Touring the North West Highlands
Leaving the beaten track is not an option but an essential when exploring the North West Highlands. Parking up and setting out on foot, I’m ready for the wide range of experiences that the landscape and the weather will throw at me.
Artist Kevan McGinty tells us about his experience of painting in the great outdoors. More.
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Featured Artists
In 1998, Scott set up his own business ‘Harmonies in Wood’ and later added a kiln to explore a different medium, experimenting with fusing glass, which he later incorporated into his wooden sculptures. More.
“I paint mostly in acrylics, which goes back to the time when I
was in business and could only paint at the weekends, as oil was too slow a medium. More.
Close to the Water's Edge: Reflections on painting by Duncan Currie from his Sandbank Studio, Isle of Skye. More.
Gillian was born in Edinburgh in 1967 and, after studying ceramics at Glasgow School of Art from 1984-1988, went to Vienna to live for a year. It was there she started working with stone and, after a while at Glasgow Sculpture Studios she studied architectural carving, stonemasonary and letter cutting at Weymouth College in Dorset.More.
Dronma’s vibrant landscapes have gained her a fine reputation amongst discerning buyers of contemporary Scottish art. As a modern colourist, she has a bold vibrant style which evokes the character of Scotland’s mountains and shores. More.
Kirstie Cohen's landscapes are suffused with the mysterious atmosphere of the Scottish hills and coast. Born in Edinburgh and raised in North Berwick, Kirstie has been influenced by the sweeping panoramas of the east coast as well as by the Highlands where she now lives. More.