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Scottish Art News 03 May 2013 - Archie Forrest paintings at Red Rag
Red Rag is offering art works from leading Scotish artist Archie Forrest. Works by Forrest are becoming increasing collectible. He is an elected member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. His paintings are in the tradition of the Scottish Colourists and are highly sought after. His paintings appear in many private and public art collections, including National Portrait Gallery and the Scottish Opera. For further details CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563  19 April 2013 - Storm Thorgerson
British artist Storm Thorgerson who designed some of the most famous music album covers of all time has died aged 69. His artworks were used for album covers of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Genesis, Phish and many other major rock bands. Thorgerson had a long association with Pink Floyd, designing the vast majority of their album covers, including Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals. Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist Dave Gilmour said the artworks Thorgerson created for the band had been "an inseparable part of our work". He died surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer. 07 April 2013 - Andy Warhol Exhibition A free exhibition is to take place at the Scottish Parliament from 4 October until 3 November featuring paintings and prints by the world renowned artist Andy Warhol. The exhibition will coincide with activities at Holyrood which will promote Dunfermline-born Andrew Carnegie's international legacy and will be the first time the works have been displayed in Scotland. The majority of the art works will come from the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh in the USA. For further details CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563
30 March 2013 - New TV Arts Show
A search to find a portrait artist has been launched, with a 10,000 commission prize to paint author Hilary Mantel as first prize. Comedian Frank Skinner and TV Broadcaster Joan Bakewell will present the Sky Arts series. Artists are invited to apply for a series of art shows which will be held in Dublin, Cardiff, Glasgow and London over the summer. Paintings from all the finalists in the competition will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery. Featured artist Simon Davis is a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters(RP) and a past prize winner in the prestigious National Portrait Gallery BP prize. 27 March 2013 - More Than A Game Opening today at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow is a new exhibition which looks at Scotland's relationship with football and the skills of the modern day footballer.Visitors will be able to see the world's oldest football which is thought to date back to 1540 and was once the property of Mary Queen of Scots. The exhibition draws on items from Hampden Park's Scottish Football Museum and has been curated in collaboration with the Scottish Football Museum. It highlights individuals like Rose Reilly Peralta, the only Scottish player to have lifted the World Cup, and Andrew Watson the world's first black footballer to play at international level. The exhibition continues until end of August 25 March 2013 - New works from David Schofield
Red Rag Gallery in Stow have released new paintings from Scottish surrealist painter David Schofield who trained at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. Since 1997 after a period of lecturing and working as a freelance illustrator, Schofield has been extensively exhibiting as a fine artist. David is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy and has been honored by various awards from the Royal Glasgow Institute. For further details CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 23 March 2013 - Latest Exhibition at Red Rag Bath Gallery This month in the Red Rag Gallery, Bath there is a mixed art exhibition Figures. Participating is Joe Hargan PPPAI - one of Scotland's leading contemporary artists. His painting 'Topsy Turvy' is typical of the Scottish colourist style - it is also the largest Hargan ever to be shown at Red Rag. The show continues until 7 April. Click here for The Figure Exhibition Brochure. For further details CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01225 332223 13 March 2013 - Chatsworth Exhibition Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is the venue for an art show featuring works by the late British artist William Turnbull. A figurehead of the post-war modernist movement Turnbull is known for his bronze sculptures and abstract expressionist paintings. The exhibition includes paintings and drawings along with large-scale outdoor sculptures displayed in the gardens of the stately home. The exhibition continues until 30 June 2013 07 March 2013 - Scottish artists in latest Show
Starting this weekend 9 March, at the Red Rag Gallery in Cotswolds, there a mixed show of Landscape paintings. Scottish artists included in the exhibition include: John Bell, Emma Davis, Ian Elliot, Robert Kelsey and Archie Dunbar McIntosh. Click here to view The Landscape Exhibition Brochure For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 or outside the UK + 44 1451 832563 04 March 2013 - Sir Peter Blake Album Cover
Sir Peter Blake, who designed the famous album cover for The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, is for the first time to appear on the front of a record in person. He appears on a special edition Madness album, 'The Ten Commandments', dressed as Moses in tribute to one of the discarded suggested titles the band considered for the album. Other album sleeve designs by Sir Peter Blake include: Band Aid's charity single, Paul Weller's Stanley Road and Oasis' Stop the Clocks. 02 March 2013 - Robert Kelsey at Red Rag Stow
New paintings at Red Rag Gallery from leading Scottish artist Robert Kelsey. Known for his lively and fluent style of painting Robert Kelsey is highly skilled in capturing light and colour. Over the past twenty years he has established an enviable following and reputation for his oil paintings For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 or outside the UK + 44 1451 832563 15 February 2013 - New works from Scottish artist Gordon Mitchell
New paintings at Red Rag Gallery in Bath from leading Scottish artist Gordon Mitchell. Born in 1952 Gordon Mitchell has been described as one of the finest Scottish draughtsman and imaginative painters of his generation. His paintings display a sublime balance and tonal harmony. Often described as a surrealist artist, Gordon describes himself as an 'abstract expressionist'. Inspiration for Mitchell's paintings can be a group of words, a topical news story, but more usually it's a visual pun that his pictures develop out of. His paintings are invariably thought-provoking and visually striking. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01225 332223 or outside the UK + 44 1225 332223 31 January 2013 - Catriona Millar at Red Rag Gallery
The latest artist to be showing paintings at Red Rag Gallery in Bath is Catriona Millar. In very short timescale Catriona has established herself as one of Scotland's most collectable artists. Listed among her many collectors is Charles Saatchi. Millar produces bold, colourful art works which are often inspired by her own life experience. The results are unique and instantly recognisable figurative paintings. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01225 332223 or outside the UK + 44 1225 332223 20 August 2012 - Art Resales
A new art resale service has been launched by Red Rag. The service offers an alternative to Buying and Selling art online or at auction. The scheme involves Red Rag Gallery acting as a broker on behalf of clients wishing to sell British art works, advising on market value and finding art buyers. Commission rates are similar to those of major auction houses and are inclusive of charges for promotion on the website or illustrations in catalogues. The majority of paintings sold are high value paintings by well known British artists - most of who have shown with Red Rag. Featured resale painting above - Darren Baker 'Looking Down' 23 June 2012 - Artist Mary Fedden dies Leading British artist Mary Fedden has died aged 96. She was born in Bristol on August 14 1915 and became one of Britain's best-known and most sought after painters. She was elected to the Royal Academy in 1992 and made an OBE in 1997. After leaving the Slade School of Art, Mary Fedden made a living as a jobbing painter, undertaking commissions and teaching. The two most important influences on her work were Matisse and Ben Nicholson. With their inspiration she produced paintings of cats and flowers on windowsills, old-fashioned pots, speckled birds eggs and playing cards - all of which became eagerly collected. Her work was underpinned by a rigorous sense of composition and the collision of brilliant, sensuous yet subtle colours, to produce blazing and bracing visions of the everyday. Mary Fedden limited edition prints are available from Red Rag to view click on the link above. 19 June 2012 - Jack Vettriano Retrospective Scottish artist Jack Vettriano is to hold a major retrospective of his art work in Scotland next year.The artist, famous for his paintings of women and couples in highly-charged erotic poses is planning to stage the exhibition in Glasgow. In an interview with the US magazine Vanity Fair, Vettriano revealed he has just finished curating his 20-year retrospective. The interview details the fierce attacks by a number of critics who do not regard Vettriano's art work as 'proper' art and his rejection by the Scottish art establishment. Vettriano, who was made an OBE in 2003 for services to the visual arts, gives a robust response when asked about his detractors pointing to him copying poses from the Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual for The Singing Butler - which became the most expensive painting by a Scottish artist when it sold for 750,000 eight years ago. 15 June 2012 - Alberto Morrocco Art Sale Art works from one of the leading Scottish artists of the 20th century are to go on public display ahead of a 1 million auction this summer. The paintings come from the private art collection of the late Alberto Morrocco, who was born in Aberdeen in 1917 and died in 1998. Alberto Morrocco was known for his Picasso-influenced landscapes, still-life, figure painting and interiors. His children are selling more than 180 art pieces at the auction. Highlights of the upcoming sale will be exhibited at the Mansfield Traquair Centre, Mansfield Place on 20-21 June. A spokeswoman said: 'The exhibition presents a fantastic first-time opportunity to see these art works in his native country.' 11 September 2011 - New art works in print Red Rag have announced that the latest Scottish artist with art works available as limited edition prints is Graham McKean. There are six limited edition prints from McKean in the portfolio faeturing his distinctive and often humourous images of figures in everyday situations. To view the Graham McKean limited edition prints available click on the image above. 01 September 2011 - Scottish artist in print
The latest artist to join the growing portfolio of leading British artists promoted by Red Rag is Scottish artist Deborah Phillips. Deborah Phillips was born in Dundee and is the daughter of well known Scottish artist, Douglas Phillips. She attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee and graduated with BA (honours) in 1987. She is known for her lively and colourful landscape art works of the Scottish countryside. 08 August 2011 - Society of Scottish Artists The Society of Scottish Artists, which was founded in 1891 to promote contemporary art and artists in Scotland,is holding its Professional members exhibition from 8 - 29 August. The art show is taking place at the Glasgow Art Club in Bath Street, Glasgow. 02 August 2011 - Scottish artist in Bath Ayshire based artist Alison Thomas is showing her art work in Bath for the first time at the Red Rag Gallery. Known for her paintings of circus performers and animals Alison produces paintings in an appealing naive style. The latest paintings feature jugglers, high wire performers and acrobats and are on show as part of a show of Naive art in the famous Georgian city. Alison Thomas is a working artist from Ayrshire and studied textiles at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, from 1992-1996. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01225 332223 or outside the UK + 44 1225 332223 27 July 2011 - New Wildlife Prints
Red Rag has released eight new limited edition prints by Scottish trained artist Robina Yasmin. Robina is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art and is highly regarded for superb paintings of wildlife. Her natural enthusiasm for painting zebras and giraffes is very evident in the print series. The editions are strictly limited to just 100 prints. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01225 332223 or outside the UK + 44 1225 332223 26 July 2011 - Latest Scottish artist to join Red Rag Red Rag have announced that the distinctive art works by Glasgow born artist Peter King are now available from the gallery. King was born in 1953 and studied art at the Glasgow Art School. Following that he taught Art and Design in Scottish schools for over 30 years. In 2010 he retired from teaching to focus on painting professionally. Since then his paintings have become highly collectable and are in many art collections across the UK, Europe, North America and Japan. Peter King is fascinated by the aspects of changing moods of light, weather and seasons. The sources of his ideas are the seasonal effects of nature on the surrounding environment. Colour and the tactile qualities of paint are essential to his painting style. The light, colour and weathered landscape of Kintyre, The Clyde Valley and the vast panorama of land and sky dominated by Tinto Hill and the Scottish Borders are a constant source of ideas and inspiration to him. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 or outside the UK + 44 1451 832563 21 July 2011 - Still Life Show at Red Rag
Red Rag have announced that the August art exhibition will feature leading Scottish still life artist Jane Cruickshank. The show opens 28 August but Jane's new paintings are already being snapped up by entusiastic collectors. Jane Cruickshank was born in 1976 and studied Fine Art at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 or outside the UK + 44 1451 832563 14 July 2011 - Scottish born artist dies William Crozier, the Scottish-born Irish artist has died age 81. He was born in the Glasgow suburb of Coker in 1930 and later moved to the coastal Scottish town of Troon in Ayrshire. He was educated at the Glasgow School of Art between 1949 and 1953. Crozier was known for painting landscapes which overcame the boundaries between representational and abstract genres. His work often contained references to nature, although in later years he moved towards a more representational language. His abstract landscapes and still life painting used colour to convey an emotional intensity Following his graduation from Glasgow School of Art Crozier moved to London and in 1949 and 1953.Crozier exhibited his art works in London, Glasgow, Dublin and all over Europe. He was an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. He died peacefully aged 81 at home on 12 July 2011. 08 July 2011 - Scottish Art Exhibition
The English Cotswolds takes on a Scottish theme this weekend when the annual Red Rag Scottish Art Show commences at the Cotswold gallery in Stow on the Wold. More than 25 of today's present day Scottish artists will be showing their art works. The show is one of the biggest Scottish art shows to take place outside of Scotland. Featured artists include Frank Colclough, Margaretann Bennett, Robert Kelsey and James Watt. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 or outside the UK + 44 1451 832563 30 June 2011 - New Scottish artist at Red Rag
The paintings of Scottish artist John Bell will soon be available at Red Rag Gallery. Bell who was born in Ayr paints mainly landscapes and seascapes of Scotland, particularly along the Ayrshire coast. His paintings capture the extremes of light and colour in the Scottish landscape, from intimate woodland scenes to expansive shorelines. John's latest paintings will be shown at Red Rag's annual Scottish show starting 10 July For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 or outside the UK + 44 1451 832563 15 June 2011 - Simon Laurie RGI RSW at Red Rag
Leading Scottish artist Simon Laurie is the latest name to join the highly successfull portfolio of Red Rag Gallery artists. Laurie who was born in Glasgow in 1964 and studied at the Glasgow School of Fine Art is a member of the Royal Scottish Watercolourists (RSW) and the prestigious Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI). His abstract paintings are inspired by everyday objects and the ever changing Scottish landscape. Simon Laurie's bold, vibrant paintings have been said to combine elements of the St Ives School with the rich tradition of the Scottish colourists. His latest paintings latest paintings will be shown at Red Rag's annual Scottish show starting 10 July For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01451 832563 or outside the UK + 44 1451 832563 13 May 2011 - Affordable Art Fair The Affordable Art Fair Bristol opens today and continues until Sunday 15 May. Over 50 art galleries including Red Rag Gallery will be show casing contemporary art works. The exhibition opens from 11:00 daily. 02 May 2011 - Scottish artist joins Red Rag Gallery
Leading Scottish marine artist Malcolm Cheape is the latest name to join the Red Rag group of Scottish artists. Born in 1964 Cheape is a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee. His primary subject matter is the contemporary and historical world of commercial, industrial and naval shipping. Malcolm Cheap works primarily in ink and acrylic. His clever usage of collage makes his paintings truly unique. Relying on tonal effect, a limited range of colours and clever use of collage, his paintings are strikingly distinctive capturing the grace and beauty of the old sailing ships, the vigour and power of warships and the special charm of fishing boats working the Scottish waters. For further details email the gallery or CONTACT RED RAG GALLERY on 01225 332223 or outside the UK + 44 12225 332223 03 March 2011 - New Print from Scottish artist Iain Faulkner
The Limited Edition Print range of Scottish artist Iain Faulkner has just been expanded with the release of a new art print. Limited Edition Prints by Iain Faulkner are highly collectible and interest for the new release will undoubtedly be strong. Iain Faulkner's prints contain strong and powerful images relying on visual impact as there is rarely any narrative. He is a gifted draughtsman and now enjoys an international reputation with many art lovers and collectors. For further information about Iain Faulkner's latest limited edition prints contact the gallery. 
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