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Edwyn Collins
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Blue Tit RADIO 2 Arts Show.
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Born in Edinburgh in 1959 Edwyn Collins has pursued a solo career as a musician, as well as working as an illustrator, television actor, and producer. His life long interest in ornithology and art has always been present ; "When I was a Boy, I could identify every British bird, most of them on the wing." At the age of nine he swapped one of his own drawings for a sketch of a bird by a friend of the family, the wonderful Scottish artist James McIntosh Patrick; a drawing which he still treasures today. In the late 1970's Edwyn found his first job at Glasgow Parks Department, employed to illustrate the native urban Scottish birdlife for educational pamphlets. During the late 1970's his band Orange Juice enjoyed great success as a major force in the post punk era with hits including ‘Rip It Up’ . In the 1990’s his solo career continued to inspire, with songs such as ‘Never Met A Girl Like You Before’. In 1994 he produced his third solo album, Gorgeous George. He has worked extensively as a record producer with other artists, including The Proclaimers, A House, Space, Robert Forster, The Cribs, Franz Ferdinand, and Little Barrie. In 2005, Collins produced the album The New Fellas recorded by The Cribs. In May 2009, Edwyn Collins was presented with the Ivor Novello Inspiration Award in recognition of his struggles following a double brain hemorrhage in 2005, which left him partially paralyzed and only able to say his wife’s name, the words ‘yes’ and ‘no’ and ‘The Possibilities Are Endless’. Inspired by a book on British Birdlife Illustrations by the Victorian artist Archibald Thorburn he once again began to draw. During the last five years he has continued to make a remarkable recovery, through drawing, writing, recording and performing his music, physiotherapy; and the love and care of his wife Grace Maxwell and son Will. His new album ‘Losing Sleep’ was reviewed in the NME as “… one of the best albums of the year”. As well as his ability to write and perform brilliant and constantly evolving new material, drawing has become an increasingly significant part of his artistic output. 50 wildlife inspired art works will be shown at 108 during the summer of 2011 i in a joint exhibition with the artist Adrian Wiszniewski. Edwyn Collins is represented by VGCM Ltd www.viviennegaskin,com
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Avocet
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Kite |
Lesser Black Backed Gull
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Blue Tit
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Peregrine Falcon |
Cormorant |
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Dolphins
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Fulmar
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Fulmar |
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Goldfinch
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Hares
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Dartford Warbler |
Hobby
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Kingfisher |
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Lapwing
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Long Tailed Tit 1 |
Long Tailed Tit II |
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Monarch
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Peregrine
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Puffin
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Red Squirrel
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Red Throated Diver |
Rock Dove
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Roe Deer
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Golden Eagle
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Meadow Pipit |
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Chaffinch
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Siskin
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Lesser Black Backed Gull |
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Grey Wagtail |
Swallow II |
Tern
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Tree Pipit
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Waxwing |
Waxwing |
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White Stork
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White Winged Tern |
Yellowhammer |
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Osprey
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Pintailed Duck |
Great Northern Diver |
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Chaffinch
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Robin |
Egrets |
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Hobby
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Kestrel |
Shell Duck |
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Pike |
Common Tern
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Puffin |
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Herring Gull
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Lapwing |
Roe Deer |
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Lapwing II |
Kestrel II |
Shoyler
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Little Tern
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Kittiwakes |
Waxwing |
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