Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Category: Design

  • The Gardeners of Orkney

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    The Gardeners of Orkney – available now I am very pleased to have worked with Fiona Grahame once again on the design, layout and cover illustration for her latest book, The Gardeners of Orkney 1837-1901, published by Orkney News Ltd. In the 19th Century Orkney was home to a number of wealthy landowners connected to…

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    The Gardeners of Orkney by Fiona Grahame. Book cover and layout by Orcadian artist Martin S. Laird featuring a pencil drawing of a still life featuring vegetables set against a green grassy backdrop.

  • HMS Pheasant 1917: book available now

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    HMS Pheasant 1917: Who were the lost men and boys? HMS Pheasant 1917: Who were the lost men and boys? by Fiona Grahame is available to order now from all good book sellers. It tells the stories of the crewmen who were lost aboard the Royal Navy M-Class destroyer HMS Pheasant whilst on patrol off…

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    HMS Pheasant 1917: Who were the lost men and boys? by Fiona Grahame. Cover shows a photo of Rora Head on Hoy by Martin Laird where HMS Pheasant hit a mine. Superimposed over this is a photo of WIlliam Bowen, one of the men lost.

  • Power For Us

    Power For Us. Orkney can generate 100% of it’s own power from renewable sources – so much that wind turbines are turned off due to the surplus, and yet Orcadians pay the highest electricity prices in the UK and suffer some of the highest rates of fuel poverty. There are no island tariffs to reflect…

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    Power For Us. The people of Scotland should control their own destiny and resources. End London Rule. End Fuel Poverty. Independence for Power over Energy.

  • Rebel Orkney book launch

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    Rebel Orkney – book launch at Bragi’s Open Circle Fiona Grahame and I are proud to announce the publication of Rebel Orkney, an illustrated history book published by Orkney News Ltd. and distributed by Ingram. Subtitled “tales of insurrection from Orcadian history”, Rebel Orkney tells the story of some of those who dared to stand…

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    Fiona Grahame & Martin Laird at Bragi's Open Circle, with standing stones at the Kristin Linklater voice centre, Orkney.

  • Post-Ironic Salmond Love

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    Post-ironic Salmond Love From Saturday 13th to Friday 26th March, Northlight Gallery in Stromness will be showing (in the windows only) work for The Great Big Art Exhibition 2021, on the themes of Animals, Portraits, Colour and Humour. This exhibition, organised by https://firstsite.uk/, aims to be the largest art exhibition ever held. It is open…

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    "Post-ironic Salmond Love." Hot pink portrait of Alex Salmond, derived from a photograph taken moments after he had uttered the words "I love you."

  • Woman’s Suffrage Exhibition at Northlight Gallery

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    Woman’s Suffrage: A Work In Progress A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm In December, production artwork for an upcoming animation will be on display at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness. This work was created for a short film from The Orkney News called A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm. Researched and written by Fiona…

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    Woman's Suffrage: A Work in Progress. Artwork from the upcoming animated short "A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm." Exhibition at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness from December 1st to 6th.