Greer Ralston

Greer Ralston NUANCES DE BLANC 3rd - 28th June 2017

Greer Ralston NUANCES DE BLANC 3rd - 28th June 2017

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Greer Ralston Greer graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1987 with an Honours Degree in Fine Art. A now successful and decorated artist, Greer’s early career was carved as a portrait painter with work exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London. As well as forging her own career and development as an artist Greer has had several portrait commissions auctioned by Christies in London to raise funds for a major charity.

In the last year Greer’s interests have shifted from figurative and equestrian to large scale flower paintings.

This has taken Greer down a new route of colour and expression with the artist becoming fascinated with all the shapes, colours and nuances of flowers.

NUANCES DE BLANC This exhibition follows on from Greer’s last solo exhibition “Passions & Peonies”.

It is not the intention to portray the subject as an object of domestic decoration, but to examine closely and interpret the shapes, almost resembling the sculptural makeup of a landscape. Greer is particularly interested in white flowers and the way the white picks up and reflects all the colours around it, “White is not just white!”. The selection of flowers chosen for this body of work: Peonies, Parrot Tulips and Ranunculus (spring rose) are all white and all with a complicated, multi layered surface that creates a world of intrigue, full of shape and colour.

Greer’s approach to creating the work starts with painting loosely, freehand with a large brush to form the composition. She then moves on to building up many layers using thin glazes of oil paint to create the final structure and detail. This is slow and painstaking work, as each layer has to be completely dry before the next application.

Greer tries not to be influenced by other artists but has found inspiration in the Victorian painter and illustrator Marianne North and the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe; not so much in their style but in their approach to the subject matter, and also the place they hold in the history of women artists.

Rose Blanc £2500 Oil on Canvas,100cm x 120cm

Printemps (Springtime) £1800 Oil on Canvas,100cm x 100cm

Lumiere et Sombre (Light & Dark) £1800 Oil on Canvas,100cm x 100cm

Fleur Dete (Summer Blossom) £2500 Oil on Canvas,100cm x 120cm

Naissance (Birth) £400 Oil on Canvas, 40cm x 50cm

Greer Ralston Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions & Art Fairs Continued

Nuances De Blanc, &Gallery, Edinburgh Passions & Peonies, Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Stirling What Lies Beneath - &Collective Gallery, Bridge of Allan Permoveo – Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Stirling Strathallan Castle, Auchterarder Blair Castle, Blair Atholl The Horse – Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Stirling Studio Gallery, Fortrose Randolph Gallery, Edinburgh Nudes with Attitude – Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Stirling Greer Ralston – MacRobert Art Gallery, Stirling

Geneagles Art Fair Green Gallery, Aberfoyle & Buchlyvie Green House Gallery, Dumfries High Street Gallery, Kirkcubright House for an Art Lover, Glasgow (Peter Howson & Friends) Kilbryde Castle, Dunblane Line Gallery, Linlithgow London Art Fair MacRobert Art Gallery, Stirling MacGregor Fine Art, Glasgow Meigle Gallery, Meigle Milton Gallery, Aberdeen Panik Gallery, Killearn Park Gallery, Falkirk Randolph Gallery, Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Stirling Strathallan Castle, Auchterarder Studio Gallery, Crieff Studio Gallery, Fortrose Sun Gallery, Newburgh Tracey McNee Fine Art, Glasgow 516 Gallery Glasgow

Group Exhibitions/ Art Fairs Annan Gallery, Glasgow Artefacts Gallery, Edinburgh Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld Briglands Gallery, Kinross Callendar House Gallery, Falkirk Centre Gallery, Glasgow Chillingham Castle, Alnwick Christies, London Christo’s Gallery, Glasgow Circle Gallery, Edinburgh Concept Gallery, Bearsden Dogs in Art Gallery, Hampshire Dovecot Arts Centre, Edinburgh (invited artist – Scottish Opera Art Fair) Dublin Art Fair Ealain Gallery, Drymen Edinburgh Art Fair Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan Frames Gallery, Perth Glasgow Art Fair

Public Collections Smith Art Gallery & Museum Stirling District Council Awards Greenshields International Scholarship for Figurative Art JD McGregor Award Falkirk District Council Award for Art

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