Christine Woodside is a Scottish artist (b.1946) producing landscapes and still lifes inspired by her travels and the landscape of rural Scotland where she lives.

Christine Woodside graduated from Fine Art at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen in 1963 and in 1966 won the David Murray Scholarship for Landscape painting, followed by the Hospitalfield Scholarship in 1968. She painted throughout the 70s and 80s in her preferred medium of watercolour, and in 1993 was elected member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.

In 1995 she won the Teachers Whisky Travel Scholarship at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts providing the opportunity to visit North Africa. This experience influenced much of her work in the subsequent years, changing both her style and interpretation to include a brighter palette and thicker paint. She has exhibited regularly since 1996 in both Edinburgh and London, with much of her work inspired by her study tours to Morocco, Tunisia, and Italy. In 1999 she was elected as a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art.

More recently, Christine Woodside’s work has depicted the Scottish landscape surrounding her home in Fife. Her work is held in public and private collections around the UK.

Talking about her work Christine says: ‘Winning the RGI Whisky Travel Award to Venice, Sienna and Florence was a major event in my life as a painter. I decided to use Japanese handmade paper to convey the rich colour and texture. My tastebuds for travel have been developed since 1996 and that award; I have enjoyed Tunisia, Greece, Spain and Morocco. Tunisia with its searing light, intriguing dark alleyways and fabulous colour was inspirational - but moving to Fife and building a studio looking out to the Fife Lomonds has also been very special whether the hills are dusted with snow or shrouded in mist they have a magical quality.’

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