Archives: Artists

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 […]

I specialise in semi abstract, colourful and expressive images that reflect my love of gardens and the countryside. Always colourful, they are usually textured and I often use gold paint and inks in the detail. With my floral works I aim to capture the spirit of flowers and the pleasure they give while my landscapes are about […]

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 […]

Pauline graduated from Glasgow School of Art after which she was involved in various site-specific public art projects working alongside Architects and Industry. She held an Artist in Residence role in various schools, introducing the students to Public Art and clarifying the additional constraints placed on proposals for the public realm as opposed to the […]

Pete Morrison grew up on the West Coast and studied drawing and painting at the GSA. ‘Corrachadh Mòr’ is a series of works depicting the exposed headlands and windswept seas of the most westerly point of Scotland. On a journey into a storm at this remote location, he was captivated by the extreme landscape, the […]