”Shifting Moons”, 6ft, Oil on board, 2001.
Genre: 2d
Artists Statement:
My work is based on conveying feelings and emotion through the subject I paint whether it is through expression of the subject or the use of colour in a tangible way. I particularly like to work with the human figure and manipulate the images to change the feeling.
The film Platoon played the musical piece “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber, this is a good description of what I try to strive for as an artist, to take high emotions and turn this into something beautiful, whether it be an arresting image or something quite simple yet beautiful.
I am also inspired by the beauty of nature and find inspiration from artists such as Ingres, Gerhard Richter, James Morrison RSA and Anish Kapoor.
CV:
1974 Born Perth Royal Infirmary.
1986 St Columbas RC High School, Perth.
1996 Duncan of Jordanstone college of Art, Dundee.
1998 Public Commission: Sennai Restaurant, Cupar, Fife.
1999 Work experience post at Art Therapy dept . at Murray Royal Hospital, Perth.
2000 Graduated from Art College with BA Hon’s in Fine Art Drawing and Painting.
Moved to studio space at Perth Airport, Scone.
The Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition, the Mound, Edinburgh.
Fore Play Exhibition: Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee.
Student Exibition: Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
Perth Festival of the Arts.
New Generation Show, Compass Gallery Glasgow.
Worldart.com: Edinburgh Fesitval .
The Scottish Society of Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
New Graduates Show: Strathearn Gallery, Crieff.
Visual Arts for Scotland. R.S.A Edinburgh.
Christmas Exhibition: Compass Gallery, Glasgow.
2001 New Graduates Show: Leith Gallery, Edinburgh.
Fraser Gallery, Dundee.
Annual 167th Exhibition: Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum.
Perth Festival of the Arts.
Compass Gallery, Glasgow.
2002 Glasgow Art Fair.
141th Annual Exhibition: The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts.
2002 Hip to be Square Exhibition: Leith Gallery, Edinburgh.
Small Paintings Exhibition: Compass Gallery, Glasgow.
2003 Moved to Holland.
Het Kuntsmagazine Summer Exhibition: Dordrecht, Holland.
Art sholarship to Russia: Plein Air Project.
Group Exhibition: Town Gallery, Pskov.
2004 Moved to London.
Brockley Open Studios Exibition: London.
To Date: worked on private commissions and restoration work.
Further examples of work:
“bath 1″ 3 1/2 inch (8cm), pencil framed, 2002.
” Paperweight 1″ 20 inch, Oil on board framed, 2002.
