Capturing the essence of excavation in paint
A selection of Jeanne Rose's trench-side sketches-in-paint from the 2024 dig season. Read more
Category: Art Hut
From the Art Hut: ‘Burning the Heaven Spot’
Diane Eagles, one of 2024's artists in residence, on her graffiti project. Read more
Link: An artist’s legacy – Jeanne Bouza Rose’s visual record of the Ness dig
A link to a new article in Scottish Field magazine featuring Jeanne, one of our artists in residence. Read more
Profit from art sales to be split between Ness and Peedie Retreat charities
Have a look at Jeanne's paintings and if you make a purchase, Jeanne will divide the profit from the sale between the Ness of Brodgar and Orkney's Peedie Retreat. Read more
From the Art Hut – In it for the long haul part 2
By Karen Wallis
In my 2020 blog post, I reviewed my artist’s residency since it began in 2016. So here is an update on progress and my plans for future… Read more
From the Art Hut – ‘Marks of Reverence’
I’m Diane Eagles an art psychotherapist and artist.
I’m now in my final year of the online MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology course at the UHI Archaeology Institute, which… Read more
Science Festival premiere for Ness of Brodgar artist’s film
A film created by Ness of Brodgar artist in residence Dr Karen Wallis was premiered today as part of the 32nd Orkney International Science Festival.
Since 2016, Karen has… Read more
From the Art Hut – ‘Intent’
Owing to the Ness dig being scaled back this year because of Covid restrictions, I have again moved my artist residency to Instagram posts during the main weeks of the… Read more
From the Art Hut – a large expression of colour
By Jeanne Bouza Rose
For me, the mystery of the Ness is the story of what the people were doing there.
During all the years I worked at the dig… Read more
From the Art Hut – connecting…
By Diane Eagles
Owing to the dig being cancelled this year because of Covid restrictions, I moved my residency to daily Instagram posts.
I had been working on ideas for… Read more
From the Art Hut – in it for the long haul
By Karen Wallis
As this is my last blog for the virtual dig diary, I’m going to take a look back over the whole of my residency to date.
The… Read more
From the Art Hut – finding finds…
By Karen Wallis
During my first season as Artist in Residence, I was impressed by the range of what could be termed a “find” – from decorated… Read more
From the Art Hut – the weather is part of the team…
By Karen Wallis
This watercolour of incoming clouds represents my love affair with Orkney skies, together with weather, as a constant feature of the excavations.
On my first day as… Read more
From the Art Hut – Hooked on the Neolithic
By Jeanne Bouza Rose
In the early 2000s, I got hooked on the Neolithic at the Ness. In 2012, both supplies and volunteers were in short supply.… Read more
From the Art Hut – it’s all about people
By Karen Wallis
My work is about human activity, whereas the focus at the Ness is on the evidence provided by objects – either the finds themselves or the structure… Read more
From the Art Hut – How and why the Ness and the Neolithic are in my paintings
By Jeanne Bouza Rose
I was leaving the heat of New York State and coming to Orkney for my summer holidays sometime in the early 2000s, having been drawn into… Read more
From the Art Hut – the permanence of pigments
By Karen Wallis
On July 17, 2018, I made this oil painting of Marc excavating a hearth in Structure One.
The colour of the deposits was extremely rich and varied.… Read more
From the Art Hut – looking back…
By Karen Wallis
On July 5, 2018, I paid my first visit to Trench Y.
Mike Copper and his team were searching for the enclosure wall beside the Stenness loch.… Read more
