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A good week

Posted by admin on July 7th, 2012
'From the slopes of Beinn Griam Beg, Sutherland'

'From the slopes of Beinn Griam Beg, Sutherland'

Once again, this is going to be a rather short blog.  This evening we’re going to the preview of the annual North Ayrshire Open Art Exhibition.  I entered two works for this show and luckily both were accepted, (images of the two paintings are shown here).  My partner Anita also entered two of her small new porcelain pieces and these too have been included in the exhibition.  The show normally includes around about 120 works I guess and it’s always worth paying a visit.  There is always a huge variety of work to see and you can almost guarantee to see something that you really like.

One added bonus for me is that I’ve just been told that one of my paintings, (‘A frozen February afternoon, Beinn an Dothaidh’, Acrylic & Pastel, 2012, 80 x 80 cm) won one of the prizes at this year’s exhibition ….the Miller Prize.  Sponsored by Millers in Glasgow the prize is apparently £150 worth of vouchers to be spent at Millers.  Wow!  I’m already looking forward to spending them….it’s a great art materials shop!  I’ve been thinking about treating myself to a couple of really big canvases …so this might be my excuse!

'A freezing February afternoon, Beinn an Dothaidh'

'A freezing February afternoon, Beinn an Dothaidh'

Anyway, the exhibition is at the Racquet Hall, EglintonPark, North Ayrshire.  It runs from July 7th – July 21st and is open10 am – 4pm each day.  As I say, it’s always well worth a visit and after seeing the exhibition, you can always enjoy a walk in the country park.

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If you’re in Edinburgh….?

Posted by admin on June 30th, 2012

I’m running a little late this week and so this is going to be a very short blog.  I’m not quite sure what happened to all the time this week but suddenly it’s 21.00 on Friday evening!   I’ve spent most of the week since Saturday, at the studio ….all except Monday when we went walking ….and Thursday when we went across to Edinburgh.  The reason for this trip was to deliver some paintings to The Gallery on the Corner.  The works include two of the small postcard size paintings, one of my new 30 x 30 cm paintings, one of the 76 x 23 cm paintings and two of the large 80 x 80 cm pieces.   The gallery is increasing its wall space by opening a small café and so were looking for a little more work.  So then, if you’ve never visited The Gallery on the Corner or haven’t been for a while, why not call in and see the work they have.  For details of the gallery, click on the link at the side of this page.

The paintings I’ve just delivered include the following pieces:

'After a day in the snow, looking back from Rannoch Moor'

'After a day in the snow, looking back from Rannoch Moor'

'Early spring, above Drumochter'

'Early spring, above Drumochter'

'November afternoon, below Stob Coire Raineach'

'November afternoon, below Stob Coire Raineach'

As for the work I’ve been doing this week, well it’s been a bit of a battle ….and I lost!!!  After five days work on one new 80 x 80 cm acrylic and pastel piece, I decided it was going no where ….and I painted over it with white emulsion …ahhhh!  Oh well, that’s all part of painting I guess.  It’s not the first time and no doubt won’t be the last.  I think that the problem with the piece was the composition …if that’s wrong …well, you’re on a looser.  In the past I would probably have persevered only to have scrapped it after several more days.  I hope this means I’ve learnt from past errors …but I doubt it!  Not all is lost though as I’ve also been working on a new 80 x 80 cm oil painting on canvas and thankfully this is coming on quite well.  So then, hopefully in a week or two I can post an image of this piece ….hopefully!

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New Work

Posted by admin on June 8th, 2012
'Approaching snow shower...on the slopes of Ben Loyal, Sutherland'

'Approaching snow shower...on the slopes of Ben Loyal, Sutherland'

I’ve taken a break from the larger and slightly more abstract oil paintings I was doing and since returning from our holiday up in Sutherland, have been working on several smaller acrylic and pastel pieces.

'Sutherland sketch, Ben Loyal'

'Sutherland sketch, Ben Loyal'

These paintings are based on views we had while walking in Sutherland and are slightly ‘tighter’ than much of the work I’ve been doing recently.  It has made a nice change and I’ve been enjoying working in this manner ….the wild landscape of the Flow Country is still very vividly marked in my head and I want to try and get some of that down while I remember it clearly.

The first painting, ‘Approaching snow shower, on the slopes of Ben Loyal, Sutherland’, was based on the very first walk of our holiday.  You may remember that we’d set off in bright sunshine to walk Ben Loyal, the magnificent mountain close to the north coast of Sutherland.  By the time we were clambering our way up the steep slopes towards the main ridge, the cloud had bubbled up all around and we were suddenly enveloped in a heavy snow shower.  It came in so quickly …one minute nothing and the next …heavy large snow flakes falling all around us  …well, whizzing by almost horizontally ..the wind had picked up as the shower arrived and the temperature dropped.  On that day, the cloud descended and stayed low for the next four hours and we decided to head back down and try again another day.  On this holiday of wild and cold weather, the next chance we got was our final day …and we made it to the top …and indeed, all the way along this great hill.

'A Flow Country sketch, Sutherland'

'A Flow Country sketch, Sutherland'

I did manage to do some quick sketching while we were out although not as much as perhaps I should have!  You know the trouble though ….once you start walking …well, you just want to carry on.  The thought, especially when it’s cold, of stopping and sitting to draw, is not always as enticing as striding along on the top of the mountain!  Anyway, here are a couple of the quick sketches I did.

The last two paintings are both based on the same day ….when we went to walk Beinn Griam Beg …one of two small (just under 600m) hills rising in the middle of the Flow Country.  Right from the start we were caught in frequent and at times heavy snow showers that swept in from the northwest and completely shrouded the hills ….and us.  It was quite a long walk  across the bog to the base of the hill and then a fairly gentle pull up onto a broad and in places stony ridge.  These two paintings try and show something of how remote this area is ….and a little about the nature of the conditions we experienced that day.

'From the slopes of Beinn Griam Beg, Sutherland'

'From the slopes of Beinn Griam Beg, Sutherland'

I’m already planning several more smaller Sutherland pieces ….images of which will go up on my Face Book page Keith Salmon – Scottish Landscape Painting  …as and when they’re completed….so keep a watch out!

'Snow showers, over the Flow Country, Sutherland'

'Snow showers, over the Flow Country, Sutherland'

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Art at the Beresford Wine Bar and Gallery, Ayr

Posted by admin on April 14th, 2012
'Breaking cloud, near the Pap of Glencoe'vv

'Breaking cloud, near the Pap of Glencoe'

This time yesterday evening I was at the Beresford Wine Bar and Gallery in Ayr.  I had been invited along with four of my Courtyard Studio colleagues – Chick McGeehan, Alison Thomas, David Reid and James O’Dea, to take part in a group exhibition at the Beresford gallery.

I’m delighted to report that the preview went well.  The work looked good and we had a good turn out – indeed, it was a very congested little place of an hour or so.  Gallery manager, Margaret, had asked us to provide about six pieces each and so I took the plunge and decided to include two of my new 80 x 80 cm oil paintings, two of the regular 30 x 30 cm pieces and two of the new post card size paintings.  It is the first time I’ve exhibited either the large oil paintings or any of the wee post card pieces ….so I was a little concerned quite how they’d look up on the wall.  Thankfully when we got there and I saw them up for the first time, I was quite pleased……I never like to go over the top …but yes, they seemed to work quite well.

'On Blackmount'

'On Blackmount'

Anyway, here are the six paintings I’ve included in the show.  Do get along to see it if you live in striking distance of Ayr….as well as being a very nice selection of work, you can get a very good meal at the Beresford Wine Bar too.  We all arrived early and had a very enjoyable meal before the preview started.  The show runs for a couple of months so I hope you can get along.  Full details below.

'Early morning mists, Glen Falloch'

'Early morning mists, Glen Falloch'

'At the summit of Beinn Odhar, April shower'

'At the summit of Beinn Odhar, April shower'

'Rannoch Moor - variations'

'Rannoch Moor - variations'

'Assynt skyline, May'

'Assynt skyline, May'

Beresford Gallery, Ayr

Beresford Gallery, Ayr

Beresford Art Gallery, 22 Beresford Terrace, Ayr

Tel:  01292 280 820

Beresford Art Gallery, Ayr - map

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On the go

Posted by admin on March 3rd, 2012
Pentland Hills

Pentland Hills

This time last week, almost to the hour, we were being blown off the Pentland Hills just to the SW of Edinburgh! We weren’t actually knocked off our feet, although a couple just ahead of us on the broad grassy ridge, were ….but the wind was so strong that it was almost impossible to make headway and so we reluctantly turned back and headed down. The most frustrating bit though was that once out of the wind, it was a beautiful spring like day …almost clear blue skies. Oh well, it made for a pleasant if short day and for the hour we were doing battle with the gale, it was quite an experience. We had asked our friend Guy if he’d like to join us but he was busy ….which as it turned out, was a good thing. He, as you may remember, broke his leg last year and is gradually getting out walking again. We’d thought that the easy slopes of the Pentlands would be a good ‘next step’ on his recovery to full hill fitness. As I staggered along on Friday however and it was taking all my strength to stay up right, (I could certainly feel the strain on my lower legs) I was very thankful that Guy had had a meeting to go to! Hopefully the next time we can all get out together it will be a calmer day and we can enjoy a relaxed wander over several of these beautiful little hills.

In the studio

In the studio

Since then, my week has simply been one of work. However, with our holiday in mid May, just around the corner, I’ve wanted to try and get a little fitter generally. I spent too much time sat on my backside last year and accepted too many offers of a lift in the car down to the studio from my partner. Even when she was working I was catching the bus from the top of our road into the town centre …and then just walking the mile to the studio from there. Irvine is as I’ve said many a time before …almost completely flat but I’ve decided to start walking the three and a bit miles from house to studio on a regular basis …it’s not serious exercise but it should help get me ready for the holiday. It takes me just on an hour …so in all honesty, only about 20 minutes longer than if I caught the bus, and it’s quite a pleasant little wander most of the way. One of the good things about Irvine for me is that much of it was developed into a ‘new town’ back in the late 70’s and early 80’s and as such they incorporated numerous footpaths that make getting about when you can’t see too well, fairly easy. The one big road crossing is missed by an underpass…..leaving only a couple of other awkward side junctions to cross.

In the studio

In the studio

When, in 1996, I went to the RNIB college in Torquay one of the things that we did was, mobility training. One of the things they emphasised was that it was important to work out ‘routes’ that you could use. In doing so, you get to learn the obstacles and can therefore move much quicker and with more confidence and safety. It doesn’t mean I can walk to my studio without concentrating but it does mean I can relax more during the hour long walk. My time at RNIB in Torquay all those years ago was well spent. It took me a long time to get used to using my white cane …I felt dreadful using it for the first couple of years, but now it goes with me everywhere and it allows me to be much more independent ….so a big thanks to Denis and Uwe, my two mobility training officers …they did a great job during the nine weeks I was at Torquay.

As for my work, well it is going along OK. I still haven’t quite finished my second 80 x 80 cm oil painting …but it’s getting very close now. I have three other oil paintings on the go now also and have been enjoying developing these over the last few days. This is where the Jolomo Award is really paying off for me. Almost three years on and it is allowing me to use this quiet period to just get on and try and improve and develop my work …I don’t have to panic ….people may not be buying as many paintings because of the economic situation but I can use this time to create a new and hopefully better body of work …ready for when things start picking up again. I realised at the time that the Jolomo Award was not a quick fix …that it would assist me in my career for many years …and so it is proving.

In the studio

In the studio

One good bit of news to end this week’s blog with. Yesterday, a couple (who have bought paintings from me in the past) came into the studio. They explained that they were moving house soon and had come in to give me warning that they’d be looking to commission a painting from me for their new house later this year. The interesting bit for me is that they said they’d like something done in just white, greys and black. That could be quite a challenge ….but very interesting and exciting too. Anyway, I’ll look forward to doing that as and when they make their move …I’ve got plenty of time now to think about it…..in fact I can use a little bit of time thinking about this as I walk to the studio each day.

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A shift in scale – The Big Postcard Show – Scotlandart.com, Edinburgh – 19th January – 19th February 2012

Posted by admin on January 12th, 2012
'In Glen Lochy, early winter'

'In Glen Lochy, early winter'

When last January, I was asked to take part in an exhibition of postcard sized works at the Edinburgh gallery of Scotlandart, I was, I have to admit, a little concerned as to exactly how easy or otherwise it might be for me to work at that scale.  As it turned out, I did two of these small pieces without too many problems, albeit with much use of the magnifier.  They did however, look quite interesting and one sold during the exhibition.

For the rest of the year though, I worked mainly at the other end of the scale, creating around 16 paintings at 80 x 80 cm and another 2 at 122 x 61 cm……and I really didn’t think about the very small pieces again.  That is, until I once again received an email asking if I’d take part in this year’s Big Postcard Exhibition at Scotlandart in Edinburgh.

A few weeks ago, I got down to painting the two pieces for this years show …..and really enjoyed working on them.  I’m quite pleased with them and am hoping they’ll do well in the exhibition.  It’s surprising, but they actually take quite a bit of time despite their small size.  I have to work with small brushes and finely pointed pastels and as I said earlier …..this means using a strong magnifier much of the time.  Under normal circumstances these little pieces would be mounted and framed behind glass using the usual ‘York’ silver frame and would retail about £250.  For this Scotlandart exhibition though, all of the postcard sized works will be unframed and I’ve decided to keep the prices as low as possible ….as a kind of sampler and so my little paintings will be on sale in this exhibition at £125 unframed.  Like all of my acrylic & pastel paintings, these small pieces are painted on board and at this size can simply be attached to the wall unframed.

'December afternoon, near Cononish'

'December afternoon, near Cononish'

I’ve enjoyed doing these little paintings for this exhibition and have decided to do a few more.  It’s good to have a couple of these small (quick drying) pieces on the go at the same time as the larger 80 x 80 cm oil paintings.   I now have two more of these small works completed with another two well on the way.   I’ll be putting images / details of these new pieces up on the ‘New Artworks’ section of this website shortly.

Anyway, in the meantime if you’re living in or around Edinburgh or plan to visit in the next month, why not pop along to see ‘The Big Postcard Show’ at the Scotlandart gallery?  The show will have work by around 60 artists including, Mark Edwards, Chris Forsey, Ian Elliot, Scott Caruthers, Lesley Anne Derks….and myself…..it will comprise around 120 works.

The Big Postcard Show – 19TH January – 19th February 2012

Scotlandart.com
2 St Stephen Place
Stockbridge
EdinburghEH3 5AI

It should be well worth a visit and a great opportunity to see and purchase works by many different artists.  I hope you can make it along.

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Starting again!

Posted by admin on December 2nd, 2011
'Harbourside, Irvine'

'Harbourside, Irvine'

It’s been a long time since I did some painting using oil paint ….probably about seven or eight years. On Wednesday afternoon though, I finally got the oil paints back out and slapped a very pale yellow onto the surfaces of two new canvases. It was quite strange. I’d forgotten quite how different the feel of the paint was from the acrylic I normally use…..and of course there was the strong smell of the oil paint in the studio too. It was good and quite exciting to be getting back to this type of paint, but it was kind of scary too. Although I still have much to learn about using acrylics, I certainly feel quite confident these days when handling them ….with the oil paint on the brush for the first time in years, it was a different thing ….if not a feeling of panic then certainly trepidation.

One of the reasons I first changed from oil to acrylic was that, (as I’ve told a few people) I’m a bit impatient and didn’t like the time it took for oil colour to dry. At the time I didn’t have the technical ability to paint confidently, wet on wet. My small paintings took a long time and although I think I ended up with some quite good little paintings, they did have the tendency to look as if they’d taken an age.

By moving to acrylic I hoped I could work faster and in doing so, create fresher, faster marks and brush strokes. I think this has worked well up to a point and as my paintings tend to be built up in many overlapping layers of paint, using a fast drying paint has been ideal. I’ve worked hard over these last few years to get vibrancy out of the acrylic colours and I’ve learnt a lot about mixing and applying colour. Without really thinking about it, I’ve developed a fairly distinctive palette.

'Harbour Blues IV'

'Harbour Blues IV'

I have over the years bought and tried many different commercial colours but these days tend to fall back on just eight main colours, plus of course, white. I do own a small tube of black paint but I’ve had this for years and it’s rare indeed for me to use it. I do use a number of different painting mediums from ones that thicken the acrylic to gloss and matt glazes and varnishes. I have many pots of paint on or under my bench that I’ve bought but find little use for …I can mix most of my colours from the main bunch, but it is nice to have these extra pots and as my paintings develop I’m sure most of them will get put to use. That is, all except one pot ….of fluorescent pink!!! Ahhhhh! I bought it by mistake last year, thinking I’d picked up a pot of permanent Geranium. I couldn’t quite believe it when I got it back to the studio and realised my mistake ….the joy of fuzzy eyes! To start with I conned myself into thinking I’d find a use for it …or could mix it into something else ….WRONG! The pot sat underneath my bench luminously glaring up at me, challenging me to find a use for it. I couldn’t even give it away. I did ask a couple of my colleagues but I think they thought I was taking the proverbial! I really don’t like throwing things away but in the end this 500ml pot of fluorescent paint, ended its days in the wheelie bin.

So then, when I ordered some new oil paints the other week I restricted myself to the normal eight colours, some turps, linseed oil and a small bottle of Liquin. Despite knowing that oil paints take longer to dry ….I was still somewhat dismayed to find the first layer of paint still wet when I got to the studio yesterday ….I have a lot to learn but it’s really exciting to be starting again. Hopefully some of the things I’ve learnt while using the acrylics will put me in a good position now I’m returning to using oils …but there’s going to be much to learn and much trial and error I think. It’s great though, that I now have a studio that is big enough to accommodate my working in both oil and acrylic. Now, when I’m waiting for oil paint to dry, I can move to my other palette and continue with the acrylics on a different painting. It’s all go!

'Harbour Blues'

'Harbour Blues'

The images that accompany this blog are of several of my earlier small oil paintings.

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‘One small step’ – my first real venture into the United States of America

Posted by admin on August 14th, 2011
'Above the Rest and Be Thankful'

'Above the Rest and Be Thankful'

As I write this my partner Anita is kindly putting the finishing touches to wrapping and boxing the five paintings I’m sending to the Green Drake Gallery in Pennsylvania. These five pieces together with two others they already hold will be part of their ‘Taste of Scotland’ exhibition that takes place in September.

They’ve asked for a selection of sizes and so I’m sending:

One of the new large 80 x 80 cm paintings, (‘Winters afternoon, Beinn Dorain’).

'Winter afternoon, Beinn Dorain'

'Winter afternoon, Beinn Dorain'

Two of the 30 x 30 cm paintings, (‘Below Liathach, Torridon’ & ‘In Glen Rosa, Isle of Arran’)

'Below Liathach, Torridon'

'Below Liathach, Torridon'

'In Glen Rosa, Isle of Arran'

'In Glen Rosa, Isle of Arran'

Two of the small 12.5 x 12.5 cm paintings, (‘Approaching shower, the Fannichs’ & ‘Above The Rest and Be Thankful’)

'Approaching shower, the Fannichs'

'Approaching shower, the Fannichs'

The gallery already have two of the 76 x 23 cm paintings. I sent these a short while after the gallery opened back in the early summer.

As all the smaller pieces are normally framed with a mount behind glass it has been a little bit of a problem knowing how best to package and send them. In the end we decided the best way would be to remove the glass for the shipment ….the gallery will add new glass on arrival. As for packaging, Anita did some searching on the Internet and found a very useful company down in Yorkshire that produce made to measure cardboard boxes. For the purpose of this shipment I’ve just ordered a few sample boxes in order to test them out. These arrived very quickly and are perfect. Not only will they make it a far quicker wrapping process but they also look far more professional too. The first two boxes are now complete and they seem very secure and sturdy …..if it wasn’t for all the extra weight I’d be tempted to send them with the glass. Best not tempt fate though! As I now generally work in ‘standard’ sizes, I’ll be placing a proper order for the three different sizes of box …though the minimum order is 25 I think …so finding somewhere to store them is going to be interesting! Anyone who has visited my studio will know that it’s not exactly the largest of spaces. Oh well, I’ll worry about that one later.

I’m planning to arrange for the courier to collect the packages on Tuesday or Wednesday next week and so as it is a three day delivery service to the United States, they should have the paintings by next weekend.

It’ll be interesting to see what kind of response I get to the work over in the Green Drake Gallery. As I say, they’ve had two pieces for a couple of months now and although they haven’t sold they have I’ve been told had a few folk interested. It’s a big step taking on the cost of shipping work over to the United States, but I think it’s well worth investing some time and money into trying to get a toe in the door in the US market. Of course though, the economic news coming from that side of the Atlantic isn’t any brighter than here in Europe …so who knows? Well worth a try though and I guess this is just another thing that the Jolomo Award has allowed me to do. Full details of the ‘Taste of Scotland’ exhibition nearer the time.

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Ailsa Craig

Posted by admin on August 4th, 2011
Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig

One of the great things about having a studio on Irvine harbour side, (apart that is from the wonderful views, the sounds of the birds, the amazing colours, the fine food and beer at The Ship Inn …….) apart from all of those …is the fact that if the work isn’t going too well, you can simply down tools and walk the riverside to the sea. It’s only about a ten minute walk and when you get there you can either head for a tromp along the beach …all the way to Troon if you wish, or you can simply wander out to the end of the little man made spit and just take in the view and the sounds.

At the end of this spit or breakwater …or whatever it’s called, is one of these circular direction boards with arrows pointing off at all points of the compass indicating the direction and distance of places near and far. It’s a sobering thought that you’re sat on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean ….bar for the Isle of Arran, the narrow strip of Kintyre and a few small islands there isn’t anything else between you and the North American continent. I guess this is why we get a tad more rain than our neighbours over in Fyfe or Angus, but it really is what makes this west coast of Scotland so magnificent.

Ailsa

Ailsa

But I digress …the point of this ramble is that one of the places that has an arrow pointing to it is Ailsa Craig …the amazing plug of rock that rises abruptly from the sea a good few miles to the south of Irvine. When the Atlantic weather systems are in charge this distinctive island disappears into the mist and the sea, but on a clear day even I can see it with my monocular with a bit of searching. From the North Ayrshire coast it looks quite small but if you travel south it gradually gets bigger and once down as far as Girvan, it dominates the view west. I’m not sure of the exact height but I think it rises to just over 1000 ft (someone better correct me if I’m wrong) but anyway, it does this in style …the island appearing to be exceedingly steep on all sides and making a very fine silhouette against the sea and sky.

When I first moved into my studio at the Courtyard some six or seven years ago, I did a number of pastel drawings based on this island. I found one the other day and it got me thinking that I might do some new works based on it …using paint as well as pastel this time. I’ll probably need to go and sit on the spit at the end of the river and stare at it for a while through the monocular and then perhaps a snooze in the sun before a leisurely amble back to the studio …. I’ve said it before I know, but it’s a hard job being a landscape artist ….especially so in the West of Scotland!

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Exhibition of recent work – Blairmore Gallery – June 10th – July 20th 2011

Posted by admin on June 8th, 2011
'After the storm, Loch Lomond from Ben Vorlich'

'After the storm, Loch Lomond from Ben Vorlich'

I’ve been exhibiting work at Blairmore Gallery near Dunoon, for the last five or six years and this year I’ve been asked to put on an exhibition of my painting and drawings for six weeks.

The gallery, formerly known as Gallimaufry, is not I guess your normal gallery.  It is a wonderful mix of art, craft and quality giftware ….with the added bonus of serving very fine fair trade tea and coffee too.  The walls of the coffee shop make the space for the exhibitions and so you can sit and enjoy the art while drinking your tea.   It’s a combination that seems to work and the gallery has just won a four star award from Visit Scotland.  The great part about this little gallery is that it is not just a great place for visitors …it really is at the heart of the little community of Blairmore. There is a very friendly ‘buzz’ about the place that makes everyone feel welcome and at ease …whether just calling in for some refreshment or searching for a painting.

I’ll be showing 15 paintings and 4 drawings in this show …the majority of them being recent work, completed either this year or during the last few months of 2010 …so, there’ll be a lot of new pieces to see.  As the gallery space is quite small, the majority of the work will be on the small side …30 x 30 cm paintings and drawings, and three of my 76 x 23 cm paintings.  I am though including two of my new larger 80 x 80 cm paintings along with two 61 x 61 cm pieces.  This will make it quite a challenge for the proprietors Sylvia and Steve, to hang but it should look good I think.

 

'Misty morning, Goat Fel from near Brodickl'

'Misty morning, Goat Fell from near Brodick'

 

 

'On the east ridge of Ben Lui, spring'

'On the east ridge of Ben Lui, spring'

 

So then, if you live within striking distance of the gallery, it makes a great day out.  To learn more about the gallery visit: www.blairmoregallery.com or contact them Blairmore Gallery, Blairmore nr Dunoon | Tel: 01369 840253 | info@blairmoregallery.co.uk .

I hope you can get to see the exhibition.

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