welcome
My subject matter is essentially Scottish, places that have special meaning to me, places where the history of people and their landscape are closely bound together. My work attempts a timeless quality, while representing the spirit of a place. I am often drawn to magical times of day or season, and to memories of Scottish tradition and ritual.
Diverse influences include Scottish painting before the 'colourists', Pringle, Guthrie, Cameron and Walton, and small scale work of Seurat, Vuillard, Pinkham-Ryder, Whistler and Turner, Photography is also important to me as both source and influence, notably amateur and early primitive images.
Recent work is in media of - acrylic, oil, conte, and photography, on supports of wood panel or paper, using the natural grain and texture of these materials as integral elements of the work.
COMMISSIONS and COLLECTIONS
I have produced commissions for private and corporate clients, from small to large scale works mostly on wood panels, please contact me for details and prices.
My work can be found in private, public and corporate collections.
AWARDS:
PURCHASE PRIZE 2000 SCOTTISH DRAWING COMPETITION - PAISLEY ART INSTITUTE
ARNOLD CLARK PRIZE 2001 - PAISLEY ART INSTITUTE
ASPECT PRIZE 2005 - FINALIST
some galleries which show my work:
ABERFELDY GALLERY www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk
ARRAN ART GALLERY www.arranartgallery.com
BYARD ART CAMBRIDGE www.byardart.co.uk
THE ATHOLL GALLERY DUNKELD www.athollgallery.co.uk
THE EDINBURGH GALLERY www.art-edinburgh.com
THE QUEEN'S GALLERY DUNDEE www.queensgallery.co.uk
FRAMES GALLERY PERTH www.framesgallery.co.uk
MORNINGSIDE GALLERY EDINBURGH www.morningsidegallery.co.uk
SEAGULL GALLERY GOUROCK www.seagullgallery.net
SMITHY GALLERY BLANEFIELD www.smithygallery.co.uk
WILSON DAVIS QUARRIERS VILLAGE BRIDGE OF WEIR www.wilsondavis.co.uk
LIMITED EDITION PRINTS available from WILSON DAVIS FINE ART
QUARRIERS VILLAGE BRIDGE OF WEIR
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