Clackmannanshire
Barn Studio is the private art and photography studio of artist Morag Knight. Morag works in oil pastels and mixed media and was commissioned to record aspects of several local industries in Clackmannanshire; some have now gone, so her paintings form a lasting and important visual record of them.
Morag was able to visit the original Japanese Garden at Cowden, first created by Ella Christie in 1908, on a number of occasions before its restoration. Her sketches and paintings show it as it was then, abandoned and tangled after vandalism destroyed the tea houses and other features in 1963, the shrines and lanterns tumbled or lost in the undergrowth. She has also visited the newly restored garden, which opened in 2017; her finished work shows the striking contrast between the order of the new and the wildness of the old, while her drawings also reveal her first impressions.
A range of Morag's other work will also be on display and she will be there to talk about what inspires her.
Facilities
Key Information
Please note that children are not allowed to visit, as Barn Studio is on a working farm.
Where to find us
Address
- Allaleckie Farm
- Dollar
- FK14 7NF