Dylan draws inspiration from meeting the public
The popular charity coffee shop at Quarrymill Woodland Park near Perth has opened for the 2017 season, helping to raise cash for Macmillan.
Every year for the summer months since 1991 it has welcomed visitors and walkers, and raised more than £891,000 for the Cornhill Macmillan Support Group to help cancer patients in the Perth and Kinross area.
The premises is provided through the Gannochy Trust and has a reputation for delicious lunches and home baking as well as a shop selling cards and other gifts.
Chair of the Macmillan Coffee Shop Association, Ruth Mackay said: “We are very grateful to our loyal volunteers and customers who have helped us raise over £61,000 last season.”
The coffee shop relies on its volunteers to run smoothly– if anyone would like to give up some of their time, even if you only have a few hours each month, to help this A professional illustrator known for picture books, graphic novels and advertising campaigns is inviting the public to come and see him draw in Pitlochry Library on Wednesday.
Dylan Gibson is used to working intensely in his studio in Pitlochry for clients in the UK and internationally but he likes to get a change of perspective and out of his comfort zone.
Live drawing events and illustrating window displays, for businesses like Café Calluna in Pitlochry, take him into busy environments where people, traffic, delivery vans and selfies are common.
“It’s so much fun to get out there,” said Dylan. “Opportunities to draw in public with window illustrations or chalk art and live drawing are so great to do.
“They’re a chance for real time feedback, sharing my skills and
Quarrymil, right, is a welcome stop off where volunteers, above, offer a warm welcome and delicious home baking
worthwhile cause contact Margaret Rains, administrator on 07983 729324, or email: macmillancoffeeshop@yahoo.co.uk.
The site is open Mondays to Saturdays 10am until 4.30pm until October 21. Dylan Gibson
observations.”
Dylan’s latest get-out-of-the-studio project is from 5-7pm on Wednesday, March 29, at Pitlochry Library as part of the inaugural contemporary arts event Platform, the Festival of Perthshire Creativity, on until April 10.
Dylan will be inviting people of all ages to see him at work and contribute to some character creation, and will also talk about life as an illustrator.
A Perthshire resident for the last 10 years (he is originally from Belfast), when he’s not producing art he holds workshops in schools in and around Pitlochry.
“I want to be a visible artist in the community and show young people that a career in the creative industry is a possibility,” he said.
Dylan’s work will also be on display at Traces, an exhibition by Perthshire Visual Arts Forum (PVAF) to April 1 at The Fair Maid’s House in Perth. An example of Dylan’s work