‘Winter Miniatures. Last Leaves’. Mixed media on 3×3″ wood. Rose Strang 2019
‘Winter Miniatures. Indigo Sky’. Mixed media on 3×3″ wood. Rose Strang 2019
My new series; Winter Miniatures, launches on December 8th next month.
For this series I’m painting around 40 semi-abstract pieces on wood, inspired by the textures and colours of winter.
All info about the exhibition Here
(Private commission). ‘Ardban Light’. Mixed media on 23×16 inch wood panel. Rose Strang 2019
Above – a private commission for a friend from the US, who kindly commissioned me after seeing some of my paintings. It’s now winging its way to its new home! The buyer of the painting will also use this image for a CD cover featuring his and others music, which I’ll post more about here once he’s received the painting and goes ahead with that!
The theme was dawn rising after a long night – a sense of hope. I based it on my paintings of Ardban earlier this year, hence the painting title- ‘Ardban Light’.
If you’re interested in commissioning paintings, here’s a previous post I wrote about commissions – Link to commissioned paintings. If the subject inspires me I’m happy to take on a new commission, time allowing.
I’ll soon be posting updates on painting progress for a little series I’m creating called Winter Miniatures. The exhibition will feature semi-abstract winter colours in mixed media on 3×3″ wood blocks. More info on the upcoming exhibition at my studio, which launches 8th December 2019 Here
My new series for a solo exhibition – ‘Ardban’ – launches on Friday 18th October at the Limetree Gallery in Fortwilliam (not to be confused with Limetree Gallery Bristol for whom I’m creating new works for their Christmas exhibition this year!).
A few photos to show framed painting and to show scale …
I look forward to traveling up to Fortwilliam for the exhibition launch – all welcome to attend, it’s open to the public and starts at 7pm, 18th October (exhibtion continues to 30th November).
The address is Lime Tree An Ealdhain Gallery, The Old Manse, Achintore Road, Fort William, PH33 6RQ.
Map of the area ..
If you’d like to reserve a painting, please contact the gallery at info@limetreefortwilliam.co.uk
All paintings from the series …
‘Stormy Sky. Ardban’. Mixed media on 31×22″ paper. Rose Strang 2019
‘Sea Pools. Ardban’. Mixed media on 31×22″ paper. Rose Strang 2019
‘Morning. Ardban’. Mixed media on 31×22″ paper. Rose Strang 2019
The three paintings above complete the series for an upcoming exhibition at Limetree An Ealhain Gallery, in Fortwilliam, opening on the 18th October.
The full series can be viewed Here. If you’d like to reserve a painting, please contact the Limetree Gallery Fortwilliam at info@limetreefortwilliam.co.uk
I’ve been fighting off a cold as well as painting all week so I’m too puggled (old Scots word for tired) to write more today, but here are two more videos (by Adam Brewster, thanks Adam!) of painting on the beautiful beach of Ardban (one showing that it can be sunny, the other showing that sometimes you can dispense with brushes). Thanks again to Donald Ferguson for arranging this amazing holiday – I look forward to going back there again!
‘Twilit Sea. Ardban’. Mixed media on 31×22″ paper. Rose Strang 2019
‘Early Evening. Ardban’. Mixed media on 31×22″ paper. Rose Strang 2019
Today’s finished paintings for my upcoming exhibition at Limetree Lime Tree An Ealhain Gallery, in Fortwilliam, which opens this year on the 18th October.
You can view all the paintings so far Here (there will be ten in total). If you’re interested in reserving any of these paintings, please contact Limetree Fortwilliam at info@limetreefortwilliam.co.uk
Most of these paintings were painted in situ on the amazing peninsula of Ardban near Applecross on the west coast of Scotland. I’m finishing the rest in the studio which is less idyllic but more practical at least – here’s a video showing the wild conditions! …
‘Sanna Bay,afternoon’. Mixed media on 14×11″ wood panel. Rose Strang, 2019
Lovely to see the newly framed paintings of my March series featuring Ardnamurchan and Sanna Bay now on exhibition at the Morningside Gallery.
You can view them and contact the gallery with any queries on this link … http://www.morningsidegallery.co.uk/4_artists/strang/index.htm
The exhibition launch at the Resipole Gallery was fun and convivial, and Ardnamurchan was beautiful as always. (above – ‘Sanna Bay, Seaweed’, below, photos from the Resipole) ..
The exhibition continues until 28th June. All artworks on this link, also contacts for the gallery if you have any queries about the paintings: https://www.resipolestudios.co.uk/rose-strang
I went up there with a few friends and we stayed on the beach at Ardtoe in the Ardnamurchan peninsula – midgy but lovely.
Some photos – in the afternoon, sunset then dawn…
Continuing the castles and mythology theme for the Planets Series, we visited Castle Tioram which, though very overcast, looked mythical as ever, more so perhaps. Bad weather suits the west coast and highlands! These luscious pink rhododendrons are everywhere in May and June on the West Coast …
We sheltered in my favourite hotel – the Glenfinnan Hotel at Loch Sheil…
And lastly, some photos taken while we drove through Glencoe – it looks iconically Glencoe-esque in this weather …
‘Sanna Bay. Turquoise’. Mixed media on 20×16″ wood board. Rose Strang 2019
‘Sanna Bay. Green Water’. Mixed media on 20×16″ wood board. Rose Strang 2019
Today’s paintings of Sanna Bay for the up-coming group exhibition at the Resipole Gallery.
The exhibition launches on the 17th May and I’m delighted to be showing alongside some talented Scottish artists including Kirsty Lorenz, Kirstie Cohen and Richard Bracken.
Link to Resipole Gallery – http://www.resipolestudios.co.uk/
Below – all paintings from the Ardnamurchan series for the Resipole Gallery. Please contact the gallery on the link above if you have any enquiries about the paintings …
‘Sanna Bay (sea shallows)’. Mixed media on 14×11″ wood panel. Rose Strang 2019
‘Sanna Bay (teal water)’. Mixed media on 14×11″ wood panel. Rose Strang 2019
Today’s paintings of the wonderful Sanna Bay in Ardnamurchan. I’m quite happy with the water effect in Sanna Bay (shallow water) which doesn’t really show up in a photo – a bit of underlying texture and colour then a shallow glaze of turquoise with varnish. The painting directly above ‘painted itself’ as they say – always a good thing as it feels like I’m getting into the flow of this series of Ardnamurchan.
The exhibition of these paintings will be at the Resipole Gallery – a three person exhibition which launches on the 17th May. I’m going to take a trip up there for the opening, also for more painting.
Today’s work on Ariundle Wood in Sunart on the west coast of Scotland. Once it’s dry I’ll be adding some foreground detail – spring twiglets and leaf buds.
All four of the first paintings (below) of Ardnamurchan are now in the Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh.
‘Sanna Bay, dusk’. Mixed media on 14×11″ wood panel. Rose Strang, 2019
‘Ardnamurchan, Sheep’. Mixed media on 14×11″ wood panel. Rose Strang, 2019
‘Sanna Bay,afternoon’. Mixed media on 14×11″ wood panel. Rose Strang, 2019
‘Sanna Bay, sand dune’. Mixed media on 14×11″ wood panel. Rose Strang, 2019
Also my new series of Ardnamurchan and Sunart will be part of an up-coming three-person exhibition at the Resipole Gallery on the west coast of Scotland, which is run by artist Andrew Sinclair (who converted a former agricultural byre into the gallery over two years).
I took some photos when I was there in September last year ..
And this year in March – some really nice work in the main gallery by Jane Rushton Breathing Spaces ..
I’ll post exact details of the exhibition soon, and send a link to the paintings once they’re added to the Resipole’s website. In the meantime, you can have a browse on this link – Resipole
The gallery shows the work of some of Scotland’s most talented artists featured in the recent spring publication of the excellent Art North – a new arts magazine focusing on Scottish contemporary arts. Link here – Art North
Rose Strang Artworks 