Archives: Artists

Born and raised in North Yorkshire, Sally works from sketches and photomontages, using the figure as a starting point for an exploration of colour, texture, and pattern. Her fascination with the human form led her to spend many hours in the life room, honing her drawing and painting skills from the life model. From this […]

Sam graduated from Duncan of Jordenston College of Art and Design in 2019 with a First Class Bachelors of Arts Honours Degree. Then selected to exhibit in the Royal Scottish Academy – New contemporaries 2020. Sam’s practice evolves from the experience of a walk, distilling her emotional response to space. The paintings filter the essence […]

Glasgow based Sandra graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Embroidered and Woven Textile Design before going on to a successful career in the Interior Design Industry. Striving to capture the atmosphere and evocation of a scene, Sandra seems to deconstruct the very components of a composition and rearrange them in a […]

Sarah Wakeford’s practice is deeply rooted in a love for wild remote places. Growing up on the North Coast of Scotland she developed an enduring passion for outdoor exploration, and the vast, changing skies that have continually inspired her work. She focuses on these ever-changing conditions that create a mood and an energy in the […]

Scott S Simpson  is an award-winning painter based in Alloa, Scotland. He graduated from Grays School of Art RGU. His drawing and paintings are, at the fundamental level, based on nature and seeing the world at a walking pace to produce work that is poetic, archaeological and full of intrigue and contemplation. His concerns are […]

Chris and Michaela work together under the name of ‘Seatree’ to create their ceramic artworks. Chris is a poet and they bring the words to life on the clay using imagery, textures and marks which complement the poetry. Using stoneware and raku clay, they leave some areas unglazed and some accented with glaze colours inspired […]

Born on the west coast of Scotland. Sheila is a Glasgow School of Art graduate. After spending many years living in London, working as an illustrator, art lecturer and painter she has returned to Scotland where she now a full time painter. Her original observations of landscape, verge and hedgerow and her encounters with the […]

Shona Harcus is a Scottish painter who balances her full-time art practice with being a mother to two young children. “I’m incredibly passionate about the Scottish landscape, in particular the West Coast and Hebridean Islands. The colours and wide open expanses uplift me and speak to a deep spiritual connection I feel to the sea. […]

Born in Glasgow in 1991, Sian recently graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design where she gained a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art. Heavily inspired by film, music and a keen interest in body language, it is her aim to capture the beauty and vulnerability of the ephemeral, using oil paint […]

Simon is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose  paintings are characterised by references to Scottish life and society, incorporating fish, boats, religious symbols and everyday items. These objects are arranged upon a rich textural ground created by the application of multiple layers of acrylic paint. He has worked with acrylic paint for […]