by Alice Newman

A lively harbour scene unfolding under the soft, shifting light typical of the Fife coast. The foreground is crowded with everyday fishing gear — tangled ropelines, stacks of weathered creels, and nets draped over bollards or coiled into colourful heaps. Their textures are rendered with care: the frayed edges of hemp, the sun-bleached plastic floats, the rusted metal hooks that hint at countless seasons of work.