shirley pinder

I returned to my first love, painting, after many years working as a textile designer, designing scarves for my own company which I sold worldwide. My textile designs won awards for innovation due to the unusual organic tactile textures of my fabrics which were very much inspired by the fabulous basalt rock of Fingals cave on Staffa. My love of texture is evident in my current collections of paintings , mixed media collage , drawings and assemblages . The Isle of Mull is where I grew up . It is an island of contrasts . The weather can change from Mediterranean sunshine to brooding blackness in one day . My work also goes from bright colour to blackness. I have just recently visited Fingals Cave and once again it is inspiring me . My website reflects this change in moods .