Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Tag: Books

  • 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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    Martin Laird
    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.