As an artist, I find my sources in what is around me. How people go about their lives, how a day evolves while I work on a landscape. I like drawing and painting directly from nature, so my landscapes start on site, before transferring to the studio. This world- with our people, landscapes and towns, provides me with a steady stream of ideas. Within the most ordinary and everyday things that we see can often be found beauty or a great idea for a picture.
We feel Scottish but also European. Its art, design, language, culture and ideas have a profound influence. By looking and learning, we draw strength from them.
Getting to know John and Morag when I was a young man helped to give me the confidence and determination to become an artist. They were good people to know- strong, outward looking and confident. I went to Art School (GSA) in the ’70s and I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve been involved in art one way or another ever since- teaching, making and exhibiting. I have shown at various juried shows- the RGI (Glasgow), SSA (Edinburgh), VAS and RSW (Edinburgh). My work’s also been at the RSA open (Edinburgh) and in a number of joint and solo shows. I have a studio in Dumfries and for several summers past I have also drawn and painted in the south of France..
The two pictures shown below can be seen in the Big Art show in Paisley until November.
“Red Still Life” on the left and “Candlelight” on the right
Click here to see some examples of work from my recent exhibition –” People and Places“
A Gallery of Dougie’s work
