Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Tag: charcoal

  • Maddad and Maddadson

    Portrait of Mormaer Matad of Atholl with his son, the infant Earl Harald Maddadson of Orkney. Charcoal drawing by Orcadian artist Martin Laird.

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    Martin Laird
    Mormaer Matad of Atholl with Earl Harald Maddadson. Charcoal portrait by Martin Laird showing the infant Earl playing board games and wielding a large knife while his father makes a mad face wearing a horned woollen hat.

  • HMS Pheasant 1917

    The Orkney News team are seeking funding to make a documentary focussing on the untold story of the crew of HMS Pheasant, lost during WW1 off Orkney.

    Written by

    Martin Laird
    HMS Pheasant 1917 crowdfunder ad. Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/hms-pheasant-1917 for more information and to donate