'One Million, 760 Thousand Sunsets'
Charcoal & Graphite.               2025
90cm x 90cm

The Calanais Standing Stones are uniquely special to the Isle of Lewis' identity.

'The 5000 year old site is a cruciform shaped stone circle that has weathered the storms of the Outer Hebrides and today serves as a vivid reminder of the rich archaeological heritage. Mystery surrounds its exact purpose, although much of the evidence indicates that these megaliths were the site of both an astronomical observatory and ritual activity.'
Quoted from Calanais.org

I have stayed away from working from them for a long time, but every time I visit, I find the surface of the rocks with the Gneiss rock rhythms and the masses of crusty lichen growth. This year I have approached them, focusing on the rich textures, considering their age and the positions of the stones relationship to each other. The way the small groupings have weathered and eroded together, how specific lichens are growing on the same directional surfaces. The sense of the stones as an ancient community that have developed together over a considerable amount of time.

The title is long but found from how many days there are in 5000 years. One million, 760 thousand days, sunsets, is a mind popping amount of time.