IN HARMONY

GULLANE ART GALLERY

Summer Exhibition 2010

IN HARMONY

Saturday 10th July - Sunday 1st August

ALL WORKS ARE FOR SALE ON RECEIPT OF THIS BROCHURE

THE FULL EXHIBITION GOES LIVE ON THE GALLERY WEBSITE – THURSDAY 8TH JULY 12 NOON WHEN ALL WORKS BECOME AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Welcome to our summer exhibition of 2010, entitled simply “In Harmony”.

As with previous major exhibitions, we have assembled works by a carefully selected group of artists, chosen because of the quality of their work, their artistic reputation built over a number of years, and the sheer variety that they offer collectively – variety in terms of subject matter, style, technique, colour palette and preferred medium. Our aim is to present a superb range and choice that when seen together “in harmony” offers an uplifting, captivating and inspiring visual experience.

In this show we introduce for the first time in our gallery, Chris Bushe RSW. Chris is a painter we have long admired and who’s latest works will be a treat for those loving rich landscape painting. Chris employs the unusual combination of often heavily textured, abstract foregrounds, with graphic, washed and thinly applied backgrounds in soft and subtle tones – the effect is almost 3D, and quite beautiful. No matter how good the photography of Chris’s paintings, they have to be seen in the flesh to be fully appreciated. We feel sure this will be the first of many shows that Chris will enjoy with us.

Our other artists will be well known to those who visit the gallery on a regular basis, as they have all featured strongly in one or more of our previous major exhibitions.

Pam Carter presents a superb range of paintings in high colour and in her lovely distinctive style; Marion Drummond shows fresh work that demonstrates her unique talent in both still life and figurative styles; Nael Hanna has come up with fresh work in his wonderfully textured and abstract style covering landscape, still life and figurative; Fiona Millar yet again provides superbly crafted paintings in her stylized form of interpretation; John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo) unusually shows a number of beautifully rich still life pieces that truly illustrate his versatility; Ann Oram RSW contributes a number of subjects from Venice to Fife fields and floral compositions that show her colourist upbringing to great effect; and woodcarver Michael Lythgoe returns by popular demand after his sell-out show here last year with his very special carvings of birds, fish and wildlife.

All in all, a show of great contrast and style, full of vibrant colour, and rich in talent.

The following pages give details of each artist and illustrate a few samples of the work they will be exhibiting.

We look forward to welcoming you to the exhibition.

Gail and Roy McGregorGallery Owners.

INTRODUCTION

Chris Bushe RSW

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Pam Carter

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Marion Drummond

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Nael Hanna

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Michael Lythgoe

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Fiona Millar

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John Lowrie Morrison

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Ann Oram RSW

ARTISTS

Chris Bushe RSW

Chris Bushe RSWChris Bushe was born at Aberfeldy, Perthshire in 1958 and studied fine art at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. He graduated with a B.A. (Hons) Fine Art in 1984 and immediately became a professional painter, showing his works on an ever-increasing basis in a variety of galleries throughout the UK.

He held his first solo show at the Tolquhon Gallery in Aberdeenshire in 1989 and since then has held successful solo shows on an almost annual basis in London and other selected galleries in Oxfordshire, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Chris’s work is held in many important collections both corporate and private at home and abroad. These include paintings bought for Murray International Metals, Scottish & Newcastle, Aberdeen Hospitals Trust, Grampian Regional Council, Dundee City Council, Royal Bank of Scotland, University of Stirling, Turnberry Hotel, Centica, and Bulthaup.

He has been the recipient of numerous awards over the years including the Scottish Arts Club Fellowship (SAAC) in 1997, the Glasgow Arts Club Fellowship in 1998, the Russel Flint Trust Award by the SAAC and the Morton Fraser Milligan Award

by Visual Arts Scotland in 1999. He was elected RSW in 1999 and became an elected member of VAS the following year. In 2003 he was awarded the McManus Galleries Purchase Prize by the RSW.

For many years Chris was recognised for his Mediterranean landscapes and travelled extensively every year to source material, which was then brought back home to the studio where he worked to capture the particular intense light and colour tones of that part of the world. However over the past few years he has returned to painting his native Scottish landscapes and it these rugged and moody scenes that he brings to our gallery in his first appearance with us.

Chris has a distinctive style that merges the slightly abstract with the representational. His technique is painterly and mature with a push and pull of the subject material being fundamental to his methodology. His backgrounds show a distinctly washed effect with foregrounds applied thickly with hands, fingers, sticks, palette knives etc serving to give rich texture and depth to the overall painting. His use of colour is tasteful and subtle, and his confidence in technique is very apparent.

BIOGRAPHY

Golden Light, Loch Indaal 16 x 14.5 inches oil on board

Shimmering Light, Saligo Bay 45 x 40 inches oil on board

Chris Bushe RSW

Late Afternoon Light, Loch Choillam 45 x 40 inches oil on board

Storm Clouds, Loch Indaal 16 x 14.5 inches oil on canvas

Chris Bushe RSW

Sun and Shadow, Loch Roag 20 x 22 inches oil on canvasboard

Loch Seaforth, North Harris 20 x 22 inches oil on canvas

Pam CarterPam Carter was born in Tanganyika, East Africa in 1952 to an Austrian mother and a Scottish father. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art and began teaching in the 70’s.

Pam has exhibited at numerous solo exhibitions over the years throughout the UK and in the USA. Her paintings have featured in many group art shows including the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) and the Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI). She won the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Award at the RGI in 1996 and 2 years later was awarded First Prize at the Paisley Art Institute. Pam’s work has been selected for the Laing Calendar.

Pam Carter is now recognised for her landscape work, particularly of coastal views and farmland and she is sought after for her style when painting both East and West coast views with their isolated cottages, cliff outlines and vivid colours on land, sea and sky.

Her style is representational in that she does not attempt to capture scenes with complete accuracy, preferring to paint the subject often in an abstract way, particularly when it comes to capturing light. The end result is always accomplished in terms of contrast, colour and balance. Her work is readily recognisable and to her many followers she has become extremely collectable. Her colour palate has changed in recent times with the current warm blue shades of skies and seas being a dominant and instantly recognisable feature.

Pam has prepared a varied selection of subject matter for this exhibition and the result is a vibrant show that ably demonstrates why she is regarded as one of Scotland’s most popular contemporary artists.

Pam Carter

BIOGRAPHY

Spectating The Sunset 20 x 40 inches oil on board

Footsteps To The Dunes 20 x 24 inches oil on canvas

Pam Carter

Dry Dock, Mallaig 32 x 32 inches oil on canvas

Highland Hamlet 40 x 40 inches oil on board

Spring Grazing 24 x 24 inches oil on canvas

Pam Carter

Marion DrummondMarion Drummond was born Glasgow in 1958, and has lived in Scotland all her life.

She is largely self taught as an artist and over the years has developed a strong and mature style that has made her work popular with enthusiasts and collectors alike. As is often the case with natural talent it transcends the sometimes limiting strictures of formal teaching and Marion’s painting has a freedom of interpretation and application that is admired greatly by many, both from within and without the contemporary art scene.

She likes to combine her love of walking with painting al fresco, capturing life in all its moments of urgency and immediacy. Marion is an accomplished still life and floral artist as well as producing occasional landscapes full of mood and atmosphere. Her versatility is a real feature of her work and she

comfortably switches subject matter from beautiful still life and floral works to produce stunning figurative pieces. She works mainly in oils and enjoys the medium for the intensity that can be gained through working with cloth rags and bare fingers.Marion says she is influenced by a number of artists but greatly admires the work of Stephen Carruthers, Jenny Saville and Enid Foote Watts.

She has exhibited widely in recent years and is popular in a growing number of commercial galleries where collectors seek out her shows. She has held a number of very successful solo exhibitions in selected galleries in various centres throughout Scotland.

She has exhibited in the Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI) and the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA).

BIOGRAPHY

Marion Drummond

White Rhoddies 24 x 36 inches oil on board

Marion Drummond

My Studio 48 x 36 inches oil on board

Fern 24 x18 inches oil on boardDreaming 36 x 33 inches oil on board

Marion Drummond

Phase Two with Stripes 36 x36 inches oil on board

Nael Hanna

Nael Hanna was born in Neneveh, Northern Iraq and is of mixed culture – Greek and Christian Orthodox. From an early age he showed interest in art spending much of his childhood studying and drawing animals, birds and people. He studied Petroleum Studies at College before being drafted into the Army to serve in the Iraq – Iran war.

Nael continued to paint throughout his military service and won an award from the Ministry of Education in Baghdad to study art in Britain. In 1983 he commenced a language and foundation art course at Southampton before being accepted for a degree in Fine Art at Duncan Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee.

In 1987 he was awarded a place at the prestigious Hospitalfield in Arbroath and it was during this time that he developed his passion for the east coast of Scotland with its ever-changing weather and light and its dramatic coastal scenery. He graduated in 1989 and travelled to Florence after winning a

scholarship from the Royal Scottish Academy (John Kinross Scholarship).

After qualifying MPhil in Art at Dundee he became a lecturer in the Fine Art Department of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and then became Artist in Residence at Anton House day centre in Broughty Ferry – a charity providing care services to adults with physical disabilities.

His work developed and a string of prizes and awards followed, most notably,1st Prize in the Dundee 800 Art competition and the Zonta International Prize, Aberdeen Arts Society.

Over the years Nael has exhibited regularly at the RGI, RSA, SSA and SAAC and has had numerous solo shows. He has exhibited in London and the South of England. His work is instantly recognisable and distinctive with rich texture and a unique colour palate.

BIOGRAPHY

Nael Hanna

Peaceful Gate 30 x 30 inches oil on canvas

Nael Hanna

Mature Roses and Yellow Vase 30 x 30 inches mixed media

Woman in Yellow 30 x 30 inches mixed media

Green Boat in Stormy Seas 14 x 18 inches mixed media

Black Fishing Boat 20 x 16 inches mixed media

Nael Hanna

Hot Summer Flowers 17.5 x 17.5 inches oil on board

Michael Lythgoe

Michael Lythgoe was born in Liverpool in 1950 and left school to pursue a career in engineering with Unilever with whom he undertook an apprenticeship. Upon completion he then joined the Merchant Navy as a junior engineering officer.

He later emigrated to Canada and worked in the ship building industry. Living and working on the shores of Lake Ontario gave him time to indulge his love of bird photography particularly when canoeing on the lakes of northern Ontario.

It was on a trip to Cape Cod that he purchased an old wooden decoy which was to influence a fundamental change of direction for Michael. That decoy still features in a prominent position in his wokshop to this day.

He returned to the UK with his wife and two children in 1986 and began a new career in wood carving.

Following an early sell out exhibition and then as a winner of the European Decoy Carving Championships, Michael began to develop a reputation and a following of admirers of his work.

Over the years his carvings have evolved into a unique style and composition and are simple yet beautifully crafted. His expertise is now much sought after and his work can be seen in a number of selected galleries in the UK. His subjects are inspired by the sea, land and bird-life in particular, and illustrate the keen eye of both a photographer that captures the moment and movement, and the technical understanding of the engineer.

His wood carvings are curvaceous and calming showing the eye of the ornithologist and the skill of an accomplished craftsman.

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Lythgoe

Plover

Blue Whale

Michael Lythgoe

Great Black Backed GullDiving LittleTern

Plover group

Bewicks Swan 2

Michael Lythgoe

Flying Puffin

Fiona Millar

Fiona Millar lives and works in the Scottish borders where she effectively balances her life as an artist with her role as mum in a busy family home. She only seriously started painting several years ago and is self taught, although she originates from a family well familiar with the pressures of producing and selling art, as her father was an art dealer. Both her sisters studied art at art college and being aware of Fiona’s natural talent they provided the encouragement and inspiration for Fiona to develop her own style both in content and application.

Over the years Fiona has matured as a painter and produces much sought after work across a varied subject matter. Her landscapes are influenced by the rolling countryside and hills of Galloway while her

still life pieces often feature the style and content of works of the 1930’s, no doubt recalling the paintings bought and sold during her father’s time in the art business. Fiona’s art deco style floral and still life paintings have proved extremely popular with clients and she became the first artist in the gallery to completely sell out after the opening in 2008.

Fiona has exhibited throughout the UK and recent solo exhibitions have often sold out, as has been her work exhibited here in Gullane. She is developing a following of collectors and her shows are keenly anticipated.

Within this exhibition her focus is on her stylised floral and still life works.

BIOGRAPHY

Fiona Millar

Apple Blossom 19 x 14 inches acrylicThistles and Cows 36 x 36 inches acrylic

Fiona Millar

Sedum In a Black Jug 36 x 36 inches acrylic

Red Tulips, Red Chair 38 x 38 inches acrylic

Fiona Millar

Little House Jug 19 x 14 inches acrylic Chrysanthemum Vase 32 x 28 inches acrylic

Photograph by Hannah Mills

John Lowrie Morrison(Jolomo)

John Lowrie Morrison was born in Maryhill Glasgow in 1948. He schooled in Glasgow and studied art at Glasgow School of Art from 1967 -71 where he studied drawing and painting under Dan Ferguson, James Robertson, Duncan Shanks, Sandie Goudie and Geoff Squires.

In his final year he visited Switzerland where high colour first entered his palette, and then Paris to view the Chagall retrospective exhibition at the Grand Palais. Here he studied Chagall’s work and also that of Chaim Soutine, and in particular their use of the colour blue. This influence held with him as in his later years as a professional artist, the colour blue became a distinctive trademark of his work.

John went on to post graduate study again at Glasgow School of Art and gained aDip.Ed.Prim/Sec at Jordanhill College, Glasgow in 1973. He then moved to Argyll to teach at Lochgilphead High School as well as a number of Argyll Primary Schools.

He held his first solo show in 1976 which was a sell out, a position that has been a recurring theme ever since. In 1985 he began to sign his paintings “Jolomo” although the sobriquet had been invented by him during a Latin class at school in the early 60’s.

In 1978 he became an Art and Design Examiner with the Scottish Examination Board, and in 1984, Art and Design Staff Tutor for Argyll and Bute.

In 1988 he became Principal Teacher of Art at Lochgilphead High School and joined the Higher Still Advisory Panel at the Scottish Office Edinburgh. In 1994 John became art Adviser to Strathclyde Regional Council.

He left Education in 1997 to become a full time artist and the following year held his first solo show in England at the Corrymella Scott Gallery, Newcastle. John regularly donates 5-10% of the sales of his paintings at exhibitions to charity in addition to the many paintings he donates to help charities with their fundraising.

The “Jolomo” solo shows are characteristically built around a theme and in recent years have been marked by Openings involving political dignatories. In 2005 the annual Jolomo exhibition in London was opened by HRH, The Princess Royal. In 2005 the Jolomo Foundation was established to promote and encourage the painting of the Scottish Landscape through the Jolomo Awards, a painting competition which is held biennially.

John’s painting is instantly recognisable in its striking and bold use of colour with subject matter invariably depicting Scottish land and seascape with a warmth and character that draws you in. He uncannily creates an affinity between the subject and the viewer with either a sense of recall or through the mood of the work, and he deftly strikes the balance between commerciality and originality. His collector base is now huge and truly worldwide.

John Lowrie Morrison

Big Poppies 24 x 24 oil on canvas

John Lowrie Morrison

Wee Daisies 24 x 24 inches oil on canvas

Mixed Blooms 12 x 12 inches oil on canvas

Wild Daisies 24 x 24 inches oil on canvas

John Lowrie Morrison

The Blue Vase 12 x 12 inches oil on canvas

Ann Oram RSW

Ann Oram RSW was born in 1956 in London although she grew up in the Scottish Highlands. She was educated in Scotland and went on to attend the Edinburgh College of Art in 1976 - 82 where she trained to become an artist. She was particularly inspired by Gillies, Anne Redpath and Sir Robin Philipson who was Head of School at the time. She was taught by Elizabeth Blackadder, John Houston and David Michie.

Ann was a part time lecturer in Art at Edinburgh College of Art between 1983 and 85 and was elected to the RSW in 1986. The following year she moved to Spain and in 1988 returned to the UK.

In 2006 she again moved abroad this time to live and paint in Vienna, Austria. Thereafter Ann visited and worked in Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy and Hungary and this period of travel brought rich experience of culture and painting subject matter..

Ann has exhibited at the RSW (Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour), at the Royal Scottish Academy, the R.A Summer Show, London, and at

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, as well as in many other galleries in England, Scotland and in Vienna, Austria.

During her career, Ann has won many awards including, The Largo Award 1991, The Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship 1981, The Andrew Grant Major Award 1981 and in 1991 the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour presented her with The May Marshall Brown Award. She was awarded the William Gillies Award again by the RSW in 1998.

She has been commissioned to work by many of Scotlands major companies and her work features in many private and corporate collections worldwide.

Today Ann mixes professional painting with running small art courses with specialised themes from her home studio in Fife. Her painting is sought after and her style unique. She moves with ease from landscape to still life and floral, and from watercolour to oil to mixed media with a mature sense of composition and tone.

BIOGRAPHY

Ann Oram RSW

Sand Dunes and Sea 14 x 18 inches oil on canvas

Still Life and Blue Jug 22 x 30 inches acrylic

Ann Oram RSW

Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi, Venice 22 x 30 inches mixed media

Field Edge and Cow Parsley 26 x 40 inches oil on linen

Red Buildings, Venice 22 x 30 inches mixed media

Ann Oram RSW

Field Edge 20 x 30 inches oil on linen

Still Life with Reds and Blues 26 x 40 inches acrylic

Saturday 7th August - Sunday 29th August

Feature Artist

Mary Davidson

In response to client demand, we welcome back Mary Davidson with her stunning still life and floral works.

COMING SOON

COMING SOON

Plus

‘A SPECIAL COLLECTION’A unique exhibition of paintings for sale from a private collection.

Including works by:

David Bryce RSA (1803 – 1876)E A Hornel (1864 – 1933)

Sir Robin Philipson PRSA RSA RSW (1916 – 1992)Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW (1917 – 1998)

Dennis Peploe RSA (1914 – 1993)Alexander Goudie (1933 – 2004)

John Bellany CBE RAJames FullartonPeter HowsonJack Morrocco

E A Hornel - Maytime in the Orchard 64x79 inches oil on canvas

For some artists the final act that signifies the completion of a painting is when they apply their signature to it. They consider their work to be complete – all that remains is for the framing to take place. However, as an integral part of the finished presentation, framing is a quite fundamental stage – framing is in reality, the final act.

To really appreciate the impact of a frame you need only take the painting out of the frame to see how much is lost – the effect is quite dramatic. The difference is stark – like night and day. Equally, a good painting can be ruined or marginalized by inappropriate or poor framing.

At Gullane Art Gallery we are highly particular in the quality and suitability of the framing of art on our walls. Our artists know this and adhere to these standards when submitting their work for exhibition with us. Frankly, because of the quality of artist we bring in, most employ a very high standard of framing in any case. However, occasionally we reject work from artists if we believe the standard of framing falls short of the mark, even though the underlying artwork may be of good quality.

Quality framing is more than an essential part of the finished product – we believe it to be an art in itself. Because of this, when as a gallery we are involved, we out-source our framing to specialist framers, many of who have significant experience, have been through art college, possess art degrees, and apply their training to this very vital part of a paintings overall appearance. We encourage them to bring their creative influence and artistic knowledge to bear, and from what our clients

tell us, it shows. We constantly receive highly complimentary comments from clients about the standard of framing on show in the gallery.

Even though there are many fine frame moulds available at the very many framing shops that exist on the High Street our preference is almost always for hand finished frames. There is a difference in price, with hand finished frames being sometimes significantly more expensive, however the difference in effect and overall appearance is, in our view, more than worth it.

Hand finished framing gives the opportunity to customise the colour and tone of frame to the actual picture involved, and knowing the right weight and balance of frame for the piece of work, calls for a trained and experienced eye. Many of our frames employ gold leaf, are gilded in gold, silver or white gold, and/or are jessoed in carefully identified tones, again capturing a colour or shade within the piece, and in such a way as to carefully support and compliment the painting.

It is remarkable just how much a good quality hand finished frame contributes to the painting. In most cases, for the client and certainly as far as we are concerned, it is part of the painting itself. As with the theme of this exhibition, our view is that painting and frame must be completely “in harmony”.

Clients visit us looking for their perfect picture – when they see that very one, we believe it just has to be “picture perfect”.

PICTURE PERFECT

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