'Nae Day Sae Dark' in Perth High Street is one of Annand’s best known pieces. This powerful testimony to the work of the poet William Soutar shows the potential of his technical and aesthetic experience. It answers the demanding criteria of public-art, thus combining heavy engineering, street furniture, local history, poetry, even irony and despair. As a composition it is as tight as the poem itself and equally accessible; important factors in both their philosophies.

"Looking back at my sculpture you'd think I was obsessed with giving gravity a hard time and taking my materials to the limit. It's easy enough to make life-like sculptures but by nudging them off balance in an awkward place - it makes them vulnerable, precarious; they get an urgency to be alive."2010 Winner of a major Commisson in Stoke on Trent, West Highland Way FortWilliam and ‘Ceol’ wins the best public art award in the Local Authority Members Association of Ireland Finishing the Rory Gallagher memorial for Ballyshannon Ireland.2009 Winner of a major commission in Ipswich to make a larger than life-size sculpture of Cardinal Wolsey.. ‘Turfman’ about Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Digging’ unveiled by himself in Northern Ireland. ‘Ceol’ in Carlow with poet Deirdre Brennan. 2008 Working on commissions in the Republic of Ireland, Poole , Redruth. Lochgelly Fife and Dundee Poets involved James Wilkes , Seamus Heaney, William Hershaw2007 Commissions in Wirral, Glasgow Belfast 2006 Finished commissions in Mansfield Wirral and Hawick involving poet Kevin Fegan 2005 Working on major commissions in The Wirral, Mansfield and in Ayr . Sir Stirling Moss lifesize figure for Mallory Park. Completed the Steve Hislop memorial, major stainless steel commission in Exeter and The Writers in Braehead Renfrew. Commissioning several poets to contribute work on the sculptures ie. Andy Brown Exeter, Colette Bryce in Renfrew2004 Robert Fergusson Memorial for Edinburgh, Norman MacCaig for New Edinburgh Park, Finished Timepiece Strood and Release Every Pattern Staines wins Spelthorne Award for Art in Development. Poets involved Leone Medlin and Richard Price2003 Winner of a public Art commission in Strood Kent

Winner of a Public Art Commission in Staines, Roger Williamson Memorial. Donnington Racetrack Tumbler Falls Dundee Kingsway Retail Park and Mike Hawthorn and Lofty England memorial for Goodwood Racetrack, Sir Jimmy Shand Memorial and John Surtees for Mallory Park 2002 Winner of the project to create a memorial to the poet Robert Fergusson (Edinburgh) Major commissions for Scottish Enterprise Dundee,Fleet Hampshire and Perth Order and Chaos Port Talbot Wales,2001 Aberdeen-Angus Bull unveiled by Prince Charles in presence of Queen Mother Alford Aberdeenshire2001 Declaration of Arbroath. Robert the Bruce and Bernard de Linton at the gateway to Arbroath2001Completed major commissions for BT Brentwood, and Maidstone 2001 Civic Pride four bronze lions on pillars Barnet London2001 Double helix Man Chesterfield Borough Council2000 Winner of the Bache Roundabout Commission Chester1999 Gordon Highlanders Memorial Huntly1999 Roger Clark Memorial unveiled by his widow. Mallory Park1999 The NET unveiled in Fraserburgh1999 L’Arc unveiled in Basingstoke1999 Chelsea Flower Show part of Gold Medal Garden1999 Winner of the Maidstone Commission for Whatman’s Field DNA arbour of double helices

1998 Winner Dunbar Swimming Pool Sculpture competition The Girl and the Swan 1998 Colin Chapman Memorial at Mallory Park unveiled by his widow. 1998 Willie Spears Memorial, Eyemouth unveiled 17th May 981998 Winner of public art commission in Fraserburgh1998 Winner of public art commission for Nokia in Farnborough1998 Winner of public art commission in Basingstoke

1998 Public sculptures completed in Montrose dedicated to the poet Violet Jacob Two pieces with five geese in flight and a large flight of seven bronze swans.1998 The Strongman Hamilton part of a major themed public art and landscape commission involving fibre optics, bronze and stainless steel1997 British High Commission Hong Kong (designed by Terry Farrell Associates) Three Cranes in Flight.1997 Winner Birley Street Blackpool Public Sculpture Competition. Two Dancers and poem on steel1997 Kelty Miners’ Memorial unveiled by Mick McGahey and Gordon Brown (Chancellor).1997 Mike Hailwood Memorial unveiled by his widow, Geoff Duke and Phil Reid.1996 Fife Police Headquarters. Policewoman and Child 1996 Winner Strathcarron Hospice composition unveiled by Princess Anne1996 Baxters of Speyside, ‘Osprey and Grilse’1996 Irvine Development Corporation Life-size Carthorse in bronze cast by Powderhall 1995 Avonside Homes East Kilbride Commission 'Two Men Conversation Piece' bronze1995 Tranent Massacre Memorial1995 Winner of the competition to design a sculpture for Lord Street Wrexham, Wales. ‘Y Bwa’ (the Arc) Civic Society Award.1995 Winner of the competition to design a sculpture for the Ashworth Roundabout, Blackpool, ‘Helter-skelter’1993 Dundee Technology Park 'Six Swans in Formation'1993 Baxters of Speyside 'Royal Stag' cast by Powderhall Bronze unveiled by HRH Prince Charles1993 North Kessock Primary School Competition 'Swans in Flight'1992 Broughty Ferry Library Commission1990 Open Eye Exhibition Edinburgh1990' Architectonic Bitch' bought for Edinburgh City Art Centre1991 Tugnet Ice House commission 'Osprey and Salmon' 1989 Winner Almswall Road Sculpture Competition Irvine Development Corporation ‘The Ring’1989 Winner of the Perth High Street Sculpture Competition Perth Partnership ‘Nae Day Sae Dark’1988 Glasgow Garden Festival 'Man Feeding Seagulls' now at Peterhead harbour front1987 Sir Otto Beit Medal, Royal Society of British Sculptors for 'Deer Leap'1987 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 'Ardea Cinerea'1986 Scottish Development Agency Dundee Technology Park ‘Deer Leap’1976-82 Royal Scottish Academy Latimer Award, Royal Scottish Academy Benno Schotz Award Royal Scottish Academy Ireland Alloys Award.

Portrait sculptures in public places include:

Councillor R.Gough Esq. C.B.E. J.P. Convener of Fife, Sir Michael Atiyah OM PRS, Sir Isaac Newton Institute Cambridge, Billy Kay for Scottish Heritage Society Award, Robert Burns from the Naismith painting the Burns Club Cupar, Jim Clark Memorial unveiled in Kilmany by Jackie Stewart. Second edition at Mallory Park Leicestershire and Mike Hailwood Memorial unveiled by his

widow, Geoff Duke and Phil Reid. King Robert de Brus and Bernard de Linton “The Declaration of Arbroath” Willie Spears, King-fisher Eyemouth. Colin Chapman of Lotus cars at Mallory Park, Robert Fergusson Canongate Edinburgh. Mike Hawthorn Goodwood Racetrack, John Surtees and Sir Stirling Moss Mallory Park, Edwin Morgan New Edinburgh Park, Roger Wiliamson

Donnington Racetrack, Sir Jimmy Shand Auchtermuchty Fife. Lord Baden Powell in Poole Dorset.

Powderhall Bronze & David A Annand in Partnership

This partnership has evolved to combine the modelling skills and aesthetic potential of the sculptor with the well established skills of the Powderhall Bronze foundry. Because the sculptor can work as part of the foundry team and not just as their client, the partnership provides the customer with the opportunity to realise a commission which gives, if nothing, maximum volume of bronze within a given budget. This partnership means, that from its conception an idea can be tailored to avoid casting problems with the inevitable added expense and to ensure an excellent and enduring product. The combination of bronze and clay offers the sculptor so much more freedom and choice than other materials. Without doubt bronze is the best medium for public art, it has a

tradition dating back to ancient history, it matures with time and endures in the harshest of environments."

"Until the interest of an artist shifts from the personal sensation to a sense of communal service his work cannot grow.

As pure artist his work maybe technically more perfect in the exploitation of the ego - but it cannot take on real greatness until it bears the burden of a people."

Wm. Soutar, poet, Perth 9th August 1932