Rsre work technique linked to artist's mesothelioma cancer death

A SCOTS artist who died earlier this month had a rare cancer normally caused by asbestos.
It's thought the clouds of dust James Howie worked in may have led to his death.
The Dundonian used an unusual technique of sanding down layers of paint to create his distinctive landscapes.
His cause of death was given as pulmonary embolism - a blocked artery to the lungs - and mesothelioma, which is a cancer usually found among shipyard workers exposed to asbestos.
Last night, his 74-year-old widow Joyce said: "He had mesothelioma, which he could have contracted at any time during his work.
"He used to do layer upon layer of paint, always scraping, sanding, cutting it back to paint over it again and again in order to create a certain effect.
"He would keep repeating this process until it resulted in the thing he was looking for. Although we have the death certificate, we're still awaiting the results of a final autopsy."