Part of the Slate Island Collection: paintings inspired by trips to the Inner Hebrides islands of Easdale and Seil, off the North West coast of Scotland.

Extending my formal experiments with the shape of the Island of Easdale and remembering the strong winds that blow across the rock, bending the trees. Even the white houses are not safe from its power. The title refers to a traditional English folk song from Northumberland. It tells of a woman desperately hoping for a southerly wind to blow her lover back home over the sea to her.

It seemed to fit with the melancholic tone of the image.