Walter Awlson: Scottish contemporary art, artist and sculptures

Walter Awlson is well known in Scottish Art circles as a talented and highly sucessful Scottish sculptor. His figurative ceramic sculptures are widely shown at many Modern Scottish Art Galleries Galleries. Walter Awlson interest in figure drawing stems from his secondary school days at Galashiels Academy and was later developed at Edinburgh College of Art.

In Walter Awlson artist studio he produces slip cast ceramic sculptures. Each piece of Walter Awlson Scottish art is signed and numbered. Typically Alwson produces editions of 50 to 75 pieces.

Over the years Walter Awlson has overcome the technical problems of slip casting - a complex form that can then withstand the thermal shock of raku firing where the art piece is taken out of the hot kiln. This means that Awlson can produce sculptures at a reasonable cost. And each sculpture has all the richness and individuality associated with raku firing.

As an alternative to Raku Awlson sometimes uses stoneware glazes. These are fired at a higher temperature and have stone-like or bronze-like quality finishes. Stoneware are also harder and can be used as Garden Sculpture

In a realistic style Walter Awlson produces nude studies. They often express a quiet repose or stillness. Walter is also know for his child studies which can be more lively.

Walter Awlson art pieces vary in size from a few centimetres in height to life size, forming an ever-changing range of about twenty-five sculptures.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Walter Awlson sculptures are also exhibited regularly at the Royal Glasgow Institute and The Royal Scottish Academy of Arts. His sculptures are also widely available in British Art Galleries.

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Mary Batchelor: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Mary Batchelor attended Glasgow School of Art. Her tutors included: Peter Howson, David Linley and Norrie Kirkham.

Working exclusively in Acrylics, Mary Batchelor, produces paintings with vibrant and compelling colours. Mary is constantly inspired by the Scottish landscape. She loves bringing the every changing Scottish countryside to life in her paintings. Mary also finds great inspiration from travel abroad, enjoying the challenge of capturing unfamiliar scenes and different light.

Mary Batchelor paintings are influenced by the strong tradition of Scottish colourists. She credits Scottish Colourists - Cadell, Peploe, Fergusson and Hunter as a source of great inspiration in her paintings. She admires the bold use of colour and texture, and the confidence exuded in every brush stroke which has contributed so richly to the tradition of Scottish painting.

Mary Batchelor is an artistic member of Paisley Art Institute and Primera Arts. She is also an associate of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and Visual Arts Scotland.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Mary Batchelor has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries including the Royal Scottish Academy. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Mary Batchelor artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

Margaretann Bennett: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Margaretann Bennett was born in 1968. She studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1987 to 1991.

In 2004 Margaretann Bennett was elected a member of the RSW (Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours). She has also been the recipient of a number of art awards including: The Armour Award at the RGI annual exhibition in 2006 and the William Bowie Art Award at Paisley Arts Institute.

Margaretann’s current paintings explore the Scottish west Coast landscape through use of mixed media. She creates a surface of rich colour and sumptuous texture with paint, often incorporating layers of delicate paper which she pre-colours and marks. Bennett’s approach is intuitive rather than analytical: there is deliberate tension between areas of abstraction and finer detail. Most of her contemporary paintings are a distillation of collected experiences into a visual unity and an evocation, rather than depiction of place.

Margaretann Bennett says: "I seek to convey a sense of time passing and lives lived, drawing on elements where man has left his mark, for example lines and shapes created by old stone walls, steadings and sheepfolds."

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George Birrell: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

George Birrell trained at the Glasgow School of Art (1967 – 1971) and was involved with the Hospitalfield Summer School in 1970. He taught art and design in Scottish schools for the next decade, starting painting full time in 1980.

Birrell lectured in art, design and photography from 1985 – 1998. Since then George has taken part in regular joint and group art exhibitions at many Scottish galleries particularly: Edinburgh Art Galleries, Glasgow Art Galleries, and Fife Art Galleries . He has also exhibited his art abroad.

George Birrell produces Architectural paintings and Landscape paintings of his native Scotland. The East Coast Scottish towns and fishing villages of Fife hold a special fascination. One is immediately struck by the bold use of strong colour and stylised compositions. He describes this as an emotional response to memories and atmosphere of these special places on the Scottish east coast . Vigorous handling of colour, a bold palette and strong design are all hallmarks of his painting.

Speaking about his paintings Birrell says: ”I paint neither on the spot nor from photographs, but improvise the remembered essentials of a place, in the comfort of my art studio. Harbours and their bric-a-brac attract me, as do mills and castles. Texture, colour and pattern are what I use to evoke feel-good locations”

An example of George Birrell’s art work is the oil painting ‘Church Tower, Fife’. This is a typical of Birrell painting, with a clear and well constructed composition clearly illustrating George’s bold and effective use of colour to create an emotional impact. The contrasting colours, which create areas of light and shade, draw us into the small Scottish village. There is a great sense of peace and serenity in the work. A moment of stillness and clarity before the evening light fades.

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Francis Boag: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Francis Boag was born in Scotland in 1948. Boag studied contemporary art and painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. The influence on Boag of his art tutors Alberto Morrocco and David McLure can be seen in the use of vibrant colour and sensuous application of paint in his contemporary paintings.

As a young artist Francis Boag exhibited at many Scottish modern art galleries. But like many artists Boag decided to progress a career teaching.

In 1995 Boag started painting and exhibiting expressionist interpretations of landscapes. Demand for his vibrant, colourful contemporary paintings has grown steadily ever since.

In 1999 a major commission from John Lewis plc for three large contemporary paintings for permanent display at their new flagship store in the Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow prompted Boag to take a year long sabbatical from teaching. During this time Boag studied for an MA at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen and being a research based course, required him to reflect deeply on his own paintings and try to see it in the wider context of current contemporary art.

In 2001 Francis Boag began painting full-time. Today Boag has developed an International following for his paintings and becoming recognised as a leading artist in the new generation of Scottish colourists.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Francis Boag has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Francis Boag artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Davy Brown: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Davy Brown was born in Kilmarnock in 1950. As a young Scottish artist Davy studied contemporary art at Glasgow School of Art under David Donaldson, James Robertson and Duncan Shanks. He then went onto complete teacher training at Moray House Edinburgh.

In 1975 Davy Brown won a modern art scholarship from the Institute of Cultural Affairs in Chicago. This enabled Davy to travel extensively in the USA and Canada. He was also able to further develop his skills as a talented contemporary Scottish artist.

When Davy Brown returned from his travels he successfully taught contemporary art in Scottish schools. Throughout this time Davy Brown continued to paint and exhibit his paintings along with other leading Scottish artists in both Scottish art galleries and modern British art galleries further afield.

Davy Brown eventually left teaching in 2002 to concentrate full time as a professional Scottish contemporary artist. Over the years Davy Brown paintings, with their very distinctive style of modern Scottish art, have consistently grown in popularity. For much of this time Davy Brown paintings have been inspired by his love of the Scottish Landscapes but recently this much acclaimed Scottish artist has started to produce equally compelling paintings of France and Spain.

Other influences on Davy Brown paintings have been travels to Iceland, as well as issues closer to home such as acid rain and forestry encroachment. Frequent trips to Cornwall Art Galleries have also nurtured an interest in the paintings of the modern British St. Ives abstractionists such as Terry Frost, John Wells and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. To Davy Brown, Cornwall and Galloway have much in common - the scenic landscape and ever chaging light.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Davy Brown has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Davy Brown artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Gerard Burns: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Gerard Burns was born in Scotland in 1961. He studied contemporary art at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1983.

Gerard Burns first career in the Arts was as a professional singer, guitarist and songwriter. After this Burns spent ten years as a Scottish art teacher, before as he jokes “ I gave it up to risk full time poverty and starvation as a artist”.

Gerard Burns has been a full time artist since 1998. Today his oil paintings display a very distinctive style, skillfully blending the traditional with a contemporary representation.

Gerard Burns determination to do things his way paid off in significantly in 2003 when he won the coveted Not The Turner Prize. Burns painting of a young girl leading a white bull was selected from hundreds of other British artist submissions as the winning painting with a £20.000 first prize.

Gerard Burns has widely exhibited at a number of other leading contemporary British Modern art galleries including the Royal Glasgow Institute where he was a prize winner in 1997. Gerard Burns paintings are held by a number of private and corporate collectors of contemporary art including actor Ewan McGregor.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Gerard Burns has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries including the Royal Glasgow Institute where he was a prize winner in 1997. He also shows at a number of other leading contemporary British Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Gerard Burns artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Damian Callan: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Damian Callan was born in 1960. He initially studied biology and then spent time helping people with learning disabilities. A career change resulted in Damian studying drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of Art in the 1990’s.

Damian Callan has developed a very distinctive style of contemporary art with his use of dynamic brushstrokes and blurred outlines. He creates paintings which are dramatic and full of movement with strong and contrasting light. Callan is particularly interested in the moving figure and often uses his own children as models for his paintings.

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Pam Carter: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Pam Carter was born in Tanganyika, East Africa in 1952 to an Austrian mother and Scottish father. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the seventies and began a career in teaching.

In 1996 Pam Carter won the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Award at the Royal Glasgow Institute and in 1998 she was awarded First Prize at the Paisley Institute. Carter’s paintings have also been selected for the Laing Calendar.

Pam Carter’s subject matter is found in the rugged West Scottish Coast with its isolated cottages and wild colours of the machair and brachen. Pam also paints East Scottish Coastal scenes with majestic cliffs, fishing villages and farm land.

Pam Carter loves to stand on a high viewpoint. From there she can see the magnitude of the Scottish Landscape. Sunspots move across the valleys. And the forbidding trip to the Western Scottish Isles brings great reward with its sweeping golden sands and turquoise tranquil waters which is almost idyllically tropical.

Scottish locations such as Skye, Lewis, Harris and the Uists have been favourite islands for Carter to visit. Pam has also produced contemporary paintings of Tiree and Coll.Tiree offers idyllic settings. The Island's architecture is like a museum of Scotland's past with wonderful cottages sitting perched on the most beautiful of beaches

A sense of place is important in Pam Carter’s paintings but she does not seek to capture a scene with complete accuracy. Sometimes it is the elements and the untamed force of nature that inspire Carter paintings, but more than anything it is the essential quality of light which can be in the Scottish land and seascape. Pam often interprets the scene with abstract elements. She translates the light in terms of contrast and colour - often bold but always with subtlety and balance. Pam Carter ultimately wants to create a visual sensation and pleasing image in her contemporary paintings.

Pam Carter has exhibited at numerous solo art exhibitions throughout the British Isles and in the USA. Her paintings have featured in several group art shows including the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) and the RGI

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Pam Carter paintings can be found at other leading Edinburgh Art Galleries and Highland Art Galleries.

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Frank Colclough: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Frank Colclough was born in Wick, Caithness and lived in London before settling in Scotland in 1975. He originally worked as a design draughtsman while studying art at Camberwell Art School and has worked as a professional artist since 1981.

All Frank Colclough early contemporary paintings were in watercolour, but over the past few years he has worked in acrylic and oils. The inspiration for Frank Colclough paintings stems from his admiration of the Scottish colourist movement. This is reflected in his paintings which now consist mainly of Marine views of the Scottish West Coast and colourful still life studies.

Today Frank Colclough contemporary paintings appear in many private and public art collections. The RSW, RGI and RSA have also exhibited his contemporary paintings

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Frank Colclough has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Frank Colclough artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Jane Cruickshank: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Jane Cruickshank was born in 1976. She studied Fine Art at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, completing her Master of Arts degree in 1999.

This talented young Scottish artist has won numerous awards and scholarships. These include: Cooper and Lybrand Competition 1996; John Kinross Scholarship to Florence in 1997; and the James Torrence Memorial Award from the Royal Glasgow Institute in 1998.

Cruickshank has exhibited her contemporary paintings in many Scottish Art Galleries. These include the Royal Glasgow Institute and other leading Glasgow Art Galleries - plus Aberdeen , Perth, and Dundee art galleries as well as the Royal Scottish Academy. Jane Cruickshank paintings have also been shown at Art Fairs in London and Glasgow.

Still relatively inexpensive for the quality of art work, Jane Cruickshank paintings have the look of a good art investment and it is easy to see why. Using recognisable subject matter Cruickshank employs an intense realism in her paintings. Subjects have a luminescence and clarity that makes them appear as if they could move off the canvas. Her work is immediately accessible.

Jane says, “ I started painting the figure while at Art College. Mainly self-portraits or members of the family usually on large canvases with the figure placed off centre to create an image of vulnerability. Pattern and surface is a tool that I use to explore how the dominance of appearance manipulates the identity”

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Emma Davis: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Emma Davis was born in Scotland in 1975 and was brought up in a family of artists. Emma Davis studied contemporary art and painting for four years at Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 1998. As a young artist Emma Davis exhibited at many modern Scottish modern art galleries. This concluded with a sell-out Degree Show of her contemporary paintings.

Emma Davis was the youngest art winner of the Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award, awarded at the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours (RSW) in 1999. The contemporary art award enabled Emma to travel extensively in Italy during 2000. As a result Davis successfully exhibited many contemporary paintings of Italy at the annual RSW exhibition in 2001. She was elected an artist member of the RSW in the same year.

In 2002 Emma Davis was awarded the Sir William Giles art award at the RSW annual exhibition.

Emma Davis says “I have always had a great love for the Scottish landscape as I grew up surrounded by beautiful countryside. My contemporary paintings are often personal. My moods and emotions about particular areas I’m painting, the strength of light and most importantly colour, influence the way that I work each day”

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Emma Davis has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries including the Royal Glasgow Institute. Emma also shows at a number of other leading contemporary British Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Emma Davis artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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James Davis: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

James Davis was born in Scotland in 1944. He studied contemporary painting at the Glasgow School of Art between 1963 and 1967. James Davis specialised in drawing and painting under the tutorage of Scottish artists William Armour and David Donaldson.

During the last 30 years James Davis paintings have been exhibited extensively with the Royal Glasgow Institute ( RGI), Royal Scottish Water Colour Society (RSW), Royal Scottish Academy RSA and the Paisley Art Institute ( PAI). James Davis was elected to the RSW in 2003.

James Davis paintings are predominantly landscapes, figurative and portraits. Davis paints in both watercolours and oils.

Davis has been the recipient of many art awards for his contemporary paintings. These include : David Cargill Award; RGI in 2003; Reid Kerr Painting Award and PAI in 2005.

James Davis has established a strong following with leading private and corporate art collectors of contemporary Scottish art. These include: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; The Royal Collection; Holyrood Palace; King Hussein Family Private collection; Glasgow City Chambers; Merk Finance; Arisaig Holdings; Singapore and Strathclyde Education Authorities. Davis paintings also feature in many private contemporary art collections in Canada, USA, Italy, Holland, France, Switzerland, Australia and Tasmania.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery James Davis has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the James Davis artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Lesley Anne Derks: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Lesley Anne Derks studied at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Barcelona.

From an early age Lesley Anne found lights at night were a fascination for her especially when combined with the effects of the dramatic Scottish weather conditions including rain, sleet and snow. Living in an industrial town in central Scottish area reinforced this fascination and the lights of man made industrial scenes are a strong influence in her art works.

Lesley Anne Derks aims to produce paintings that allow the viewer to experience their own version of the subtleties of movement, light and sound that she herself experiences when producing the art work. Recently successful series of contemporary paintings have included New York and Hong Kong nightscapes and skylines.

Lesley Anne Derks contemporary paintings are much more than a depictive representation. They are textured using many layers of different mediums. As the paintings develop Lesley omits areas or replaces them. She may peel back to an earlier state thereby revealing what went on before. The painting begins to take on a different direction from the original source material.

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George Devlin: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

George Devlin was born in 1937 and studied at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) from 1955 to 1960. At the GSA, Devlin was awarded The Robert Hart Post Diploma Bursary and The Haldane Scholarship. He also won the Chalmers Art Prize, The Carnegie Traveling Art Scholarship and The Maclaine Watters Medal (RSA).

After leaving Art School, George Devlin studied and painted in Greece and Italy before crossing the Sahara where he established himself in West Africa. On returning to the UK, George Devlin was invited to teach painting at the GSA school where he taught art between 1962 and 1966.

Devlin was elected a member of The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) in 1964. In 1968 Devlin was awarded a major Arts Council Award and established his own painting school, initially in Scotland but later relocated to France.

In 1972 George Devlin was elected the Chairman of the Glasgow League of Artists. In 1989 he was made a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and in 1997 elected President of the Glasgow Art Club. This was followed by George being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts in 1999. In 2004 George Devlin became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) as well as elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA).

In recent times George Devlin has worked extensively in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, France, Italy, Spain, South Africa as well as Ireland and Scotland.

Between 1969 and 2004 George Devlin has exhibited at no less than 28 selected solo shows of contemporary art in the UK and overseas and many selected Group art shows.

George Devlin’s contemporary paintings are held in numerous corporate, public and private art collections These include: the National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh; Cunard; Clydesdale Bank; The London Stock Exchange; United Distillers; The Earl Haigh; Lord Maclay and Sir William Gray.

George Devlin has a significant reputation for his Marine and Landscape paintings. But he is also a distinguished portrait painter and was commissioned in 2000 by the National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh to paint Professor Sir James Black, Nobel Prize winner.

George Devlin is the recipient of numerous art awards. The most recent artist award was in November 2004 when Devlin won the Gold Medal of The Royal Society of Oil Painters.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery George Devlin has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the George Devlin artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Ian Elliot: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Ian Elliot was born in Glasgow in1946. Elliot's talent as a young Scottish artist was recognised at an early age. By the time he attended Glasgow School of Art in 1964, the young Ian Elliot had already won several medals for modern art Scottish paintings.

Like a many of today’s successful Scottish contemporary artists, Ian Elliot, left the Glasgow School of Art and took up a career teaching modern art. Elliot eventually became Head of Modern Art at a large Glasgow school. Then after some years Ian decided to focus full time on painting contemporary art.

Since becoming a full time artist Ian Elliot has quickly established a reputation as a popular modern Scottish artist. Ian's contemporary paintings are now collected by British and Scottish art enthusiasts and by collectors in Eire, Germany, Spain, Canada and the USA.

In 2003 Ian Elliot was a finalist of International Artist magazine for his Landscape painting.

Ian Elliot paintings are frequently inspired by visits to the Scottish farmlands, Tuscany and Mallorca. Ian Elliot is quoted as saying “Traveling extensively throughout the Scottish farmlands, an endless fascination for the Tuscan countryside and regular visits to me pied a terre on the Island of Mallorca have provided me with an endless land and seascape material creating a fusion of shimmering colours, distinctive buildings of the land, and abstract expressionistic vistas.”

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Ian Elliot has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries and galleries in Spain. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Ian Elliot artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Denise Findlay: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Born in 1973, Denise Findlay graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1996 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. Denise was elected as an artist member of the Glasgow Art Club in 1997.

Denise Findlay has received many awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award which she has won three times. She has also received the Arnold Clark Award, awarded by The Paisley Art Institute and was runner up to the Aspect Prize also awarded by The Paisley Art Institute.

Focusing on the human form, Denise Findlay describes her work as “Expressionist, semi-abstract and very colourful”.

Her contemporary drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely both nationally and internationally at numerous well known art galleries with great success. Denise Findlay’s work can be found in many public and private contemporary art collections including that of HRH the Prince of Wales.

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Ronnie Ford: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Ronnie Ford was born in 1951 in the Scottish town of Dunoon.

Ford studied at the Glasgow School of Art graduating with a BA in Fine Art. Following that Ronnie spent several years teaching art at Scottish schools and then taught in Germany and Hong Kong.

Ronnie Ford returned to his Scottish roots in 2003. Since then he has become established as a highly successful contemporary artist both in British Art Galleries and further a field in Europe and Asia.

Art collectors know Ronnie Ford for his romantic visions of the French and Scottish Landscapes which explore texture and perspective in a highly original contemporary style. His paintings capture the spirit of the landscape but the landscape is not treated as an object in itself. Ford creates a dream-like itinerary for an excursion through the scenery of the mind.

Ronnie Ford has been much influenced by Oriental culture. He believes in the old Chinese dictum that every painting should lead the viewer on a journey. And the painting should be done in the most understated of ways. Ford compares it, as do the Chinese philosophers, to the string which attaches a kite with the hand of the manipulator. The artist controls the rhythmic curves and swerves, and in this way using various subtle visual encounters, the painting guides the art observer on a delightful flight of fancy.

Ford's highly textural canvases are instantly recognisable. They developed as a result of Ronnie's art studies involving both sculpture and optical art. More recently Ronnie Ford has developed his unique Timescapes which encapsulate a journey through a landscape in three dimensions.

Ronnie Ford has been commissioned by private and corporate art client’s world wide. He has also featured in numerous Scottish and International publications.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Ronnie Ford exhibits regularly at other leading Highland Art Galleries and London Art Galleries. His paintings can also be found in Hong Kong. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Ronnie Ford artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Archie Forrest: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Archie Forrest was born in Glasgow in 1950. He studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1969 and 1973. He then went on to teach Art at a number of Scottish Schools before taking up a position at Glasgow School of Art.

In 1985 Archie Forrest gave up teaching art to pursue a career as a full time artist. He was elected as a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1988.

Archie Forrest is a perfectionist. This not only reflects in his paintings but also the frames. Part of his practice is to send colour prints of paintings in progress to the framer so that he has something to create hand finishes around. This is unusual but Forrest has an overriding concern with the whole aesthetic and how each painting will finally be presented.

Archie Forrest creates paintings in the tradition of the Scottish Colourists. His paintings are highly sought after and appear in many private and public art collections, including The Duchess of York, Argyll Group Plc, Arthur Andersen, BBC, Glasgow Art Club, Ian Jay Associates, One Devonshire Gardens, Royal College of Physicians, Scottish Amicable, National Portrait Gallery and the Scottish Opera.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Archie Forrest has exhibited at other leading Edinburgh Art Galleries and London Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Archie Forrest artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Peter Goodfellow: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Peter Goodfellow was born in 1950. He studied illustration at the Central School of Art and Design, London.

Peter Goodfellow early career was as a freelance illustrator. He produced art work for many book jacket, advertising and packaging design projects established himself as one of Europe’s leading illustrators.

In 1985Peter Goodfellow moved to Scotland. Since then he has become one of the best known painters of Scottish landscapes working in Scotland today. Peter’s passion for Scottish landscapes is very evident.

Peter Goodfellow sees himself to be an 'out and out colourist'. Inspired by art movements such as early Italian Renaissance and German Expressionism, Peter Goodfellow's paintings capture the extraordinary beauty and power of the natural world. He often paints the same subject repeatedly to distil colour and form, but Goodfellow’s paintings always communicate a strong sense of time, mood and atmosphere.

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Joe Hargan: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Joe Hargan was born in Glasgow, 1952. He studied drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art from 1970-74 under Danny Ferguson RGI RSW, James Robertson and David Donaldson

Joe Hargan has exhibited regularly his contemporary paintings since the early 1970's at: the Royal Glasgow Institute of Art; Royal Society of Watercolors; Royal Scottish Academy of Art; The Paisley Art Institute; Royal Academy, London; Dick Institute, Kilmarnock; British Watercolor Society & National Portrait Gallery

Joe Hargan is a founder member of Group 81 Artists who regularly exhibited at McLellan Galleries, Glasgow. In 1981 Hargan was elected a member of the Glasgow Art Club. Then in 1985 he became a member of the Paisley Art Institute and later that year elected a council member. In 1989 Joe Hargan was nominated and voted Chairman and President of the prestigious Art Institute. Hargan held the post for 11 years.

In 1996 for the quality of his paintings and his service to Scottish art Joe Hargan was awarded the Paisley Art Institute diploma. The Art Institute was founded in 1876 and has built up a substantial art collection of Scottish Art. It promotes contemporary art through its annual exhibition and also organises the notable Scottish Drawing Competition every two years.

The body of Joe Hargan paintings are remarkable for their diversity. But his paintings are immediately recognisable and follow the rich tradition of vibrant, bold colourist Scottish paintings. Contemporary paintings by Joe Hargan of the renowned character 'Sniffy' have featured in many of his paintings and are now collected by art lovers worldwide. Over the years Hargan has been awarded a number of art prizes reflecting and rewarding the quality and breadth of his talent.

Hargan draws inspiration from many sources: Italian renaissance art, Spanish art, American influences such as Rothko and Newman; and of course British artists Francis Bacon, Philipson and David Donaldson

Painting Prizes and Art Awards:

Contemporary Painting Prize, Glasgow School of Art, 1972 First Prize, National Competition - Stirling Smith Art Gallery, 1978 Cargill Art Award, Royal Glasgow Institute, 1982 Torrance Award, Royal Glasgow Institute, 1984 Meyer Oppenheim Award, Royal Scottish Academy of Art, 1986 Hunting Art Group Prizewinner, Mall Galleries, 1988 The Paisley Art Institute Award, 1993 The Contemporary Fine art award, The Paisley Art Institute, 2001 Maude Gemmell Hutchison Prize, Royal Scottish Academy of Art 2002 William Bowie Award, Paisley Art Institute 2002 Joe Hargan paintings feature in numerous private and corporate art collections throughout Europe, USA, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. These include: BBC, Kuwait Royal Family, Flemings Bank and Bloomberg collection

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Joe Hargan has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Joe Hargan artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Mike Healey: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Mike Healey was born in Brazil in 1951.

Healey later moved to Scotland in 1962. He studied art at Glasgow School under the direction of John Cunningham graduating in 1975 with a first. In the mid 1970’s Mike went on to win a number of art awards including the Haldane Drawing Award and the Leverhulme Traveling Scholarship to the United States. In 1976 he was awarded a Post Diploma.

Following graduation Mike Healey worked in Rio de Janeiro from 1977 to 1981. As a freelance designer Healey created several paintings, murals, and illustrations for many people and organisations most notably a variety of Brazilian Government agencies.

Mike Healey returned to Scotland in the early 1980s. He initially worked as a designer in Glasgow from 1981 to 1983. Then Healey became a Senior Lecturer in the Glasgow School of Art teaching art from 1983 to 1997 when the increasing demand for his paintings led him to resign his position in order to concentrate on full time painting.

Since then Mike has established himself as a very successful Scottish artist who is a true painter of the Glasgow Art School. Healey is a figurative artist whose stylistic antecedents can be traced back through the flat perspectives of Scottish Artist Anne Redpath to the vivid colours of Scottish Colourist artist Cadell.

Mike Healey contemporary paintings display a richness whether he is painting: Still Life, Scottish Landscapes ; Scottish Marine ; Snow Scenes or the Cote D’Azur. Mike also paints bold spontaneous beach scenes in the Highlands and Islands.

Mike is essentially a Plein Air painter. In his paintings the vivid bravura strokes successfully capture Mike’s direct response to the elements. Capturing the changing visual effect of nature on his surroundings is very important. In Mike Healey’s own words, “It goes beyond paintings- the scents, noises, the wind and sound of the sea. All these influences contribute to the act of painting.”

Mike Healey has exhibited extensively throughout his career in Modern British Art galleries. In addition to Red Rag Gallery Mike has exhibited in his native Scotland and various English galleries. Healey's paintings have also been shown in New York, Philadelphia and Maryland.

Mike Healey paintings can be found in many art collections worldwide, notably those of Glasgow School of Art, the European Parliament and the Royal Mail.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Mike Healey has exhibited at other leading Edinburgh Art Galleries and Edinburgh Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Mike Healey artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Owen Henderson: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Owen Henderson was born in Dundee in 1971. He studied Illustration and Printmaking at Duncan of Jordanstone Collage of Art, graduating with first class Honours in 1993.

Scottish artist Owen; has worked as an Illustrator, both at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh and for the National Museum of Scotland. He has also taught painting in art classes, including photography, to adults with mental health problems.

In 2001 Owen won third prize in the Glaxo Smith Klein, Open Art Competition, and the following year won first prize in the Angus Open Art Competition.

Owen Henderson draws inspiration for his paintings from studying the Scottish Landscapes, and how the weather affects it. Using oil on canvas, Owen strives to portray the effect light has on landscapes and cityscapes at certain times of the day. He is influenced by the paintings of contemporary artists James Morrison, Ben Nicholson, Michael Andrews, Edward Hopper and Howard Hodgkins.

His contemporary paintings feature in many private Scottish art collections and other British Art collections. He was also commissioned to do a series of paintings during a residency in Lillisand, Norway.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Owen Henderson has exhibited at other leading Edinburgh Art Galleries and Glasgow Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Owen Henderson artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Peter Howson: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Peter Howson was born in London in 1958. He moved to Ayrshire and his adopted Scottish homeland in 1962

Howson attended the Glasgow School of Art studying under James Robertson . Influences on his paintings have included: Picasso and Cubism, Salvador Dali and Surrealism, and the Old Masters Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

Peter Howson came to prominence in the 1980s alongside contemporaries such as Adrian Wiszniewski, Ken Currie and Stephen Campbell who were known collectively as the Glasgow Boys - a New Glasgow Boys movement. Many of his paintings derive inspiration from the streets of Glasgow, where he was brought up. He is renowned for his penetrating and vigorous insight into the human condition, and his heroic portrayals of the mighty and meek. He produces dramatic figurative paintings that use line and colour in an expressive and powerful manner. Howson's paintings of Glasgow's down-and-outs and misfits gained him a vast amount of public and media attention and polarised opinions.

In 1993 Howson was appointed by the Imperial War Museum as the Official British War Artist for Bosnia. He recorded the horror of the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia. This inevitably challenging and disturbing work provoked controversy when it was subsequently exhibited. After being exhibited in London, the Bosnian collection was shown at the Paris Art Fair in 1997 to great acclaim.

He has exhibited highly publicised works of Queen Elizabeth II and pop figurehead Madonna, as well as powerful biblical images of ‘The Stations of the Cross’.

Howson’s list of many past exhibitions, awards and scholarships include an Honorary Doctorate, awarded by the Scottish University of Strathclyde, a Henry Moore Foundation Prize and a Royal Mail commission for a Millennium Stamp.

Today Peter Howson paintings are in numerous art collections across the world. His list of collectors include: Madonna and David Bowie.

"Peter Howson's work tends to arrest you in your tracks; it grabs you by the throat and then leaves you feeling quite different to the way you were before. His bodies flow in a horrendous voluptuous twist of flesh, like think-coded branches of trees. They seem almost torn out of the earth itself; it's as if they were heaved from its bowels. He paints in a style that reminds you of Breughel and William Blake, using terrible mythic figures as he puts the modern world into his fables." - Steven Berkoff 2002

Today Peter Howson has established a formidable reputation as one of the leading contemporary figurative painters of his generation

Aliisa Hyslop: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Aliisa Hyslop was born in 1957 of Finnish and Scottish parents. She studied at Portsmouth College of Art, gaining a B.A. Hons in Fine Art in 1981.

Aliisa Hyslop paintings are figurative conveying expressions of joy and melancholy. Aliisa paintings reflect her own experiences and imagination. She describes the paintings as a world somewhere “between reality and imagination”.

Figures in Aliisa Hyslop paintings are always large but Aliisa does not see them as fat. “I draw and paint intuitively, and I like large shapes and curves. I think perhaps it is because these images are about the soul, which is immense and boundless.”

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Aliisa Hyslop has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Aliisa Hyslop artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

Charles Jamieson: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Charles Jamieson was born in 1951. He studied art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1969 to 1974. This was followed by further studies at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

Charles Jamieson paintings are very distinctive with his trade mark intelligent use of colour, coupled light and shade. Jamieson paintings are diverse in subject matter. Charles is equally comfortable painting Still Life, Landscape, Marine and Architectural subjects.

Charles Jamieson has been the recipient of a number of art awards. He is the Chairman of the Aspect Prize and also a past President of the Paisley Art Institute.

Charles Jamieson art work is becoming increasingly sought after. And, his paintings are now in many private art collections across the world.

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Anna King: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Anna King was born in 1984. She graduated with a BA (hons) in Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Although still early in her career Anna King has experienced a sell-out degree show. And, in 2005 Anna received the Royal Scottish Academy Award from the RSA Student Exhibition. She also received the Ian Eadie Award, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.

Since graduating Anna has been working as an artist full time and has had several solo art shows as well as a number of mixed shows in galleries throughout Scotland.

Anna says: "I take an alternative view of the Scottish landscape and find myself drawn to lost, empty places such as a view from the roadside, usually only seen flashing past through a car window, or the outskirts of a city. I grew up in the Scottish Borders, surrounded by an expanse of countryside and this is where the atmosphere of space and light in my work has come from. It is an aspect of our landscape that will never cease to inspire me."

In 2007 Anna King received the top prize and a cheque for £20,000 in the inaugural art awards established by Scottish artist John Lowrie Morrison. The art competition was established to encourage traditional painting and is referred to as the "anti-Turner Prize."

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Alan King: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Alan King was born in 1946. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1964 until 1968.

After a career teaching art Alan King decided to start painting full time in 1999. Since then King says: “ I have enjoyed the experience of trying to put into practice the work ethic and lessons of teaching art full time. I am interested in the process of painting and am constantly investigating and reading about the materials and the craft of painting.”

Alan King is best known for his paintings which feature the Red Hat and this continues to be a major theme to his contemporary paintings. King’s skill in story telling and a love of early Italian Art are the roots of the development of his fine paintings.

Alan King creates images which are visually compelling and which form a bond with the viewer. Many of the images and titles used for Alan’s paintings have their source in literature and poetry. Many of his contemporary paintings start with a title which may have been taken from Dante or Sorley Maclean a Scottish poet. This leads to ideas which are developed with life models and a miniature theatre which Alan King builds. The mannequins and backgrounds in King’s paintings are positioned and photographed with different lighting effects.

Today Alan King paintings are becoming increasingly sought after. And, his paintings are now in many private art collections across the world. In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Alan King has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries and British Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag Gallery is sourced from the Alan King artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Rowena Laing: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Rowena Laing graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. She then worked as a Graphic Designer in London, Dundee and Glasgow.

As a partner in J and R Laing Design Associates Laing worked primarily on interior design projects.

Rowena Laing now paints full time. Much of her current contemporary paintings are the result of time spent with her horses in the Scottish countryside, as well as the Scottish East coast where she grew up. More exotic paintings are drawn from the Caribbean and from Italy, especially Florence where Rowena lived as a student.

Rowena Laing is married and has a Son, a Daughter and a variety of four legged dependents.

Rowena Laing paintings with their vibrant colours now feature in private art collections in London, New York, Denmark, Canada, USA, Australia, Germany and Spain.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Rowena Laing has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Rowena Laing artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Tom Mabon: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Tom Mabon was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland and graduated from Gray's School of Art in 1978. Since then Tom has spent his career in Scottish Arts Education. He is a member of the Scottish Qualifications Authority for Art and Design having served as such since 1995 and as the Convenor since 1998. Tom has painted and exhibited throughout his teaching career.

Tom Mabon's awards include a Hector Memorial Prize, the Latimer Award from Royal Scottish Academy, the Alexander C. Barker Legacy, the 7th Cleveland International Drawing Biennial and runner-up in the Morrison Scottish Portrait Award

Most recently, in 2006, Tom was short-listed for one of Britain's leading arts prizes, the Aspect Prize. The Aspect Prize is one of the largest prizes for painting in the UK. It is awarded each year to four Scottish painters and is an enormous opportunity for any emerging artist to pursue painting as a full time career. The initial concept for the prize was provided by an art collector who lives in Scotland.

His short-listed entry for the Aspect Prize was 'Glasgow at Sunrise,' which was based on photographs and sketches he took during a visit to the city last year. "I am quite delighted and quite surprised to be short-listed," he said. "My work is quiet, peaceful, and representational, based on places I've been to or incidents that I have seen."

His work includes urban and rural landscapes and he describes it as being "quiet, peaceful and representative".

Tom Mabon has had a number of solo and group exhibitions in several Scottish Art Galleries

Tom Mabon's paintings are held in the Edinburgh City Collection; Fleming's Collection London; Scottish Courage Ltd; Aberdeen Hospitals Collection; Paintings in Hospitals in Scotland; Bass Brewers; Raigmore Hospital Trust; Cleveland Council; Highland Council. Paintings in private collections world-wide.

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Hamish MacDonald: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Scottish contemporary artist Hamish MacDonald was born in 1935. As a young Scottish artist Hamish MacDonald trained at the Glasgow School of Art from 1963 to 1967. One of his tutors was James Robertson. Following that Hamish MacDonald pursued a successful career in Education teaching Modern Art in Scottish schools and as a visiting guest artist lecturer at various modern art establishments.

Hamish MacDonald contemporary paintings are mostly in oils and mixed media. His very individual approach to Modern Scottish contemporary painting creates an immediacy and spontaneity to his art. Historically inspiration for Hamish's paintings has come from his roots- Scottish Landscapes and Scottish Marine scenes . More recently Hamish MacDonald has extended his undoubted talents into contemporary paintings of Cornish scenes. Hamish MacDonald contemporary paintings have a distinctive fluid style displaying strong bold colours. Hamish's paintings succeed in creating a sense of place and atmosphere.

Paintings by Hamish MacDonald are becoming increasingly collectable. Numerous public and private art collections have bought Hamish MacDonald's paintings including: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Paisley Art Gallery.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Hamish MacDonald has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Hamish MacDonald artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Jock MacInness: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Jock MacInnes was born in 1943. He studied at Glasgow School of Art where he graduated in 1966.

Like many Artists Jock MacInnes spent his early career teaching Art - in his case at the Glasgow School of Art. Throughout his time teaching Jock continued with his own painting regularly exhibiting and winning art Awards and Scholarships. These included: the Paisley Art Institute, Drawing competition; the Cargill Award, Royal Glasgow Institute; and the Colquhoun Memorial Painting Competition.

Demand for Jock MacInnes paintings increased to such an extent that he left Glasgow Art School to concentrate on full time painting in 1999. Prior to this MacInnes had been elected as a member of the prestigious RGI in 1988 and joined the Council of the RGI in 1995.

Although Jock MacInnes paintings are influenced by the Scottish Colourist artists, he describes himself as a 'Modernist' at heart. And so he draws upon inspiration from English artists such as Nicholson, Scott and Wallis together with European artists Matisse, Braque and Morandi.

MacInnes has a recurring fascination with marine painting. But he also produces stunning landscape and still life paintings, which have the same simplicity. Above all MacInnes paintings have a quietness to them. Unusually he prepares all his own painting grounds, a type of gesso on board.Then with great skill MacInnes not only draws and paints on to the surface, he also abrades and scrapes into the canvas. In doing so MacInnes creates a strong feeling of atmosphere and mood.

Collectors of Jock MacInnes paintings include: The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock; Paisley Art Institute; Nationwide Building Society; Royal Bank of Scotland; and Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Jock MacInnes has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries including the Royal Glasgow Institute. Jock also shows at a number of other leading contemporary British Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Jock MacInnes artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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David M Martin: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Scottish Contemporary Artist David Martin was born in 1922. He studied modern art at Glasgow School of Art from 1940-42. After a period of time in the RAF David Martin went to Jordanhill- a Scottish teachers training college.

Throughout a career in teaching David Martin regularly exhibited his contemporary paintings at the major Modern Scottish Art Galleries. A move from teaching art in the early 1980's has allowed David to concentrate full time on contemporary painting.

Since then David Martin has been the recipient of many prestigious modern art awards including the Robert Colquhoun Memorial Prize, the May Marshall Brown art award and The Mabel Mackinley Art Award. He was elected a Member of Scottish Artists in 1991 and an Honorary Member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1993.

David Martin is particularly known for his contemporary paintings of Scottish landscapes and still life work. He paints in watercolour but mostly in oils.

In his landscape paintings David Martin extracts rhythmic lines and lactated shapes from what is seen. These are sometimes echoed in other parts of the painting. The interpretation is not, therefore, totally visual - the painting becomes an equivalent to what is seen and takes on its own reality as it progresses. It is a process of development tied up with the act of painting - an exploration of shapes and movement.

David Martin paintings are held in many public and private art collections including The Scottish Arts Council, the City of Edinburgh Art Collection, Robert Fleming and Company and the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery David Martin has exhibited at other leading Edinburgh Art Galleries, Glasgow Art Galleries and London Art Galleries. . Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the David Martin artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Irene McCann: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Combining working in the community and bringing up three children Irene McCann returned to painting and recently studied under the tutorage of Scottish contemporary artist Liz Knox.

Irene McCann has a Diploma in Graphic Design and currently works as a part time tutor of contemporary art with a Scottish college.

Irene McCann’s contemporary paintings are motivated by colour. McCann paintings are predominantly oils on canvas but Irene loves to experiment with mixed media, inks, chalks, crayons and collage to create texture and interest. She frequently scrapes off layer after layer of paint to achieve the underlying effect.

Irene McCann is an elected artist member of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists (GSWA), The Southern Art Club and is also an elected artist member and council member of the Paisley Art Institute (PAI).

Irene McCann contemporary paintings are becoming increasingly sought after and are in many Scottish private and public art collections.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Irene McCann has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Irene McCann artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Archie Dunbar McIntosh: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Archie Dunbar McIntosh was born in Glasgow in 1936. His Father generated Archie’s interest in art through visits to the Kelvingrove art gallery, whilst family holidays on paddlesteamers “doon the watter” gave McIntosh his life-long passion for the waters, banks and ‘flyers’ of the Clyde. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1953 to 1957.

For a number of years McIntosh taught art becoming President of Glasgow School of Art in 1968. He has been appointed to the RSW and RGI art societies. Prizes awarded for his paintings include: Guthrie Award, Royal Scottish Academy (RSA); Latimer Award, Royal Scottish Academy (RSA); Royal Bank of Scotland Award, Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI); May Marshall Brown Award, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW).

McIntosh’s paintings reflect his enduring love of the Scottish Isles. Archie says: “Since childhood, I have lived in close proximity to sea, loch, river and mountain. As a painter I have the desire to investigate the form, colour, texture and mood of each, and respond through drawing and painting. I feel it is part of my cultural heritage to interpret and translate the many influences in my life and soul. Within the 'larger vision' there exists many smaller component parts, which can combine to wear the whole. For example, a small harbour can present graphic images of fishermen ropes, reels, boxes, boats, birds - each with the potential for interpretation changing light, changing mood, changing seasons, changing vision.”

Archie Dunbar McIntosh paintings have regularly featured in exhibitions worldwide. They are also in the public art collections of: The Scottish Arts Council; Glasgow Museum & Art Gallery; Edinburgh City Council; and Argyle Education Authority. Archie’s paintings are also held in many corporate and private art collections.

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Graham Mckean: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Graham McKean was born in 1962 in Irvine, Ayrshire. His paintings have been described by the art critic W. Gordon Smith as a cross between the painters John Byrne and Stanley Spencer, with an interesting 'bite'. Success for McKean is being able to produce a painting which can communicate intimately with the viewer. In this way, his bold figurative paintings never fail to attract attention.

Graham McKean says: ”The more I observe and experience life in today’s world, the stronger my desire becomes to produce paintings that are emotive, containing humour, sentiment and love. As I see my children growing, I am further convinced of the importance for me to create images of humanity and morality. This new body of paintings represents themes in life such as work, play, romance and hope. If I can communicate these on an intimate level with the viewer and maybe leave a smile on their faces, I will have achieved my ambition.”

The human figure is the main inspiration for Graham’s paintings. He believes in artistic independence and originality while maintaining a strong attachment to the craft of painting. His subject matter is a mixture of natural observation and experience - he merges imagination with reality.

To Graham the figure is usually the main aspect in any one painting, surrounded by their own particular narrative. He rarely uses models because he feels the ‘goal’ of creating a painting goes beyond the physical image of a model and is strongly influenced by thought and imagination. McKean is constantly exploring what can be achieved. His paintings have been described as humorous, but he treats every painting with the utmost seriousness and sincerity.

McKean syas: “My method of working is firstly to produce a small drawing of an initial idea and then to ‘grid’ the image. This enables me to ‘scale up’ to the chosen canvas size, therefore keeping the final oil painting as close as possible to the original idea. This method was also used by the late Sir Stanley Spencer whom I much admire. Other artists that inspire me are too numerous to mention, but I am always drawn to painters who leave me ‘uplifted’ and hopeful and would be happy if these attributes were given to my work.”

Graham McKean admires many of the surrealist painters who opened the door to paintings of mortality and morality. For him, the powerhouse of his creativity is fuelled by his fertile imagination, which often borders on the surreal.

Graham McKean has exhibited widely across the U.K. with great success and, as well as exhibiting at Red Rag Gallery, his paintings can be found in numerous private and public collections. He was recently commissioned by the Scottish Opera to produce five large oil paintings for the Theatre Royal in Glasgow.

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Lesley McLaren: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Lesley McLaren was born in Glasgow in 1959. She attended Exeter College of Art achieving a BA(hons) in painting.

Inspiration for Lesley McLaren contemporary paintings comes from the Scottish countryside. Whilst travelling Lesley collects images in her sketch book and on camera. Back in the studio she seeks to recreate the essence and drama of beautiful Scottish countryside. The result is superb paintings reflecting memories and feelings, where Lesley has often allowed the more dramatic elements of a scene to develop through the language of paint. The finished painting is a little like the end of a little journey. She describes every painting as "the creation of an exciting new world - one which journeys on from reality"

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Lesley McLaren has exhibited at a number of other Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Lesley McLaren artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Louis McNally: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Louis McNally was born in 1963 in Inverkip, Scotland. He attended Gray’s School of Art between 1986 and 1990 graduating with a BA- Hons.

Louis McNally has a very distinctive and recognisable style of oil painting. He painstakingly develops his paintings over many weeks of using drawings, photos and memory. The result is often an emotive and atmospheric land or city scape with long, low horizons usually inspired by Edinburgh and the East Coast areas. These contemporary paintings have unique haunting qualities which are unusual for paintings of such undoubted fine detailing and observation.

With his landscape paintings Louis McNally takes a particular view and stylises it to meet his own impressions. Well known vistas are thus transformed into something which the art viewer beholds and warms to. In doing so he often creates paintings which can have the look of those painted by Victorian Artists but which are undoubtedly contemporary in presentation. McNally certainly produces paintings of contrast.

Buildings in Louis McNally paintings have a solidity and a three dimensional quality to them giving the impression of a living being. In all McNally's paintings light pays a fundamental role as does the consequential shadow.

Louis McNally paintings are being increasingly collected by art enthusiasts and are now found in many private and public art collections including; Standard Life, Homes and Gardens Magazines and Institute of American Museums Washington.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Louis McNally has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries and his paintings are regularly shown at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Art and also in American art galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Louis McNally artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Ian McWhinnie: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Ian McWhinnie was born in 1952 in Glasgow.

As a young artist Ian studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art between 1970-1974. After studying painting at art school McWhinnie became an art teacher specialising in ceramics. With demand for his work increasing Ian set up his own art studio workshop in 2002 producing hand-painted and wheel thrown ceramic pieces.

McWhinnie created very striking and distinctive designs which worked equally well as ceramics or paintings. Eventually demand for paintings was so strong that he decided to focus all his energy on the brush.

Ian McWhinnie has now developed a very personal and recognizable painting style. His subject matter is diverse. Recent paintings have featured the sea, childhood memories, Italy, musicians, dancers and the circus which is a recurring theme. McWhinnie paintings depict Figures of strong character closely assembled and cropped tightly within each painting

Ian McWhinnie contemporary paintings are oil on gesso board. And his paintings typically display the fine detailing so necessary in ceramic art.

McWhinnie has been exhibiting and selling his contemporary paintings for a relatively short period of time. But he has already built up a strong Scottish following where his paintings are eagerly sought after and have received very favourable acclaim. In 2006 McWhinnie was a prize winner at Paisley Art Institute Open Exhibition.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Ian McWhinnie has exhibited at other leading Edinburgh Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Ian McWhinnie artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Charles Monteith Walker: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

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John Lowrie Morrison: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

John Lowrie Morrison – or JoLoMo as he signs his paintings was born in 1948. He studied 'Drawing and Painting' and Post-Graduate Studies at Glasgow School of Art. Morrison gained a Dip.Ed. Prim/ Sec in 1973. John then pursued a career in Education teaching art at Scottish schools.

In 1994 John Morrison became Art Advisor for the Strathclyde region and Art Advisor for Glasgow School of Art Education. In 1997 Morrison began to paint full-time.

Morrison's striking paintings of Scottish Landscapes featuring Scottish islands and Scottish croft scenes have created huge interest and demand. John’s vibrant use of rich colour conveying “a feeling of joy and happiness in a sometimes depressing world”, has made him the most popular living Scottish landscape artist.

Morrison's contemporary paintings are now in many private and corporate collections throughout the world. And the JoLoMo name has become very collectable by the art world.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery John Lowrie Morrison - JoLoMo has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the John Lowrie Morrison - JoLoMo artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Jack Morrocco: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

New work from Jack Morrocco will be featured in our Scottish Show (July 2008) and our Winter Show (December 2008).

Born Edinburgh 1953. Studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee 1970-1974. Awarded postgraduate year 1975, and achieved a highly commended post diploma – the highest award possible at that time. Also awarded Farquhar Reid Travelling Scholarship 1975, which was spent in Paris and Florence.

Selected to study at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath during the summer of 1973, under the renowned pop artist Peter Blake.

Set up a design studio after college, whilst continuing to make time to paint and exhibit. In 1997, Jack decided to paint full time and now works from his studios at home in Fife, Scotland and on the Cote d’Azur in the south of France.

Jack chooses to paint several distinct types of work. He says “I get bored easily, so the idea of painting only one type of subject, in one particular style, doesn’t keep me interested creatively. I need to be more flexible, and move from one discipline to the next whenever I choose.”

John Nelson: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

John Nelson was born in Scotland. He studied contemporary art at Edinburgh College of Art from 1962 to 1967.

During his time at Art College John Nelson was awarded a number of contemporary painting and drawing prizes including the Andrew Grant Scholarship. On completion of his studies, a Post Graduate Traveling Art Scholarship took John Nelson to France, Holland and Belgium, creating opportunities to exhibit paintings in these countries.

From 1971 to 1996 John Nelson was an art lecturer at Stevenson College, Edinburgh. Nelson has variously been a member of The Glasgow League of Artists and chairman between 1975 and 1976. John was also appointed chairman of the Livingston Art Foundation and the Craigmillar Festival Society.

John Nelson describes his paintings as bright colourful abstracts with figurative elements rooted in traditional genres, still life, portrait and landscape. Nelson says, “ I have no special ‘build- up’ system. I may do a lot of sketches before reflecting in the studio, but I work directly onto the canvas, with no preparatory drawing on it. Something emerges, which I follow and shape…. I don’t think, I paint”

Nelson has had several art commissions. John has also appeared in two films, “We’re All Big Boys Now and “3 Artists”

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery John Nelson has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries. John Nelson paintings have also been exhibited extensively in many mixed art shows in Dublin, Netherlands, Belgium, Paris and Canada. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the John Nelson artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Deborah Phillips: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Deborah Phillips was born in Dundee in 1965. She graduated with BA Arts (Hons) from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1987. She is now one of the most promising young Scottish artists.

Deborah Phillips started her art career as a designer with the National Trust for Scotland. A similar role followed as Deborah undertook work with Historic Scotland. Deborah Phillips also worked with an international art and craft company professionally demonstrating art and craft materials from 1996 to 1998.

Today much of Deborah Phillips contemporary painting is undertaken from commissions. Corporate organisations such as Standard Life, Bank of Scotland, Marks and Spencer together with well know personalities feature as collectors of her increasingly popular painting.

As a contemporary Scottish artist Deborah Phillips makes use of strong and bold colour. Her paintings are rooted in the rich, evocative Scottish Landscape. And in recent paintings Deborah has concentrated on using Acrylics which give added vitality and movement to her paintings.

A critic once wrote "Deborah Phillips is one of those gifted artists who can paint a scene which we are all familiar, yet have never seen as she sees it." Deborah describes her paintings as "jaunty Scottish landscape!". They are certainly immediately identifiable and uplifting.

Several magazine articles have featured Deborah Phillips paintings including Artists and Illustrators and International Artist Magazine. She has also been the Cover Artist for Picture Business Magazine. And images of Deborah's contemporary paintings are now available as greetings cards from Paperlink within their L'arte range. When she is not painting Deborah Phillips is also a convener at the Dundee Art Society.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Deborah Phillips has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries including the Royal Glasgow Institute and at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. Deborah also shows at a number of other leading contemporary British Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Deborah Phillips artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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Douglas Phillips: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Douglas Phillips was born in Dundee in 1926 and studied at the Dundee College of Art. As a young man Phillips served with the Army in India and Ceylon and afterwards worked as an illustrator before taking up contemporary painting full time in 1966.

Douglas Phillips taught watercolour painting at Dundee Art Centre and illustration at Dundee College of Commerce.

Douglas Phillips is also an accomplished author. He has illustrated over 100 books and has appeared on several TV and Radio shows. In addition Douglas has featured in several magazines covering contemporary modern art.

Douglas Phillips is highly regarded and well known for his vibrant contemporary paintings. Over the years Douglas Phillips has developed a strong following of private and corporate art collectors. His paintings are now held in many British Art collections and in Germany and Sri Lanka.

In addition to Red Rag Scottish Art Gallery Douglas Phillips has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries including the Royal Glasgow Institute and at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. Douglas also shows at a number of other leading contemporary British Modern art galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Douglas Phillips artist studio and like all Red Rag Scottish art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

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James Robertson: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Born in 1931 James Robertson has had a rich and varied career. From his training in Scotland to his many exhibitions. Robertson’s paintings are found in many prestigious private and corporate art collections.

James Robertson is best known for his paintings of land and seascape. For centuries, the seas around the coast of Scotland have been a source of endless inspiration for artists. Desolate island beaches, expansive oceans, wildlife, wilderness and the people's relationship with the sea have all played their part in building a visual history of Scotland through the eyes of its artists.

A member of the Glasgow Art Club and exhibitor in many Glasgow Art Galleries James Robertson is a landscape painter whose interpretation of the world around him is intensely personal and powerful. He uses bold and striking combinations of colour and vigorous brushwork to articulate his vision.

In addition to Red Rag British Art Gallery James Robertson has exhibited at other leading Scottish Art Galleries Including many Edinburgh Art Galleries

Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the James Robertson artist studio and like all Red Rag British art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

Saul Robertson: Scottish contemporary art, artist and paintings

Saul Robertson is a young painter whose figurative oil paintings with intriguing narrative themes have already won him major art awards. Robertson was born in 1978. He studied drawing and painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art.

Whilst at Art College Saul Robertson’s was nominated for the Scottish International Educational Trust Award and won The Ninewells MRI Imaging Purchase Prize. Soon after graduating Robertson was voted Young Artist of the Year, at the The Hunting Art Prizes at the Royal College of Art in London. Since then Saul has won numerous art awards including: The City of Glasgow Prize, The David Cargill Senior Award, and The David Cargill Award, at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. In 2005 he won second prize at the B.P Portrait award at the National Portrait Gallery, London for his painting “The Universe”. More recently Saul was awarded an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award by The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation in Canada, and was shortlisted for The Insight Investment Newcomers Prize at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London.

Saul Robertson has always enjoyed painting from firsthand experience of the subject matter and for him still-life, portraiture and figurative painting are genres that provide a rich source of ideas and challenges. His skilful, sensitive paintings demonstrate strongly that even within well-tested themes and subjects there remains plenty of scope for innovative images and finished paintings of immense interest and impact.

Saul Robertson has exhibited widely throughout the UK. Gallery venues include: The Fleming Collection; The Royal Academy, London; Paisley Art gallery; The National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; The National Portrait Gallery, London; and The Royal College of Art, London. As a result Saul Robertson paintings can now be found in m