Jeannine Osborne

100 women paint the sea

100 women paint the sea

13 - 29 January 2006

In the 100 women paint the sea project Moira Scott Payne brought together 100 women living on the east coast of Scotland to make a statement about the sea. Initially this project set out to record the changing lives of women in the face of the declining fishing industries, however it became clear quite early on that many seized it as an opportunity to express deeply held feelings about their own lives.

A broad section of the community came together for the project; women from the fish shops, local guesthouses, fishermen’s wives and daughters, a couple who live and work in a lighthouse, women involved in fund raising for the local lifeboat, and women who have lost loved ones at sea.

Each woman was invited to paint a 12inch square canvas of the sea and they each gave a voice recording of their thoughts or stories about the sea.

Moira is a Fine Art researcher at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. Her research is concerned with landscape, language and social interaction.Recent exhibitions include The Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto and an audio/drawing artists book project, published by Hungry Dog Press.

Further information about the project can be found on the website: www.100womenpaintthesea.co.uk