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Jewellery by Kirsty Eaglesfield, Siobhan Healey, Angie Young, Michael Peckitt, Genna Delaney, Phyllida Gibson |
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Ceramics by Ian Roberts, Lori Anderson John Wheeton, Crail Pottery, Jane Adams, Miriam Reid |
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Glass - by Mike Hunter - Twists Glass Studios, Limited Editions by Caithness Glass |
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Born in Tanganyika, East Africa to an Austrian mother and Scottish father. At the age of thirteen, came to Scotland, where she was schooled at Bearsden Academy.
Graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the seventies and began her teaching career. Taught from the mid-eighties in various colleges, including teaching part-time at Falkirk College. Exhibited throughout Britiain and in the USA, showing solo in many prestigeous galleries.Awarded - Visual Arts Scotland Award, Paisley Institute Award, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Award, RGI and work selected for the Laing Calendar. Her work has been selected for both private and corporate collections
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Born in Guildford in 1947, he gained a Diploma in Art and Design at the Guildford School of Art, and followed a diverse career in the graphic arts working for the BBC, Pitman Publishing and C.C.S Associates. It was from C.C.S that he met Greg Lake, and went on to work for Emerson, Lake and Palmer producing cover designs for the two million selling albums 'Tarkus' and 'Pictures at an Exhibition'. From 1971 he concentrated on painting full time, holding many exhibitions until he met Stefan Knapp in 1978. This proved to be a major turning point in his career becoming Stefan's studio assistant and close friend. Stefan's influence as an internationally famous enamellist and painter together with his kindly direction and encouragement has laid the basis for all of William's work today. The theme of peace, colour and harmony permeates all of his paintings, many of which depict his specialist subject of the Galloway landscape by moonlight in watercolour. His paintings continue to be instantly recognisable and enthusiastically collected. To date over 5000 limited edition prints have been sold, and his paintings were recently exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art. |
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Born in 1968 and educated in Glasgow, Gordon has spent the last 20 years in the art field, as designer, picture framer, restorer, art dealer and artist. Working predominantly in oils his subject matter ranges from quirky portraiture and obscure figurative to dynamic landscape. His expressive oil paintings are inspired by his native Scotland; whether dark and moody or an explosion of colour they reflect the ever changing moods of both the countryside and the artist himself.
Demand for Gordon’s work has grown steadily each year. He has exhibited in both the Royal Glasgow Institute and the Paisley Arts Institute as well as exhibiting throughout the world in both private and corporate collections
2009 Art de caf Award Paisley Art Institute |
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Jim Wylie, a native of Glasgow, is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art where he studied Drawing and Painting under such prominent figures as Willie Armour, Geoff Squires, Sinclair Thomson, and Duncan Shanks. The grounding he received in composition and in colour in the true Glasgow tradition has remained a mainstay of his work. Wylie exhibits continually in a variety of private galleries across Scotland, with work also widely available in cards and in print. He is a member of Paisley Art Institute and contributes regularly to the annual exhibition, one of the largest of its kind outside Glasgow or Edinburgh, where he has been awarded prizes on two occasions. He is also a member of a co-operative of established painters in The Glasgow Group, which was established in 1957 and is the oldest artists’ cooperative group in Scotland. |
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Born 1963 Glasgow. Thomas Scanlon lives and works in Paisley. He paints city and landscapes in heavy impasto oils using only a palette knife. This creates a richly textured image in vivid colour. Thomas is a member of the Paisley Artists Group and the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) and is a regular exhibitor at the Paisley Museum, the MacMillan Art Exhibition, Glasgow and in various Scottish galleries. |
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Hazel Cashmore came to live in Caithness twenty years ago. Born in Coventry, Hazel received her art education at Leamington School of Art, and Coventry Art College. A member of Thurso's Pentland Art Club, she showed her paintings in mixed exhibitions until 1983 when her work was first shown at Lyth Arts Centre. Since then Hazel has shown annually at the Caithness Society of Artists here in Thurso, as well as exhibiting in Edinburgh, Inverness, and London. Locally Hazel has had solo exhibitions at The Swanson Gallery, Thurso, and The Lybster Gallery. Her work hangs in private collections throughout Britain and North America as well as here in Caithness.
Hazel's works are all painted in acrylic on canvas or canvas boards, in a traditional but timeless style which harmonises with the Caithness landscape and its infinite variety of changing moods. The unique quality of the light - which gives a magical presence to the most familiar of views - is well known to anyone who has visited Caithness, and it is this quality which Hazel attempts to capture in her paintings.
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Self taught Artist living and working in Kilwinning, Ayrshire in Scotland. Most of his work is figurative with a story to tell, and is always different for each person viewing the work. His aim is to create an atmosphere that can affect the viewer in some small way. It is important to him that there is more than just a pretty painting to match the decor. He also paint landscapes, portraits and occasionally wildlife, working mainly in oils which is his favourite medium. |
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studied drawing and painting at Gray's School of Art before gaining an Hons degree in Art history. John qualified as an art teacher, and taught in Scottish schools for 33 years. He has a house in Glenlivet, the inspiration for so many of his paintings which have been exhibited widely, and can be found in many private collections. |
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An Edinburgh based artist specialising in collage and mixed media. All the collages are created using her own technique which involves gluing scrap paper collected from various disguarded magazines and other printed material. The image is then overlaid in black ink. Zoe Studied illustration at John Moores University Group and she has exhibited in a number of galleries throughout the UK |
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Elena was born in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) in 1966. She graduated from the Architectural Institute in 1988 with MSc in Architecture, she worked as an Architect, before moving to Moscow in 1990. Elena moved to the UK in 1996. The first display of Elena’s work was in 2000 when she was invited to take part in the Age Concern Annual Exhibition. For the 2001-2004 exhibitions she was asked to submit extra works and sold all works exhibited during the 2-day shows. Also in 2002 she was invited to exhibit at the Macmillan’s Cancer Relief Art Show, being held at the Kelvingrove Museum, where all paintings submitted were sold within 2 hours of opening. All extra works submitted the following years were also sold during the previews. Recently 2 of Elena’s works had been sold at a children’s charity auction for more than 5 times the reserve price and one of her works has won a first-prize award in Daler-Rowney front page competition. Elena’s works have been exhibited and sold through established galleries. She has works in private and corporate collections in UK, Australia, Germany, USA, Sweden and Russia. There have been a number of articles concerning her work in local and national press. |
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Sofia Perina-Miller was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg - in the USSR (now the Russian Federation) in 1974. Throughout her childhood Sofia developed her innate artistic talent and entered a specialist art school before going on to the University of Technology and Design in Saint Petersburg where she gained her degree in Fine Art and Textiles. Following graduation, Sofia worked simultaneously as an artist and a private art tutor at her studio in her home city. The artist's move to Scotland in 2000 heralded a new, experimental use of decorative and fine art and she began to develop a distinctive style of floral painting, combining watercolour and gel pen. Since moving to Scotland, Sofia has built upon her past achievements. She exhibits at leading galleries throughout the United Kingdom and has had her work accepted by prestigious competitions, including the annual Singer and Friedlander Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, The Federation of British Artists' Annual Exhibition, The British Society of Painters in Watercolour, The Society of Botanical Artists and The British Society of Women Artists among many others. |
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Working in printmaking, painting, gardening, drawing, project making
Collections: Public Collections - Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh Newhall Art Collection Cambridge University England
Prizes and awards: 2003 - 2005 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, purchase two prints for the permanent print collection 1999 Peacock Editioning Prize, Aberdeen Society of Artists exhibition 1998 British Council Award, for Berlin Residency and exhibition 1998 Overseas Exhibition Fund (for Berlin)Edinburgh City Council ,
2007 Elected Professional member, Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh
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Leeds University and after four years of experimental studio work coupled with intensive theoretical study received a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art. During the 80's I did figurative work, concentrating on producing positive images of women of all ages and race and their role in society. These series of paintings sold and were published The mid 90's saw a move to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, a starkly beautiful island where the sea and the wind are a major part of life born by the quiet strength and forthrightness of the islanders. Here she learnt to sail, how to build and maintain a boat and finally how to live aboard for months at a time so that now, when I do a marine painting During these times aboard I began signing my pictures 'Vega' out of respect for the boat that carried me safely for hundreds of miles on my journeys. |
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Born in Kilmarnock in 1950 and studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1968-72. He had his first solo exhibition in Glasgow in 1971 at the Citizen's Theatre. From 1972-73 he studied at Moray House College, Edinburgh. In 1975 he won a scholarship from the Institute of Cultural Affairs, Chicago. When Davy returned from his travels he taught in Kilmarnockand had exhibitions in various galleries in Scotland and Belgium. In 1988 he became principal teacher of art at Douglas-Ewart High School in Newton Stewart until 2002 and continued to have one-man shows in Scotland and England. In 2002 he gave up teaching to paint full time. He exhibits widely throughout the UK and his work is rapidly becoming recognised in the USA. Davy has paintings in public collections in Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries; The British Linen Bank; The University of York; Dick Institute, Kilmarnock and the RSPB. |
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Basia Roszak left her roots in Poland and emigrated to Canada. She has been residing in Glasgow, Scotland since 1998. She attempts to bring this multicultural experience to life in her work. Basia is a full-time artist, working in both traditional media (oils, watercolors/ink) and new media (computer animation, computer graphic design.) Academically, she has HND in Graphic Design, and BSC (with Distinction) in Media Technology, Digital Art.
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Figurative Artist and i exhibit regularly around the country. Graduated from Ducan of Jordanstone college of Art in 2003 and has had paintings in the prestigous Royal Scottish Academy and Aberdeen Art Gallery |
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Nikki was born in 1971.After completing a BA degree in textile design at The Scottish College of Textiles she worked as an interior stylist througout the U.K.. She now concentrates solely on her artwork. " My paintings are inspired by the landscape and my travels to the coast. Simple forms and use of texture illustrate an image of a memory of a particular place, rather than a representation, creating naive quirky landscapes. Images a simplified and shapes and colours develop into pattern. My use of mixed media includes oil pastels and acrylics. I layer these mediums, scratching beneath the surface and peeling back layers to uncover the hidden colours below, ideas for my paintings develop throughout each one." |
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Jennifer was originally from Coatbridge in Lanarkshire and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1967-71, graduating DA (Drawing and Painting). She obtained her teaching certificate in 1972 from Jordanhill College and then taught art and design in schools in Lanarkshire, Inverness and Sutherland. Jennifer took early retirement from teaching in 2001 and now concentrates full-time on painting in her studio in Sutherland.
“My paintings are very much a personal response to my environment, in terms of colour, light and space, and in the Scottish tradition. I enjoy exploring colour and the tactile qualities of oil paint, mainly through still life, but also in landscape and figurative works.” |
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Born in Glasgow and now lives in Ayrshire. He has been painting for many years having studied part time at Glasgow School of Art. He exhibits regularly in the annual RSA and RGI exhibitions and his work is held in a number of collections, notably in the personal collection of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. He is also a regular exhibitor in a number of London galleries where the colour and vigour of his work are seen to mark him out as a distinctively Scottish artist. He paints in acrylic which ideally suits his style. His paintings are always bold and full of light and colour. They are joyful paintings which celebrate the simple pleasures of life |
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Graham always tries to produce paintings that uplift, inspire and give him hope for the future. In his recent oils he has explored a number of themes and would describe his body of work as a 'celebration of life and living'. As he has drawn from his own experiences there are autobiographical elements, but his intention is that the characters appear as 'every man' and 'every woman'. He likes a painting to have a story behind it and use humour and sentiment wherever he can as it is important for him to express emotion in all his work. He says if he can convey a feeling of optimism to the viewer then he will be very pleased.
In March 1996 Graham decided to commit himself totally to producing oil paintings and is presently registered as a self employed artist. He is also married with 2 children and now paints full time |
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John was born in Edinburgh, and studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1962-1967 where he was awarded a number of painting and drawing prizes which included the Andrew Grant Scholarship. Ending his studies, a Post Graduate Travelling Scholarship took him to France, Holland and Belgium, creating opportunities for exhibitions in the countries concerned.
From 1971 to 1996 he was an Art Lecturer at StevensonCollege, Edinburgh.
As an Edinburgh man he is proud to have been a member of 'The Glasgow League of Artists' and to have been elected chairman in 1975-76.
At various times he has been chairman of Livingston Art Foundation and the Craigmillar Festival Society.
Now living in the Scottish Borders he continues to develop his painting to his own exacting standards.
He has work in many private and public collections in United Kingdom; USA; Canada; Europe and Africa. |
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An "up and coming" Artist. He paints from his north-facing studio in Perthshire. Work is in acrylics, oils and mixed-media. Arie sources inspiration from a richly colourful past in Chile and Israel and his deep involvement with the Scottish landscape. Colour used freely and sensitively , coupled with his creative talent and ease with the media, allow for exciting fresh works of art. He paints landscape, figurative work and some still life. |
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Elise is a young, up-and-coming artist who lives and paints in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Since graduating from the Edinburgh College of Art in 2008, her work has been receiving very enthusiastic responses from art-lovers and the media alike, with The Herald stating that Elise is "a young and celebrated artist", and she intends to keep raising the bar of expectation as her skills develop.
Elise was one of six winners at the Brit Art Stars competition held at the SaLon Gallery in London, in which over a staggering two thousand graduating students' works were judged. This gave her significantly more public recognition, which in turn lead to more exhibitions of her latest works.
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Paul Bartlett is a self-taught artist with a PhD in animal behaviour. He is an associate member of the
Society of Wildlife Artists and was awarded the "Artist of the Year" prize by Birdwatch magazine and
Swarovski optics at the their annual exhibition in 2006. Recently he was a category winner and overall
runner-up in the David Shepherd Foundation "Wildlife Artist of the Year" competition in 2009, and a
category winner in the BBC Wildlife Magazine Artist of the Year competition. His work and articles have
featured in worldwide publications such as International Artist, Birds Illustrated, BBC Wildlife magazine
and Wildscape magazine, as well as several books.
Variety and experimentation are the main emphasis of his art, allowing him to continually strive to find
innovative techniques and styles in which to depict his subjects whilst retaining an element of realism.
Alternating between landscape and wildlife themes is also helpful for generating new ideas.
Many of Paul's current watercolours employ a unique technique he has developed whereby the paper is
scored with a scalpel and then ripped to reveal the unpainted surface beneath. This is useful for creating
strong tonal contrast, or further washes can be applied to the 'furry' paper to give intriguing texture to the
painting. Over the past year Paul has been concentrating on experimenting with collage and 'mixed media' ,
combining pieces of magazine, paper and material together with pencil, watercolour, acrylic and pastels to
create interesting effects and textures.
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Julie grew up painting as an escape, a part of life that was uncomplicated, almost dreamlike. Her passion became a way of life - an essential way of life. Julie was lucky enough to grow up roaming the Lake District hills with her brother, her sister, her mum and her dad. Hours of climbing, scrambling and walking, never really appreciating the splendour of what they were presented with, and yet years later she lives and breathes these same images and experiences, only now through her painting and with her own children. Julie likes to explore many of the same themes and images, the tension between abstraction and representation, the duel between techniques and moods. Colour plays the main role in what Julie creates. A high or low perspective of densely knotted vegetation, a frantic pattern of grained wood or choking greenery that is so visually claustrophobic it has to be rescued by some sense of the landscape it lies in, she sees it as bolts of illumination. Julie finds it hard to describe what she specifically want to convey through her work. They are made through feelings rather than words. If Julie was forced to sum up what she wants to express, she would describe them as dreamlike and nostalgic yet contemporary. They speak of memories and the endurance of images. Atmospheric and melancholic, they are inconsequential moments that are highly charged. As a landscape artist Julie endeavours to inspire and nurture her love of the natural world. The Scottish Borders and South West Scotland is a wonderful place to live amongst a large community of artists in an area which provides so many of the necessary elements for landscape paintings. |
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