Annan Art

Judith Bridgland talks about her work

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:26:02 +0100

"...how the paint can get across what it felt like to actually be in the landscape at the time."

Landscape artist, Judith I Bridgland chats about her approach to working up her dramatic abstract compositions

in a 5 minute video, broadcast by Scottish Television in their "Passionate About Scotland" series in Summer 2007.

Judith's paintings ranging from 90 cm wall-filling canvases to small 15 cm studies are available from the Gallery.

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Tom Scanlon featured at Annan Gallery

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:30:24 +0100

Tom Scanlon flow

Running throughout March 2007

Sauchiehall at Renfield St, Black Cab, Tom Scanlon, oil on canvas, 90 x 35 cm

Street-level scenes, blink-of-an-eye events captured in Tom's inimitable style. Using a high impasto technique, formed with palette knife alone, Tom captures flow and movement in these highly-textured oils. Echoes of informal street photography from the likes of Cartier-Bresson. Defying quick analysis, visitors to the Gallery tell us that they see more and fresh detail each time they look at his work. Close in on his paint surface to view the chaotic way that the pigments flow and colour-mix then step back to view how Tom takes advantage of this to build up his composition. Catch his work on show at the Gallery throughout March or View the exhibition online here

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Jean Feeney 3-25 November 2007

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:34:03 +0100

The Road less Travelled

Representing form and colour is easy but how do you convey the sounds, smells and salty taste of wild, dank places in the Western Isles or the sizzling heat of Greek coastal villages?

To Jean Feeney it's all about paint, its surface quality, texture, and the reverberation of one colour against another.

Taking as her title the theme of no turning back from Robert Frost's early 20C poem, Jean has produced a super collection of paintings for her second solo show at annanArt that finesses the artist's dilemma. The journey she makes? Well there are her travels in the Western Isles, Tuscany, Provence and the Greek Islands, but there is also a journey in each painting as she explores different paths to let the paint speak about her emotion for the landscape. View both journeys from here.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost 1916

Clearing Skies, Ard-dubh

Summer Pastures, Slappin, Skye

Side by Side

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New photographs on show

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:59:29 +0100

Glasgow Reflections is photographer Bill Millett's title for a collection of ten photographs in which he captures the interplay of light and colour on buildings of his home city. Using his camera as canvas and light as his paintbox - Millett tends to work at dawn or with night-time illumination - he presents familiar buildings in a new light.

Look out for his slant on the Kibble Palace in the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow's Science Tower and the Cloisters at Glasgow University in particular. And it's all done in the camera with no computer enhancement. Work is available as limited edition prints using Ultrachrome K3 pigment ink on archival paper, framed at £129 or mounted at £85

On display until 26 August.

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New Paintings from John Lowrie Morrison

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:59:20 +0100

First Snow, Argyll. John Lowrie Morrison. 16 x 16 in.

Just in..

Thirteen new small paintings from John Lowrie Morrison (jolomo). One of Scotland's most successful artists of the past decade, recognised for his landscapes rooted in the Hebridean islands and the rugged parts of the West Coast, John continues to excel with his emotional colours and sense of place. Subtle shifts and additions to his palette signal development of his viewpoint and response to familiar settings on Mull, Iona, Islay and the Uists. These paintings are on show in the Annan Gallery, on our website and available now.

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Judith Bridgland Solo Show for March

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:59:26 +0000

"Into the West" Judith Bridgland
Judith's one person show runs at Annan Gallery from 17 March to 8 April.

Busy in her studio over Winter, Judith has produced a stunning collection of high colour landscapes, themed on the coastal and mountain scenery of the West of Scotland. Vibrant colours capture the mood and drama of each location just as it was when she visited. Those vibrant colours can come from wild flowers in the foreground, trees or from sunset effects, reminding us that Scotland offers strong visual interest, even on the 'dreich' days. Allied to those high colours is her unique impasto style which brings depth to each painting . Judith prefers to work to a square format to provide tight composition right to the edge of the canvas. Work in this format for the Exhibition ranges in size from wall-dominating 36 inch canvases to small scale studies.

This is a landmark event for Judith in her home city of Glasgow, amidst a busy career of exhibition with London Galleries and at International Art Fairs. Catch her show at the Annan Gallery if you can.

Meet the artist and chat with her about her work. Judith will be in the Gallery for the Show Preview on Friday 16 March 6 - 9pm and on Saturday 17 March 12 - 2pm.

note: work in this exhibition is available for sale from the start of the Preview on 16 March 6pm. All paintings will remain on view for the duration of the exhibition. Collection day for purchases is Saturday 7 April 2007 or by arrangement.

View Judith I Bridgland's work now

read Judith I Bridgland's profile

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Website Launch

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:04:37 +0000

March sees the launch of a new look website.

Designed to give you clear information about our gallery artists and their work, we intend the site to bridge the gap between an, essentially, visual medium and the personality of the contributing artists and craftsmen. Their experience shapes their work. The site helps you to appreciate both. With a mix of artist profiles, portfolios, work for sale, news of recent arrivals and forthcoming events you really need to grab our RSS feed or bookmark the site to watch it develop

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