Archives: Artists

Jane was born in 1976. She studied Fine Art at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, completing her Master of Arts degree in 1999.  She has won numerous awards and scholarships including the Cooper and Lybrand Competition in 1996, John Kinross Scholarship to Florence in 1997 and the James Torrance Memorial Award from the Royal Glasgow Institute […]

Jane Blair comes from a design background which you can see immediately in her work, she endeavours to capture the moment and is so in tune to natures ever changing light, fleeting glimpses of change that make the everyday remarkable. Landscapes and animals are her forte, her free light touch is unmistakably her own, she […]

A graduate from Glasgow School of Art in the 1980s, Janice later worked, rather appropriately, for a period as Artist in Residence at Edinburgh Zoo. Her highly decorative, amusing and beautifully observed works combine birds, animals, fruit, handbags, high-heeled shoes , teacups with witty writing commenting various aspects and  foibles of her real and imagined menagerie of […]

Joe Hargan is highly respected and stands out among Scottish artists as he rejects the pastiche (imitation) and is his own man, with his own unique artistic style – that is why his art is so interesting to his many collectors. Joe is proud of the fact that his skills were honed in one of […]

Johann Booyens is a printmaker and paper artist working and living in Glasgow. A teacher and lifelong student, he collaborates with other artists to combine traditional printmaking with exploratory techniques and processes. He works with various professional and novice artists on corporate and private projects and has exhibited his own work locally and abroad. As […]

The Grandson of a ploughman and nephew to a shepherd and a grieve, John McClenaghen grew up in Falkirk where relatives on his mother’s side of the family remained in farming. His early years were therefore partly spent on farms around Stirlingshire and later the East Lothian coast where the land meets the sea with […]

Kate primarily works as a painter and mixed media artist. She is currently based in London, doing an MA in Painting at The Royal College of Art, having completed her BA at The Glasgow School of Art in 2023. Kate’s paintings explore form, structure, colour and texture with the intention of reflecting her physical, emotional […]

Lex McFadyen, known to many through his previous successes as a highly respected fashion designer, returned to painting and drawing in 2001 and has gained a growing following who collect his strong portraits, atmospheric skyscapes and still lifes. His work is collected by admirers across the UK and Europe. His growing reputation has been highlighted […]

As a self taught artist I face the ongoing desire to capture what I see in front of me. I was fortunate enough to spend a great deal of time in the mountains as a child which undoubtedly contributed to my love of that particular aesthetic. It’s hard to find more beauty than in the […]