name is Rachel Mimiec. I have recently started a Year of Natural Scotland artist residency with SNH looking at areas in Scotland designated as NSAs (National Scenic Areas). I am a visual artist with a practice that includes working and … Continue reading →

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