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Diana, a professional painter and qualified designer, came to live on the Isle of Skye in 1992. She took three years out to study for a degree in Interior Design, taking the opportunity to develop her ideas in stained glass at the Edinburgh Stained Glass House, and painting, drawing and sculpture at The Edinburgh College of Art. While she was there she was given the opportunity to combine these skills in the partial refurbishment of a house in Edinburgh New Town. On returning to Skye Diana was asked to act as overall designer for the now famous, Three Chimneys Restaurant with Rooms.
The brief included all her new and existing skills. From designing and making large stained glass panels for the main entrance to furniture design, bar design, spatial planning, external landscaping, and oil paintings.
This year has seen the completion of the final addition to my home and working studio.
The requirement for a dedicated gallery exhibition space was becoming more of a necessity having grown out of my working studio.
A self contained self catering unit of five star standards was a project I dreamed of since the completion of my design work for ‘The Three Chimneys’.
[A retreat for two, with a sense of indulgence].
We arrived at the name Number Ten because that’s what we are!
www.number10-skye.co.uk
The Three Chimneys had offered similar challenges, spatial design requiring the sympathetic mix of old and new.
Landscaping, connecting the existing garden sympathetically with an elevated field was challenging.
Rosie Cameron, garden designer, shared in my enthusiasm and helped enormously with the planning, and creating plus the building of the dry stone walls.
Stained glass design and make for the bedroom.
I had found a selection of sliced agates on my travels and had hoped to install them within a stained glass window design. The east wall of the bedroom was the perfect site offering the rising morning sun a perfect window to project colour throughout the room.
Furniture design - this prompted a very happy relationship with Touch Wood a company in Uig based on Skye who use recycled woods and offer training in furniture making.
I designed tables for the reception room and the bedroom using a selection of hard and soft woods.
A character cupboard for the kitchen, which appears to resemble a wardrobe.
A substantial head board was required to link with the high ceiling in the bedroom; I chose the carcass of whiskey barrels.
Alan Cleobury–Jones has joined me as my partner and work mate. As a percussionist and composer he needed a studio space. 2009 we are now married!
Thank you
My first thank you to my dear neighbours Neil and Cathy Macleod who gave us the land to produce this project.
Thanks to Willie Patterson the most patient architect who had to continually bring me down to earth.
Angus Nicolson Joinery Ltd. and his team have once again added to and have now completed the final addition to our home.
HIE who have supported all my additions with advice and encouragement.
Thanks to Home and Interiors Scotland who are going to run a feature on Number Ten.
FILM
We have finished the filming side of our project using five of my images [seen as the limited editions on this site] with HCVF television, Inverness, Anna was very patient and hugely creative in applying our verbal wishes and concepts.
I think she took her skills to where they had not been before.
A fantastic job Anna! Alan now has to compose the sound track.
The pilot can be seen in the film section through YouTube.
But Diana's main passion remains for painting the ever-changing scenes dictated by the elusive quality of Skye light. Changing tones and linear structures. The intensity of winter colours and contrasting textures cloudscapes and shadows.
Napier University Edinburgh B. A. Interior Design 1993-96
University Medal Winner 1996
Sculpture award 1995
Education |
Northwood College Public school, 1955-62
Tottenham Technical College City and Guilds, 1962–64
Hairdressing, wig making Harrow College, 1981-85
Silversmithing, drawing, watercolour, colour theory, sculpture, modelling. City lit. Holburn, London Illustration.
Marlborough College, watercolour, 1984
Paddy Nevin, 1985-87. Tutor extraordinaire, an amazing Irish artist who spread his skills from the European racing circuit for Motor magazine, to comic graphics for Eagle Comic, he painted personally as well as any Impressionist.
Keith Cardale Groves property negotiator, St. Johns Wood, Belgravia, 1991-93
Camden business enterprise scheme, 1992.
Edinburgh College of Art. Evening classes. Life drawing, Draped life. Sculpture.
The Stained Glass Studio. Edinburgh, 1993-96
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Exhibitions of work
Diana Mackie's working studio, Borreraig
The Air Gallery, Dover Street, London. The Scottish Charity Art Show 2006
The Three Chimney's, Restaurant with rooms
Malcolm Innes, Edinburgh
Orbost Gallery, Isle of Skye
St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
The Kilmorack Gallery, Inverness-shire
The Edinburgh Gallery. Dundas Street, Edinburgh
An Tuireann Art Centre Isle of Skye, exhibiting with 'The Winifred Nicholson Exhibition', National Galleries exhibition
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, West Regent Street, Glasgow
John Green Fine Art, Bath Street, Glasgow
Dunvegan Castle
MacLeod Estate boardroom
Linda Blackstone Gallery, Pinner
The Hill Gallery Hampstead
LWT Television, South Bank London
Windsor and Newton, Harrow
Purcell School of Music, Harrow
Harrow Arts Centre
Bank of Austria
Glasgow Arts Fair, Highlands and Islands Arts Council 2004
An Tuireann Arts Centre solo exhibition. April 2005
Commissions
Scottish Daily Mail November 25th 2011 |
Approached by Blue Chip marketing [Edinburgh] to respond to Commissions from Visit Scotland and Scottish National Nature Reserves.
These six images would be used by The Daily Mail in the form of articles and cards promoting these areas.
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House in Lansdowne Crescent, Edinburgh |
The design and making for three separate windows of stained glass panels
Complete refurbishment of three rooms
Ten paintings
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MacLeod Estate, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye |
Oil painting of the Estate's pedigree Highland bull in landscape
Oil painting depicting the castle kitchen in the 16th century. Displayed in the original kitchen area of the castle
Three large oil paintings for retail use
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Three Chimney’s Restaurant and the House over Bye |
RIAS illustrated directory, 2000
Design brief for spatial planning in existing restaurant and bar. Furniture and bar design
Interior design brief for the new building, House over Bye
Watercolour for dining room
Furniture design for all rooms and design of Reception desk
Fabrics, flooring etc.
Design and make main entrance stained glass panels
Six oil paintings for reception and morning room
All exterior landscaping.
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Design and build my own working studio attached to existing croft house, 2000 |
This was achieved by the generosity of a Skye and Lochalsh Enterprise grant
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Completed Projects 2004 |
New house design and landscaping on fifty-acre site with architect Willie Patterson of Stuart Duncan Partnership
Three oil paintings for principal rooms
Design for the House Over Bye reception desk, "The Three Chimneys"
Extending my studio to give me larger office facilities and sunroom
Designs in process for a five star self-catering house
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Completed project 2005 |
Extending my studio to give me larger office facilities and sunroom. |
Projects for 2006 |
On going landscape painting of the Highlands and Islands |
Working with HCVF Television |
A short film of one of my paintings including a specifically composed sound track for the painting by Alan Cleobury-Jones. I will be submitting the finished piece to The Tate Modern as an installation, and the London and New York Film Festivals. |
Why We're Here. An intimate insight into the lives of working Arts and Crafts artists living and working on the Isle of Skye. |
I am working with Peter McDermott, graphic designer, and Fiona Armstrong, journalist, on this biographically based book. We are approaching publishers in May. With The Highland Year of Culture in 2007 we felt this was appropriate. |
Design and build on adjacent site to my working studio. |
Designs in progress for a gallery exhibition space and living accommodation. |
Historical Connections
Great great great maternal Grandfather |
Samuel de Wilde. 1751-1811.
Famous for his theatrical paintings. Which represent actors of the day in their various roles. His studio was conveniently placed in Drury Lane London. Frequently exhibiting at The Royal Academy London. His paintings dominate the collection in 'The Garrick Club', London. Somerset Maugham had the second largest collection that he kept at his villa in the South of France. He bequeathed the collection to the nation on his death.
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Great Grandfather |
Captain William Mackie, 1859-1887
Clipper Ship Captain, 'The Ben Nevis'. Taking the record from 'The Cutty Sark' for the fastest time, Glasgow to Melbourne tea run.
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