Comments on: In Pursuit of Venerable Trees

By: Joy Mcleod

Joy Mcleod — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:40:54 +0000

Hope the piccies come up with this comment ….. great drawings ..

By: Judy Warnest

Judy Warnest — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:24:53 +0000

I found Ian’s beautifully rendered trees just last week in Melbourne. Loved his painstaking linework which convey’s the spirit of the subject well. I enjoyed reading your piece and pleased to have further information on this fine artist.

By: Mandy Haggith

Mandy Haggith — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:04:40 +0000

Thanks for this introduction to Ian Westacott’s work, it’s beautiful. I want to get really close in and hug those trees! Is there any chance we can get a chance to see an exhibition of the work up here? And if Ian ever wants to head west to Assynt, I’d love to introduce him to my favourite old hazel.

By: Alison Munro

Alison Munro — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:25:47 +0000

So pleased it meant something to you both and love the notion of ‘tree-touring’! There could be a new pastime there. We take our gnarled and ancient trees so much for granted in this country that maybe we needed a (special) Australian to show us how wonderful they really are.

By: Althea and Timo

Althea and Timo — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:29:21 +0000

Enjoyed reading this piece Alison, and hearing about the connections and passions that have inspired Ian. Linking times and places that we’ve had a glimpse of, both in Scotland and Australia. We loved tree touring with Ian while in Scotland, exploring wild and beautiful places, seeking out old old trees with fascinating histories, histories much older than so many of the fast growing, short living trees of Australia.