The Taits

through TC I've met some pretty amazing people in the last few years, none more awesome than the Taits, both artists living and working in the Black Isle. TC just bought one of their rare collaborations; "Priestess"

“Erlend Tait grew up on the Black Isle, listening to Heavy Metal, reading comics and drawing pictures. He studied drawing and painting at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, and then learned the ancient techniques of glass painting and staining while restoring windows in historic buildings throughout Scotland. This has informed his approach to picture-making, where pattern and symbolism combine to convey his state of perpetual confusion and blind positivity." (from this show) He's also a pretty rad MTBer.

“Pamela Tait uses coloured pencils as her media of choice and creates portraits that are exquisite destinations for the eyes. The added combination of phrases, usually conjoined with the subject in some form or fashion, add an extra layer of depth that is sometimes poignant and sometimes comical, other times mysterious. These elements – which are sometimes very design based and lend their hand to a sort of pop art feel in her work – make Pamela’s work quite unique in a sea of contemporary portrait makers." (from here)

A recent animation colaboration from Pamela:

All in all sickeningly talented and insanely beautiful people.

Erlend Tait.

Pamela Tait.