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Snowscapes paintings

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Last night’s mulled wine event went well, despite the freezing cold and damp weather – the mulled wine and minced pies were appreciated!

Many thanks to John and Corrie of Gayfield Creative Spaces for their support and general warmth during this chilly time of year! Also thanks to folks who came along, and especially a big thanks to everyone who bought paintings or prints.

My painting ‘Cockenzie Power Station’, which is currently at the RSA, has sold, and the buyer would like to gift it to someone for Christmas so I must replace the painting with another by next week since the RSA Open continues to 14th February.

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I’ll be choosing one of these two below (‘North 3’ and ‘Winter Birch’) from the remaining paintings from the Snowscapes series (so if you’re interested in buying one, let me know by the end of next week before I hand one in to the RSA)…

'North 3'. Mixed media on 20x12 wood panel

‘North 3’. Mixed media on 20×12 wood panel

'Winter Birch'. Mixed media on 17x11" wood panel

‘Winter Birch’. Mixed media on 17×11″ wood panel

Winter Birch (detail)

Winter Birch (detail)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, there are a few smaller paintings left from ‘Snowscapes’, so contact me at rose.strang@gmail.com if you’re interested in any of these below. They range from £15 to £100 and I think they make lovely Christmas presents!..

North Wind (1) Mixed media on 11.5x6” wood panel

North Wind (1)
Mixed media on 11.5×6” wood panel

 

North Wind (2) Mixed media on 8x4.5” wood panel

North Wind (2)
Mixed media on 8×4.5” wood panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leith Shore. Mixed media on 9x9" wood panel

Leith Shore. Mixed media on 9×9″ wood panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birch, Sunset Mixed media on 8x5.5 wood panel

Birch, Sunset
Mixed media on 8×5.5 wood panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quayside Mills, Leith (1). Mixed media on 3x3" wood panel

Quayside Mills, Leith (1). Mixed media on 3×3″ wood panel

Rooftops. Mixed media on 3.5x3.5" wood

Rooftops. Mixed media on 3.5×3.5″ wood

Pine Tree and House'. Mixed media on 3x3" wood

Pine Tree and House’. Mixed media on 3×3″ wood

Rooftops 2. Mixed media on 3x3" wood

Rooftops 2. Mixed media on 3×3″ wood

Snowscapes – setting up

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P1290652I’m just beginning to set up Snowscapes. That little table in the photo above should be the perfect place to sit and enjoy a glass of mulled wine while contemplating paintings!

My friend had the ingenious idea of making mulled wine in a slow cooker (in the gallery space) and I’m perfecting a recipe of a basic wine and spices syrup that can be added to each new batch of wine.

Below are a few of the paintings, one is new, and some have been worked on a bit more..

The exhibition opens tomorrow 8th Dec’ at 12 noon. It’s on the 8th, 9th and 10th, 12 noon to 8pm daily. At Gayfield Creative Spaces in Gayfield Square Edinburgh. I’ll be serving mulled wine every evening from 6pm

Also, I’m really delighted that Atzi Muramatsu will be creating a cello piece in response to the trilogy below. I’ll be making a short video of music/images and will post it here as soon as I’ve edited it in the next day or so.

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Snowscapes Day 5

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More snowscapes from yesterday and today..

A larger version of Quayside buildings in Leith and two works that began experimentally then reminded me of Arthur Rackham or Charles Folkyard book Illustrations – I added pen and ink lines to suggest bracken and trees. I’m happy with the mood of these, sort of lyrical.

I have four days left of painting, then I’ll begin hanging the exhibition on Monday 7th.

Snowscapes launches at Gayfield Creative Spaces in Gayfield Square on Tuesday the 8th December. It’s a three-day exhibition (8th, 9th and 10th Dec’). Open from 12 noon till 8pm every day. Drop in for a glass of mulled wine on Thursday after 6pm!

All info here – Snowscapes Exhibition

Snowscapes Day 3

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More snowscapes today. I’m leaning towards Edinburgh snowscenes – the contrast between white snow and the shapes of buildings. I might paint an interior view from a window looking out on to snow…

 

Snowscapes

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Winter Birch Trees

 

 

 

 

 

I’m happy to announce an upcoming three-day winter exhibition – Snowscapes – featuring winter landscapes on wood.

Dates: Tuesday 8th, Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th December

Times: 12 noon till 8pm all day

Venue: Gayfield Creative Spaces, 11 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh EH1 3NT

Facebook event page Snowscapes

Enquiries: rose.strang@gmail.com

P1290195Snowscapes features highly textured, semi-abstract winter landscapes on a variety of wood panels, blocks or found wood, from large to small. The exhibition space at Gayfield Creative Spaces reflects the wintry/woody theme perfectly, and the mood will be further enhanced by lashings of spiced, warm mulled wine, served by candle-light on Thursday the 10th December in the evening from 6 to 8pm!

Gayfield Creative Spaces..

 

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