Clive Brandon

I am a visual artist based on the Black Isle in the Scottish Highlands, working primarily with painting and collage. My work explores the idea of the constructed landscape: places that appear natural but have been shaped and reshaped by human activity. I am interested in the ways landscapes are altered through intervention, extraction and ecological change.

I live on a smallholding on the Black Isle, where we have developed a permaculture-inspired forest garden and run two off-grid eco cabins. My time is divided between tending the gardens, running the accommodation and making work in my home studio. Since relocating from the city to the Highlands in 2015, I have become increasingly attuned to the rhythms and changing conditions of the landscape around me. The seasons, weather and ongoing changes in the land are part of everyday life and naturally feed into my work. My experience of regenerative gardening has also influenced the way I think about landscape. Both gardening and making art involve close observation, recognising patterns and responding to change. Living and working in this way has deepened my awareness of the relationship between human activity and the natural environment.Through my art, I invite viewers to consider the landscapes we inhabit—not only as physical spaces but as constructs shaped by human hands.