scottish gallery guide 2010

SCOTTISHGALLERYGUIDE2010

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Cover Images:TOP LEFT: www.openstudiosfife.co.uk (page 11)TOP RIGHT: Early Evening Orange by Peter Luti (page 19)BOTTOM LEFT: Paddy’s Milestone by Davy Brown (page 12)BOTTOM RIGHT: www.openstudiosfife.co.uk (page 11)

Images (left):TOP: www.openstudiosfife.co.ukMIDDLE: Soulful, sculpture by Martin EvansBOTTOM: Carafe & Fish by RGI Convenor

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GEORGE DEVLIN6 - 21 May 2010

PORTLAND GALLERY8 BENNET STREET, LONDON, SW1A 1RP

TEL : 0207 493 1888

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07 JOHN NELSON STUDIO GALLERY, Selkirk

08 JEWELLERYA selection of jewellery that would make the ideal gift... or treat to yourself!

09 CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH SOCIETY

09 DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Dundee

11 OPEN STUDIOS NORTH FIFE, various venues

12 HIGH ST. GALLERY, KirkcudbrightArtist profile: Davy Brown

13 COCKBURN GALLERY, Maybole

14 RAMSHORN THEATRE, Glasgow

16 CERAMIC & GLASSA selection of ceramic and glass designs available from Scottish galleries.

17 EALAIN GALLERY, Drymen

17 LYNNE SCHRODER, East Lothian

18 ART IN THE CITY, Glasgow

18 GALLERIA LUTI, CallanderArtist profile: Peter Luti

20 ARTIST PROFILEQ&A with Scottish Painter Blair Thomson

22 THE PICTURE FRAME MAKER, Perth

22 PARK GALLERY, GlasgowArtist profile: Ivor Sexton & Martin Evans

24 SCULPTUREA selection of sculpture - including a Scottish Gallery Guide 2010 exclusive!

25 GLASGOW ART FAIR ‘10, Glasgow

26 DIRECTORYThe contact details for all the galleries included in this issue of the Scottish Gallery Guide 2010.

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ESTABLISHED in 1994, The Strathearn Gallery isa contemporary gallery run by a creativefamily; Owen, Edith and Fiona Maguire.The gallery aims to assist and encourageprofessional artists and craftspeople workingin Scotland and offers exciting work byup-and-coming artists as well as moreestablished artists.

With four large windows, the main gallery is light andairy extending to another two rooms downstairs.The gallery exhibits a wide selection of ceramics,glass, textiles, furniture, wood, jewellery, silversmithingand metalwork, together with paintings, prints andsculpture at a wide range of prices.

The regularly changing exhibitions can be viewedfrom anywhere in the world by looking up thewebsite: www.strathearn-gallery.com.

‘Own Art’ - interest free loans of up to £2,000 areoffered to buy contemporary visual art and craftrepayable over a 10 month period.

THE STRATHEARN GALLERY32 West High Street, Crieff PH7 4DLTel: 01764 656 100www.strathearn-gallery.com

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JOHN NELSONSTUDIO GALLERY

PAINTINGS • PRINTS • CARDS WEST PORT, SELKIRK SCOTTISH BORDERS

Open 7 days 10am - 5pm Times may vary - Tel: 01750 722 341

www.nelsonjohnart.com

‘Moonlight, River Tweed’ by John Nelson

Returning To Arisaig John NelsonPink Azalea by John Nelson

JOHN Nelson Studio Gallery is in the historicalScottish Borders’ town of Selkirk. Selkirk iswhere Sir Walter Scott presided over hisSheriff Court, now a museum.

The gallery is in West Port in a listed building with ashop on the ground floor - John’s studio and gallery.On the first floor - his living and dining area alsoserves as a gallery, allowing customers to viewpaintings in a homely setting. The studio and galleryare open 7 days a week, but do close occasionallywhen both he and his wife are away. Therefore, it is agood idea to telephone beforehand, which also addsthe perk of having a cup of fresh coffee ready for you.

There is a constant rotation of paintings within thestudio and gallery, as John’s work regularly goes outto galleries throughout the UK.

The gallery sells his distinctive colourful paintingsplus his beautifully executed pen and ink drawings.The gallery also offers a selection of limited editionsigned art prints of John’s work as well as greetingcards. So there should be something for everyone.

Subject matter includes landscapes and seascapesbased on his love of the north west coast of Scotlandas well as the Border area. Recently his concernabout the effects of global warming has led topaintings of flora and fauna which could be lost.

John says, “I produce paintings which, I hope,encapsulate my natural joie de vivre and love ofcolour. Always suspicious of the archetypical, I workdirectly onto the canvas with no preparatory drawing,yet something emerges which I follow and shapeintuitively. Ideas for my paintings come from a varietyof sources although I am particularly drawn to thenatural forms of land and sea.”

JOHN NELSON STUDIO GALLERY

JOHN NELSON STUDIO GALLERYWest Port, Selkirk,Scottish Borders TD7 4DGTel: 01750 722341Mob: 07748 092607Email: [email protected]

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JEWELLERYSCOTTISHGALLERYGUIDE

A selection of jewellery available from Scottishgalleries - ideal gift ideas... or a treat for yourself!

SECRET HEARTS NECKLACE,£72.50, from the Secret Hearts Collection byLinda MacDonald, www.ealaingallery.co.uk

AMETHYST & SILVER NECKLACE WITH SILVER/18KGOLD PENDANT, £225, by DianneKing from the Sea Stories series,www.dianneking.com

OXIDISED 18CT CHOKER,£650, by Shimara Carlow, www.billcliffegallery.com

MULTI STONE TITANIUM BRACELET,£395, by Alison Evans, www.billcliffegallery.com

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DCADUNDEE Contemporary Arts is Scotland’slargest centre for contemporary art andculture with an extensive programme of visualart, cinema and education work.

DCA works directly with artists selected through thecuratorial programme to develop limited editionartworks. Edition prices start at just £75 and offer anopportunity to acquire original artwork by leadingcontemporary artists, as well as support ourprogramme. The editions are produced directly bycommissioned artists in collaboration with DCA PrintStudio and are exhibited regularly in the Print Spaceabove DCA Shop along with prints by local artists.

To buy editions you can visit DCA Shop or browseall the editions online at www.dca.org.uk. To receiveupdates on new prints or for more informationcontact [email protected].

DCA is a registered charity and all funds receivedfrom purchases of DCA Editions contribute directlytowards future activity at DCA.

DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS152 Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DYTel: 01382 909 900, www.dca.org.uk

The Mackintosh Furniture Gallery at The Glasgow School of Art

The Mackintosh House at the Hunterian Art Gallery

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LOOKING for an inspiring idea for the Mayholiday weekend? Why not visit some of the60 professional artists and designer-makersopening their studios to the public in thenorth of Fife.

Over a relatively compact geographical areastretching from junction 8 on the M90 to the TayBridge and surrounding towns and villages you get tosee into what are normally private work spaces. Fromcustomised garden sheds, quirky spare rooms andpurpose built extensions, to shared, rented,professional studios, the variety is as interesting asthe work on show. You’ll find clusters of studioswithin walking distance of each other and singlestudios in more rural locations worth going to for theviews as well as the work on show.

There’s something uniquely appealing about seeingartwork in the space in which it was created. You canspeak to participants about their methods andsources of inspiration and get some insight into theprocesses and work involved in producing a diverserange of work in many styles. You might find yourselfbuying a painting, a print, a piece of sculpture, somejewellery, furniture or photography. Watch ablacksmith or a potter at work, commission a uniquepiece of glass or choose a beautiful piece of textileart! Be inspired to become creative too… some ofthe artists run classes. Participants range from thosejust out of Art College and newly in the business ofpresenting their work to the public to those who haveestablished careers, supplying galleries here andabroad.

2010 is the 5th year of Open Studios North Fife.Such is it’s popularity, the event has grown fromhaving only 14 participants in its first year, to 60 thisyear and there is already a waiting list for artists

OPEN STUDIOS NORTH FIFE

wanting to join in 2011.Open Studios North Fife - Saturday 1st, Sunday 2nd

and Monday 3rd May 2010.Log on to www.openstudiosfife.co.uk for more

information or tel: 01337 827087 to be sent a copyof the free published brochure with details of thosetaking part and directions to the studios. Thebrochure is a work of art in itself!

OPEN STUDIOS NORTH FIFETel: 01337 827087, www.openstudiosfife.co.uk

A fantastic range of work....

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1 weekend in Fife60 artists

50 studios2 good to miss!

Visit artists, designers and makers; Sat 1st, Sun 2nd and Mon 3rd May 2010

www.openstudiosfife.co.uk or call 01337 827087for a copy of the free published brochure

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HIGH ST. GALLERY’S ARTIST PROFILE

DAVY BROWN

Paddy’s Milestone by Davy Brown

HIGH St. Gallery’s proprietors, Maureen Briggsand Richard Ross, have had a strong andfruitful relationship with Davy Brown for thepast ten years, although their personal tiesreach back to their shared time together atGlasgow School of Art some forty years ago.Davy’s work represents perfectly the kind ofpowerful, substantive painting with whichthey identify personally and upon which thegallery’s reputation has been built.

Davy Brown was born in Kilmarnock in 1950 andstudied at Glasgow School of Art between 1968-1972. He had his first solo exhibition in Glasgow in1971 at the Citizen’s Theatre. From 1972-73 hestudied at Moray House College, Edinburgh. In 1975he won a scholarship from the Institute of CulturalAffairs, Chicago.

When Davy returned from his travels he taught inKilmarnock and had exhibitions in various galleries inScotland and in Belgium. In 1988 he becameprincipal teacher of art at Douglas Ewart High Schoolin Newton Stewart until 2002 and continued to haveone-man shows in Scotland and England. He gave upteaching in 2002 to paint full-time.

Davy’s recent work demonstrates his immense loveof landscape. Like the Glasgow Boys and the ScottishColourists he prefers, whenever possible, to work enplein air, which, he feels, gives him a closer, intuitive


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Frozen Stream, Galloway by Davy Brown

Carsphairn Cottages by Davy Brown

understanding of his subject matter. His work hasdeveloped over the years from his early works, withtheir overtones of abstractionism to something, whichat first glance, may look more traditional andrepresentational. Inherent in his painting is the samelove of the application of paint, the bravura use ofexpressive brushwork and the forceful use of colourwhich immediately brings to mind, once again, theColourists. In his recent paintings we can witnessDavy’s delight in the use of vibrant pigmentation withan almost Fauve-like palette of astringent reds, citrusyellows and acidic greens as well as the employmentof a broader tonal range than utilised before. He is apainter at the peak of his profession.

HIGH ST. GALLERY84 High Street, Kirkcudbright DG6 4JLTel: 01557 331 660, www.highstgallery.co.uk

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HIGH ST. GALLERYHIGH st. gallery opened in 2000, and is ownedand run by Maureen Briggs D.A. and RichardRoss D.A., both graduates of Glasgow Schoolof Art - which has historic connections withKirkcudbright reaching back over 100 years.

The gallery opened with a remit to exhibit andpromote high quality works by contemporary Scottishartists, drawn mainly from Scottish art schools,alongside Scottish Fine Art - including works by theKirkcudbright artists of the past, decorative arts &collectables, glassware and jewellery.

The aim over the past ten years has been topresent a vibrant and evolving blend of works byboth established and emerging artists, through aprogramme of one-person and mixed exhibitions.Exhibiting artists include John Bellany, George Birrell,Davy Brown, Hazel Campbell, Pam Carter,Peter Howson, Jolomo and James Macaulay.

HIGH ST. GALLERY84 High Street, Kirkcudbright DG6 4JLTel: 01557 331 660Email: [email protected] www.highstgallery.co.uk


COCKBURN GALLERYTHE highly successfulCockburn Gallery,now trading for 7yrs,is nestled in theancient Carrick townof Maybole, Ayrshire.

The gallery promotes thework of resident artistGordon Cockburn (collage of Gordon’s work shown)alongside works from the early Scottish Colourists tocontemporary exhibits by Howson, Bellany, McFadden.McKean and more. The gallery also supports andencourages up-and-coming artists by providing galleryspace for their works. Exhibitions are held throughoutthe year. Styles, media and subjects are varied withsomething for the most discerning of tastes. All arewelcome to this intimate and exceptional gallery tobrowse and discuss any aspects of works on display.

COCKBURN GALLERY41 High Street, Maybole, KA19 7ABTel: 01655 884 067, Mob: 07909 518 599Email: [email protected] (new from April 2010)

COCKBURN GALLERYFINE ART & RESTORATION

41 High Street, Maybole, KA19 7ABTel: 01655 884 067 | Mob: 07909 518 599

Email: [email protected]

An opportunity to view the highly acclaimed exhibition

AUSCHWITZ REVISITED January - May 2010

The exhibition will also tour throughout Scotland, ultimately to be exhibited in Israel in the coming months.

Also on display and for sale withinthe gallery - Gordon Cockburn’scommendable works of variedsubjects, styles and mediums, worksby the Scottish Colourists as well ascontemporary studies by Howson,Bellany, McFadden, McKean etc.

NEW WEBSITE LIVE FROM APRILwww.cockburngallery.com

Open: Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 12 - 4pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Appointments can be arranged outwith these times

SET in one of the Merchant City’s iconiclandmark historic buildings, the RamshornTheatre presents an exciting programme ofdrama, music and literature. Theatre eventsrange from the classics to Brecht Cabarets andnew plays, from companies as diverse asStrathclyde Theatre Group, the communityhouse company, to Tara Arts, a leading UKnational touring group. Music events includeweekly Tuesday lunchtime concerts.The Ramshorn is part of all major GlasgowFestivals. The theatre’s friendly Foyer Bar isalso famous for its stunning stained glasswindows.

Surrounding the theatre is the peaceful green spaceof the graveyard: the resting place, amongst others, ofPierre L’Angelier who Blythswood Square murderessMadeleine Smith allegedly poisoned with over 80grams of arsenic in a cup of cocoa - was this the firstcase of ‘Death by Chocolate’? The graveyard is openevery day; during the summer, guides from the SeniorStudies Institute show the church and graveyard onSaturdays.

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As the University of Strathclyde Drama Centre, theRamshorn offers training through its Theatre and FilmStudio courses.

Strathclyde Theatre Group, now celebrating itsfortieth birthday, is open for anyone over 16 andinterested in theatre to join, and operates as aninformal academy of theatreand film arts in the West ofScotland. Famous alumniinclude Peter Capaldi, HenryIan Cusick and Dawn Steele.

RAMSHORN THEATREFor tickets, further information, to join STG or take acourse, contact the Ramshorn: Tel: 0141 552 3489Email: [email protected]/culture/ramshorn

University of Strathclyde Drama Centre98 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1EX

Telephone: 0141 552 3489www.strath.ac.uk/culture/ramshorn

Looking for a special gift,or something to brightenup a dull corner?

3 & 9 Kenmore Street,

Aberfeldy, PH15 2BL

Tel: 01887 829129

Email: [email protected]

www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk

Come to the Aberfeldy Gallerywhere we show the best in CONTEMPORARY ART,exhibiting over 300 originalpaintings by a large number of selected Scottish Artists.

The Gallery is open full-time fromApril to December, with restrictedhours during the rest of the year.

Within the Gallery we also show,by Scottish Craft Makers,GLASS, JEWELLERY CERAMICS & WOODWORK

We accept payment by installment,sell gift vouchers and can alsoprovide wedding present lists.

For links to other attractions inAberfeldy see the Gallery’s website.

Free coffee available...

Bullfinch & Berries by Audrey Slorance

Early Snow by Lin Pattullo

CERAMIC&GLASSSCOTTISHGALLERYGUIDE

ELIE - CERAMIC WALL PLAQUE, £77,by Donal MacIntyre, www.strathearn-gallery.com

GLASS SPIKES, £345 each,by Charlie MacPherson, www.billcliffegallery.com

FLAT RED LAQUERED BOWL, £109,by Rob Mulholland, www.gallerialuti.co.uk

SMALL CHAIR, £40, by Roger Bell,7” tall x 5” long x 3.5” wide, www.gallerialuti.co.uk

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A selection of ceramic and glass designsavailable from Scottish galleries.


GLENEAGLES FOR ART LOVERSin association with Ealain Gallery

Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th & Monday 5th April, 10am-5pm

Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 INF

Looking for something different to do this Easter weekend,why not visit the world renowned Gleneagles Hotel,

for the fourth annual ‘Gleneagles for Art Lovers’

Over 150 original works of art for saleincluding ceramics, glass and pottery

For more information, please contact June at Ealain Gallery


EALAIN GALLERYEALAIN Gallery - pronounced ya-lin - is theGaelic word for art.

Find the gallery, which opened its doors in November2008, at the heart of Loch Lomond and the TrossachsNational Park, on the eastern edge of Loch Lomond,at 36/42 Main Street, Drymen, Stirlingshire.

The Ealain Gallery celebrate and promote the bestoriginal Scottish art and whisky Scotland has to offerwith changing exhibitions and daily whisky tastings!The gallery features contemporary art, whisky,ceramics, glassware,pottery, designerjewellery and giftsfor all ages andoccasions.

For full details ofexhibitions for 2010,please refer to thegallery’s website.

EALAIN GALLERY36/42 Main Street, Drymen, Stirlingshire, G63 0BGTel: 01360 660996, www.ealainallery.co.uk

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Bare Baa by Lynne Schroder

LYNNE SCHRODERLYNNE Schroder is an East Lothian Metal Artistwho creates quirky copper sculpture, whichhave been exhibited in Munich and galleriesacross the United Kingdom. Her love of theoutdoors and the coastal environment haveinspired her humorous sculptures of birds,animals and people.

She is committed to Community Art and makesmultifunctional art transferable from home to garden.Lynne will be exhibiting small gifts and large pieces atthe 3 Harbours Arts Festival, which runs from the29th May - 6th June, alongside the now famousMurals of Prestonpans. Lynne created the ‘HighlinCoo’ which was part of the International Cow Paradein Edinburgh and she will be moving to Callander thissummer. The move to the Trossachs will no doubtinspire new art. Lynne is expanding into painting,wood and stone carving. She is also exhibiting at theSECC at end of August. COMMISSIONS WELCOME.

LYNNE SCHRODERWinfields, East Loan, Prestonpans,East Lothian EH32 9EB, Tel: 01875 810000 www.lynneschroder.co.uk, www.3harbours.co.uk

Jenny Wren Planter and Twiggy Sculpture by Lynne Schroder


GALLERIA LUTIGALLERIA Luti, a relaxed and welcomingcontemporary art gallery based in thepicturesque town of Callander, offersaffordable original contemporary artwork,sculpture, ceramics, designer jewellery anddesign-led gifts in a light, airy and stylishexhibition space.

Owners Marsha and Sandie Luti decided to open thegallery through a shared enthusiasm and passion forhigh quality art work, and as a result, the galleryhouses a wide selection of fine Scottish art fromsome of the country’s most prolific artists. Regularartists exhibiting at the gallery include Peter Luti,Deborah Phillips, Davy Brown, Ian Elliot and WalterAwlson, amongst others. Galleria Luti runs a variedprogramme of regular, changing and often diverseshows throughout the year, and welcomes all visitors.

Open: Mon - Sat 10:30am - 5pm & Sun 1pm - 5pm

GALLERIA LUTI16 Ancaster Square, Callander, Perthshire FK17 8BL Tel: 01877 339577, www.gallerialuti.co.uk


ART IN THE CITYTHIS friendly Glasgow city centre gallery(next door to Slaters Menswear) offers a widerange of art, including John Bellany, GrahamMcKean, Sam Skelton and Joan Somerville - toname just a few.

They also offer a broad selection of various designercraft pieces including jewellery, glass work, textilesand ceramics and if you are looking for a largerstatement piece, the gallery has various works bysculptor Steven Yeates.

Art in the City offers several services – worldwideshipping for paintings; various payment plans;personalised gift vouchers; framing advice; arrangespecial commissions and happily help source work bya particular artist that you admire.

For future exhibitions and to see the breadth andvariety of artists we stock please visit the website. Thegallery is open 7 days, Monday-Saturday 9am-5.30pmand Sunday 12pm-4.30pm.

ART IN THE CITY 157 Howard Street, Glasgow G1 4HF Tel: 0141 552 5017 www.art-in-the-city.co.uk

Art in the City157 Howard Street, Glasgow G1 4HF

Tel: 0141 552 5017 Email: [email protected]

www.art-in-the-city.co.uk

Lovers’ Bench by Sam Skelton

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AFTER realising his love of art at school, PeterLuti went on to make it his life by studyingCeramics at Duncan of Jordanstone College ofArt, Dundee, and Goldsmiths College, London.He then progressed into lecturing beforeeventually finishing his teaching career asHead of Expressive Arts at Glasgow University.

Influenced by the “landscape around me, especiallythe diversity of the Scottish terrains as there is alwayssomething new to focus on, explore and develop,”Peter is mainly inspired by many fellow contemporaryScottish Artists, “I really like the range of workproduced by Ian Elliot, Peter King and Fiona Ross...alot of their pieces are inspirational.”

He describes his work as “simplified, semi-abstract,which doesn’t really fall into a particular artisticstyle”. But his style of a heavily textured applicationprior to the addition of colour is a technique thatPeter has made his own: “I have developed it over afew years and have yet to see it in other artists’ work.The depth of texture is so important to the finalpieces,” and in the future he hopes to “keepdeveloping the application and technique that I use,and strive to improve with each piece.” This process isone of his favourite things about being a full timeworking artist and his driven approach to his workmeans that he has no real favourite piece of his ownas he sees “each as an individual challenge.”

GALLERIA LUTI’S ARTIST PROFILE

PETER LUTIABOVE (L-R): Black and Purple Evening, Early Evening Orangeand Cold Water by Peter Luti BELOW: Calm Beach by Peter Luti

BELOW: A Day At The Beach by Peter Luti


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SCOTTISH ARTIST: BLAIR THOMSON

Blair Thomson

Where and what did you study?

I studied Fine Art: Drawing and Painting atGlasgow School of Art.

How did you find the transition fromstudent to much sought-after artist?

With hind-sight it should have been dauntinglydifficult but just happened somehow as I was sofocused on making new work, exhibiting it androaming coastlines gathering ideas and sketching.

How would you describeyour painting style?

The inkworks use fresh, confident mark makingwith Fude brushes to simplify and accentuate theessence and impact of a chosen structure or place.Fluidity and painterly movement in contrast withsuffused, open areas in the oils create impact andliveliness. Most pieces become semi-abstract.

ARTIST PROFILEEVEN before graduating in 2002 from GlasgowSchool of Art, Blair Thomson was a committedpainter recognised at the Royal GlasgowInstitute with double prizes in 2001, and hadalready exhibited at the likes of the GlasgowArt Fair.

With a sell out degree show to help him, his paintingsquickly became highly collectable achieving numerouscorporate and private commissions in the UK, US andbeyond. This was most likely due to the bold coloursand painterly style combined with an atmosphere criticshave described as mysterious and inspirational with ‘anirresistible Zen-like calm’.

He paints in his large studio most days, sometimesworking on the floor or on tables, from studies ofisolated piers in Japanese ink, to oils charting openskies and even the rhythmic structure of telecomtowers! Several visits to Japan have shaped his outlookas well as his marks. Last summer he exhibited therewith Wakabayashi, a 90-year-old calligrapher, who hasbeen teaching him. In 2008 he was given the honourof becoming the youngest member of the RGI counciland selection/hanging team for their large annualexhibition.

For more information about please visit,www.blairthomson.com

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ABOVE: Tokyo Skyline, Ginza

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What excites you most about paintingand creating artwork?

The freedom of expression with a direct responseto the world around us. Also just splashing somepaint, experimenting and seeing what results!

Who or what influences you?Where do you take inspiration from?

Most of my inspiration comes not from otherpainters but from walks, travels andpoetry/philosophy, such as haiku master MatsuoBasho and Scottish poet Kenneth White. Also,Photographer Thomas Joshua Cooper and painterJohn Virtue are both making powerfulmonochrome work that really connects.

Having spent some time in Japan recently,how did this inspire you artistically?

I realised when I arrived I didn’t have enoughwork for the show with 90-year-old calligrapherWakabayashi so I just had to get outside paintingand make things work. This old master told me tocarve stamps for myself then for him, so beingpropelled into this new artistic and socialenvironment was a great inspiration, as were theplaces journeyed to. Or maybe the greatest wasseeing him sign up for his next show in threeyears time!

What have you got planned for theforthcoming year and where can ourreaders see and buy your work?

I’m preparing large oil paintings for an opencontemporary exhibition in Uozu, Japan in Maywhich I am invited to. One condition is that I mustattend so I’m hoping to learn more calligraphyand make new work whilst there. Currently I havenew pieces in several galleries such as John GreenFine Art, scotlandart.com and the Billcliffe Gallery(all in Glasgow), Kilmorack Gallery (Beauly),Morningside Gallery (Edinburgh) and SophieMontgomery Gallery (London).

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PARK GALLERYLOCATED in Glasgow’s Southside, a stone’sthrow away from the city centre, Park Galleryprides itself on having a friendly and relaxedatmosphere to view the art, sculpture andcollectable items on display.

There is a selection of up-and-coming,well-established and award-winning artists on displaythat hail from Scotland, the UK and the Internationalarena.

Scottish artists include: John Damari, WilliamDobbie, Iain Faulkner, Mark Getty, Joe Hendry,Douglas Roulston, Robert Ryan, Diana Thomson, JackVettriano and Patti Yuill.

UK artists include: Julie Coulter, Martin Evans, DavidFarren, Rob Hefferan, Doug Hyde, Duncan MacGregor,Gillian McDonald, Ivor Sexton and Sarah Jane Szikora.

International artists include: Henderson Cisz, PhilipGray, Rolf Harris, Robert Heindel and Fabian Perez.

The gallery also offers a range of exciting giftware,greetings cards, personalised gift certificates,wedding/civil partnership lists and a quality bespokeframing service.

Join our mailing list for events and promotions byvisiting our website www.parkgallery.net

PARK GALLERY697 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB Tel: 0141 424 1415, www.parkgallery.net

The Messenger by Ivor Sexton

FRAMING SERVICEA comprehensive framing service tailored to suiteach clients’ individual requirements & budget

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Don’t Bring Lulu - hand coloured etching by Sonia Rollo

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The Picture Frame Maker is now a high quality artgallery with a diverse range of original artwork, silkscreens, etchings and artist prints from some of theart world’s leading talents.

Our comprehensive framing service is tailored tosuit each clients’ individual requirements and budget.

We also specialise in frame restoration and gilding,where frames with minor or extensive damage can befully repaired to their former glory.

Situated in the town centre, where parking is easilyaccessible, we guarantee expert craftsmanship.

THE PICTURE FRAME MAKER38 Skinnergate, Perth PH1 5JHTel: 01738 451 724www.thepictureframemaker.co.uk

PARK GALLERY’S ARTIST PROFILE #1

IVOR SEXTON

The Match Girl by Ivor Sexton


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IVOR loved to paint and draw as soon as hecould hold a brush or pencil. As an illustrativegraduate from Portsmouth College of Art, hemoved to London to further his career as anillustrator and has worked on projects withFrench and Saunders, Ruby Wax and SimonMayo.

Now living and working as a full-time artist inDumfries, Ivor has established an internationalfollowing with works regularly commissioned bycollectors and is now one of Park Gallery’s top sellingartists.

His source of inspiration is wide and varied, frompeople, events, music, film and his love of Da Vinci’swork with religious and iconic art influencing his artsince he began painting. He creates images that tell astory, leaving clues for the viewer to find and hispaintings are often full of symbolism and subtledetail. They have a narrative to them and the viewercan decide what is happening within the frame.Every person who views his work will have a differingperspective of what the ‘sitter’ is feeling, thinking oremoting - this is his intention.


PARK GALLERY’S ARTIST PROFILE #2

MARTIN EVANS

MARTIN Evans is a self taught sculptor, havingstudied Industrial Design at college. Working inthe pottery industry for many years, figurativesculpture was undoubtedly his first love andhe recently returned to what he started out todo; creating original one-off sculptures.

Martin combines form, line and texture with thesurface of the clay reflecting the inner emotion of thefigure and hopefully creating a harmonious whole.His figures are not meant to be perfect depictions ofthe human form, they are designed to express andreflect emotions felt by the observer.

He is inspired by a fleeting gesture, a look or a halfturn in a pose that he wants to capture in the form ofa sculpture. He prefers to leave the sculpturesunglazed and uncoloured, letting the natural colour ofthe clay speak for itself and is interested in the patinaclay gains over time as the sculpture becomes anentity in its own right and telling its own life story.

A recent addition to Park Gallery’s portfolio ofartists, his launch collection was speciallycommissioned by Park Gallery owner, DavidJohnstone.

Enjoy more of Martin’s work on page 24.


Hard Days Night by Martin Evans

SCULPTURE

KIRSTY’S BASQUE, by Walter Awlson, £433 (21”tall, 11” long and 8”wide), www.gallerialuti.co.uk

SMALL MOON JARS, by Adam Buick,from £40 each, www.billcliffegallery.com

A selection of sculptures available from Scottish galleries...including a Scottish Gallery Guide 2010 exclusive!

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SGG exclusive...

SOULFUL, by Martin Evans, £495,16cm x 23cm x 10cm - on a clear perspex base

Two pieces of a new collection of originalsculptures available in male & female form -independently commissioned by DavidJohnstone at Park Gallery, www.parkgallery.net

THE ARTIST’S MODEL,by Martin Evans, £495,23cm x 11cm x 10cm - on a clear perspex base

More on page 23...

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GLASGOW ART FAIR 2010

Now in its 15th year, Scotland’sNational Art Fair has gained itself areputation for presenting high qualitycontemporary art across a wide rangeof media - whether it be well-knownartists or emerging new talent.

Attracting some 16,500 visitors over the four days,this annual art-buying extravaganza is one of themost prestigious contemporary art fairs outside ofLondon. So whether you’re a serious collector, acasual buyer or just interested in contemporary art -this is the place to buy, sell and view art in Scotland.

With over 45 galleries and art organisations fromScotland, the UK and overseas offering contemporarywork from over 1000 artists - there should besomething to suit all tastes and budgets.

A highlight of the event are the Guided Tours, adaily programme of lively and informative toursaround the Fair offering the chance to speak withgallerists and artists about the work on sale. So, ifyou fancy browsing, shopping or just generallyenjoying the works of art, get yourself along to theFair: it’s hard not to miss in Glasgow’s city centre asthe Fair’s trademark white pavilions dominate the city

TICKETS

Adults: £6 in advance* / £7 on doorConcession: £4 in advance* / £5 on doorFour-Day Ticket: £12. Group rates available.Children under 10 yrs: FREE

* Advance tickets are subject to a booking fee.

OPENING TIMES FOR 2010

Thursday 25 March 10.30am - 8.00pmFriday 26 March 10.30am - 6.30pmSaturday 27 March 10.30am - 6.30pmSunday 28 March 10.30am - 6.30pm

www.glasgowartfair.com

centre’s George Square.For detailed information on all participating

galleries, a full list of artists including full colourimages of the artwork for sale and a floor-plan of theevent, pick up the Fair’s catalogue - available to buyat the Fair for £5 each.

Information about the exhibiting galleries and theartists taking part this year can also be found on thewebsite, www.glasgowartfair.com. You can purchaseadvance tickets on-line or by calling 0844 415 522,or pay at the door on the day.

BELOW (LEFT-RIGHT):Carafe and Fish by RGI Convenor Simon Laurie RSW RGI, Seatown by George Birrell (Annan Art ), Reverie by E.H. Hornel (Duncan Miller Fine Art )


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DIRECTORY

OPEN STUDIOS NORTH FIFETel: 01337 827087, www.openstudiosfife.co.uk


PITTENWEEM ARTS FESTIVALTel: 01333 313 903, www.pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk

PORTLAND GALLERY8 Bennet Street, London SW1A 1RPTel: 0207 493 1888, www.portlandgallery.com

RAMSHORN THEATREUniversity of Strathclyde Drama Centre,98 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1EXTel: 0141 552 3489, www.strath.ac.uk/culture/ramshorn

THE STRATHEARN GALLERY32 West High Street, Crieff PH7 4DLTel: 01764 656 100, www.strathearn-gallery.com

THE PICTURE FRAME MAKER38 Skinnergate, Perth PH1 5JH Tel: 01738 451 724, www.thepictureframemaker.co.uk

ABERFELDY GALLERY3 & 9 Kenmore Street, Aberfeldy, PH15 2HBTel: 01887 829129, www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk

ART IN THE CITY 157 Howard Street, Glasgow G1 4HF Tel: 0141 552 5017, www.art-in-the-city.co.uk

BRAEWELL GALLERIESTel: 0141 354 1494, www.braewellgalleries.com

CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH SOCIETYTel: 0141 946 6600, www.glasgowmackintosh.com

COCKBURN GALLERY41 High Street, Maybole, KA19 7ABTel: 01655 884067,www.cockburngallery.com (new from April 2010)

DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS152 Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DYTel: 01382 909 900, www.dca.org.uk

EALAIN GALLERY36/42 Main Street, Drymen, Stirlingshire, G63 0BGTel: 01360 660996, www.ealainallery.co.uk

EASTWOOD PARK GALLERYEastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road,Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UGTel: 0141 577 4970,www.eastwoodparktheatre.co.uk

GALLERIA LUTI16 Ancaster Square, Callander, Perthshire FK17 8BL Tel: 01877 339577, www.gallerialuti.co.uk

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6RQTel: 0141 353 4596, www.gsa.ac.uk

HIGH ST. GALLERY84 High Street, Kirkcudbright DG6 4JLTel: 01557 331 660, www.highstgallery.co.uk

JOHN NELSON STUDIO GALLERY41 West Port, Selkirk, Scottish Borders TD7 4DGTel: 01750 722341, www.nelsonjohnart.com

LYNNE SCHRODERWinfields, East Loan, Prestonpans,East Lothian EH32 9EBTel: 01875 810000, www.lynneschroder.co.uk

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/The Glasgow School of Art167 Renfrew StreetGlasgow G3 6RQ

/ 0141 353 4596/ 0141 353 4486

/ [email protected]


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