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Winter exhibition

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P1290195After some fretting and decision-making, I’ve found the ideal space for my upcoming winter-themed exhibition, which I’ve decided to call Snowscapes

More details (map etc) to follow tomorrow, but this will be a two-day exhibition on the 8th and 9th December, open from 12 noon till 8pm both days.

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The space above is Gallery II at Gayfield Creative Spaces in Edinburgh’s Gayfield Square.I dropped in today to take these photos, and I was enchanted by the light and gnarly wood beams, which will form a perfect backdrop for the winter series I’m working on.

This will include fifteen to twenty wintery subjects in semi-abstract highly textured style – monochrome winter birches, snow-laden trees and roof tops, I’m also going to paint wildlife – herons on icy ponds with their beaks tucked into their feathers and perhaps some snowgeese.

I find the colours and light of winter enchanting, and I have a wealth of mental imagery to draw on, also my love of Northern renaissance landscape art, and the quality of light captured by Dutch and Flemish artists of the 16th century.

I’m really looking forward to this series, and I think it’ll be popular as it will include paintings from as small as 3×3 inches up to 18×12.

To celebrate the wintery mood I’ll be serving my own home-made mulled wine on the 11th and 12th in the gallery between 6 and 7pm!

Winter Landscapes

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A few winter landscapes in progress today – I’m just waiting for these to dry then I’ll be adding more texture and light tomorrow.

I’m creating a whole series of these new works and will exhibit them in November at the Hill Street Design House, Edinburgh, and at Portobello Market at the end of November. (more details to follow)

Also, in the next two days or so I’ll be launching the charity art prints series for Lindisfarne. Details are tbc, but 25% will most likely go towards the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast European Marine Site, which helps conserve the landscape and wildlife of Lindisfarne as part of its remit.

I’m full of admiration for these organisations, which mostly rely on donations from the public to help conserve our landscapes and wildlife, which is so important for the entire ecosystem, especially in the light of today’s news about the endangerment of the Puffin and Turtle Dove population. It’s good to be able to contribute in a small way through my art print sales!

In the meantime you can view the Isle of Eigg Series and Bass Rock art-print series on this link  –Prints for Charity