I thought now would be a good time to start a new Blog to look at the world of art and how I find my way around this vast and interesting topic.

The Young Artist

My interest in art was established in childhood, encouraged by my father who kept me supplied with paper and pencils and crayons then many years later the magic of selling original paintings started when I got my first red dot at Darlington Art Society Annual Exhibition in 1980. I am largely self taught but constantly experiments with colour and light, tone and composition. I paint subjects from town to country, floral to figurative, snow scenes, summer landscapes, Scottish castles, mountains, lochs and still life. In early days I used pastels, watercolour and oils, but when acrylics became popular I changed to this medium. I had a long career in horticulture taking me all over the United Kingdom but became a full time artist in 1992 when my employers, Livingston Development Corporation got wound up as the new towns had become established and redundancy loomed. I have been fairly prolific and now (up to 2022) painted over 1800 paintings. All my paintings are numbered and have dates and titles on the back of the frame as well as on the artwork. I have published several limited edition prints, and often put on an exhibition of recent paintings in my Original Art studio in Dundee. I exhibit paintings with both the Broughty Ferry Art Society as well as the Dundee Art Society.

I run art classes on a Monday evening in my Art Studio in Dundee and am happy to hear from anyone looking for art classes in Dundee.