As an artist, I find my sources in what is around me. You can see this in my work. How people go about their lives, how a day evolves while I work on a landscape. I like drawing and painting directly from nature. The Scottish world- it’s people, landscapes and towns, provides me with a steady stream of ideas. Within the most ordinary things can often be found beauty or a great idea for a picture.

We are Scottish but we are also European. Its art, design, language, culture and ideas have a profound influence. Morag and I have visited often, looking and learning. Based in my studio in Dumfries, I work steadily throughout the year and for several summers past I have also made the trips to the south of France. There I gathered ideas for new paintings. For a month last summer, I took my paint and some canvases to the south of France to try my hand on site. I found that the climate was encouraging. It was a challenging, rewarding and productive experience.

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) between 1970 and 1974 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.

Click here to see information on my current exhibition -” People and Places”

A Gallery of Dougie’s work