Archives: Artists

Colour is at the heart of what I do. I’m always looking for and at colours in the world around me. I collect them mentally and physically if I possibly can. When I’m working from  my watercolour sketches, I like to limit my palette to a few choice colours and see how far they take […]

 Michael J Doherty is a recent graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design where he received the James Guthrie Ochar memorial award. 2019 will be an exciting year for Michael as he heads off to the New York Academy of Art to study for a masters in painting as well as having […]

Morag has had a varied career in art; she worked as a designer in London in the late 70’s and trained at Colleges both in England and Scotland studying both illustration and fine art,  she also has a love of social history and has written and published two books on the subject. Morag has always painted […]

I’m a highlander – born in the Outer Hebrides on the tiny island of Eriskay. My family moved to the mainland when I was 5 and we settled on the West Coast near Glencoe. In this special part of the world I married, had 5 children and have then been lucky enough to spend time […]

Moy Mackay is an award-winning Scottish artist, gallery owner, author and educator. Born in Edinburgh, she lives and works in Traquair in the Tweed Valley and her work is often influenced and inspired by the natural beauty and seasonal colour of the surrounding Scottish Borders landscape. Mackay studied at the Glasgow School of Art and […]

I’m interested in expression, body language and relationships.  The human forms, display, communication and irony are all fascinating.  Using colour and mark-making to explore the drama of paint on canvas is a journey of discovery.

  Nichol Wheatley is a Scottish artist mainly concerned with painting. He started and ran Perfect Circle Art Scotland’s largest commercial art studio for more than a decade. He was also a co-founder of Maryhill Art School. He makes paintings, mosaic and murals and is well known for his collaborations with other artists and organisations. […]

Nicola Briggs creates porcelain ceramics and atmospheric abstract paintings, drawing inspiration from natural textures, the shifting light across landscapes and a muted colour palette inspired by dramatic weather and moody skies. Dynamic surfaces are generated by layering diverse colours over relief detail and glaze textures, frequently finishing her ceramic work with torn edges, and concluding […]

Nikki paints using a  mix of acrylics, oil pastels and collage.  Landscapes and seascapes are her main subject matter, creating memories of these in a quirky manner, where figures and animals may appear in the work. Inspiration also comes from the everyday…the weather, a colour that catches her eye, a situation. She paints on board […]

Pascale is a visual artist based in Glasgow. She works intuitively and has a love for abstraction. Pascale works with acrylics on canvas and board and her work is predominantly non-objective, focusing on ‘the felt sense’. The physicality of her work means she is adding and subtracting, adding and taking away until the final work […]