Old gods, new storm, 40" x 32", January 2005, Acrylic on Canvas, £1,200

There are many stone circles remaining in Scotland and this is just as true on the Isle of Arran. Whether these circles ever formed a function beyond places of worship or functioned as primitive astral calendars is beside the point, I think, for what is unmistakable is that people used the power of abstract thinking to leave a long-standing mark upon the landscape that is unobtrusive and yet mighty impressive. The truly remarkable feature of these monuments is that more advanced cultures can't truly decipher the purpose that was intended by their forebears.