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TEXTUREOPENS SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026 A SOLO EXHIBITION OF BRAND NEW ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS MORNINGSIDE GALLERY, 94 MORNINGSIDE ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH10 4BYGolden Drift | 100 x 100cm | Oil on canvasABOUT ‘TEXTURE’ Texture is chaos. Nature is chaos. Philosopher Terence McKenna describes chaos as, “The mother of all progress and creativity – the wind that blows the ship of paradigm …
Colour Theory: The Beauty of MagentaThis blog draws from the original YouTube film I made, titled ‘The Beauty of Magenta’, back in 2012.  The link to my original video can be found at the end of the article, below.You might wonder what’s so special about magenta – isn’t it just like any other colour? Technically, that’s not true. The way …
‘MARÉE’ SATURDAY 11 APRIL – 5 MAY 2026 ARTCLUB GALLERY, 172 RUE DE RIVOLI, PARIS, 75001 Following on from TIDE at Fotheringham Gallery earlier this year, MARÉE (‘tide’ in French) is a collection of new oil paintings which explore the rhythm, textures and movement of the tide. Watch my video (link above) to hear more from me about the background …
“EVERY MARK IS A TIDE, CRASHING IN WITH BOLD INTENSITY. THE BRUSH LIFTS, THE PAINT SETTLES AND YOU STEP BACK AND ASSESS WHAT THE SEA LEFT BEHIND”. ‘Tide Study 1’ | 40 x 40cm | Oil & acrylic on canvas My next solo show, TIDE opens on Saturday 28th February 2026 at Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan, near Stirling. I …
WELCOME We’re delighted to open the studio to visitors again from 11am – 5pm on Saturday 6th & Saturday 13th December 2025. You will have the opportunity to view work in progress in the studio as well as original paintings in the gallery area. Brand new products for you to browse this year include mini paintings and an exclusive set …
‘PAINT’ I’M DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE MY LATEST SOLO EXHIBITION, OPENING ON SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2025 AT LEMOND GALLERY, 4 THORN ROAD, BEARSDEN, GLASGOW, G61 4PP I WILL BE THERE ON SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER BETWEEN 1PM & 4PMÂ THEREAFTER GALLERY OPENING TIMES 11AM – 5PM DAILYVIEW FULL EXHIBITION ‘Vaporising Forms’ | 50 x 150cm | Oil & acrylic on canvasBACKGROUND TO …
‘HOPE’ My new solo exhibition opens 14th June 2025 Morningside Gallery, 94 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4BY Gallery opening times 10am – 5pm dailyVIEW FULL EXHIBITIONStill Water, Ballachulish | 60 X 120cm | Oil on canvasBACKGROUND TO THE SHOW The only way to depict light within a painting is to describe the corresponding shadow. One of my favourite quotes of …
‘CLOUD FUSION’ 100 X 100CM OIL & ACRYLIC ON LINEN 111 X 111CM FRAMED SIZE £6950CONTACT ME
‘REFLECTED BELOW’ 60 X 60CM OIL & ACRYLIC ON LINEN 71 X 71CM FRAMED SIZE (IMAGES BELOW) £3800CONTACT MEBACKGROUND TO ‘REFLECTED BELOW’ This painting belongs to a body of work I titled, ‘Duality’. I portray reality on canvas. Not just visual reality but philosophical reality, emotional reality, experiential reality, spiritual reality etc. I take the visual landscape nature expresses to …
‘ROOT & BRANCH’ 40 X 40CM OIL ON CANVAS 51 X 51CM FRAMED SIZE £2100CONTACT MEBackground to ‘Root & Branch’ This painting is from a body of work that I titled, ‘Spiritualised’. I see spiritualisation as the process of interpretation of the landscape through the abstract process of simplification and embellishment. For several years now, I have conceptualised my process …
