Santé

MICHAEL G CLARK PAI RSW

1 June – 9 July 2022

DOUBTFIRE contemporary art edinburgh

MICHAEL G CLARK PAI RSW Cheers! Salut! Down the hatch! Prost! Bottoms up! Cin cin!

‘Santé’ is a toast we use to drink to each other’s health, and our ‘good health’ has been a major preoccupation for many of us over the last few years. However you say it, good health is what we all wish for ourselves and our friends. is new solo exhibition by Michael Clark captures life’s small but much missed celebrations. ese paintings – outdoor scenes drenched in sunshine; still moments in a quiet café; lazy market days and strolls with friends or family pets – get to the heart of how many of us have looked after others and been looked after ourselves in recent times. ese subtle works, layered with paint and imbued with meaning, offer refuge and companionship in our homes, reminding us of good times in the past and happy times to come. As life returns to normal, Michael’s desire to visit old haunts and discover new ones reflects how many of us are feeling. e paintings are a celebration of life and love of both people and place, linking the simple yet significant pleasures of the everyday.

Michael G Clark BA (Hons) is an award-winning artist who studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1979-83. After graduating, his love of film led to him working with BBC Scotland in Glasgow and then to London in 1989 to work as an Art Director. e romance of France is in his heart and has been since his first visit to Paris nearly thirty years ago, and his affectionate and atmospheric images of everyday life in that country are at the core of his work. Michael lives and works in Ayrshire where he has a studio overlooking the River Doon.

Meet the artist Michael will be in the gallery on Saturday 4 June between 2pm and 4pm.

Santé!

Works are for sale on receipt of this brochure.

NB. All images are representative only for display and marketing purposes and are not to scale or size.

Exhibition content, with prices and dimensions of work, can be viewed at www.doubtfiregallery.com.

Further enquiries to art@doubtfiregallery.com images: front cover Waiter and a Parisian Café, Oil on linen, 26 x 30cm left Michael in his studio

images: left The Elegance of Bordeaux (detail), Oil on linen, 50 x 50cm above Two Waiters in Paris, Oil on linen, 26 x 30cm

images: above à votre santé (Café group), Oil on linen, 40 x 30cm right Lydia’s Garden, Provence (detail), Oil on linen 76 x 76cm

images: left Street Fashion, Oil on linen, 30 x 40cm above top The Striped Awning, Oil on linen, 40 x 30cm above l-r Vintage Bottles; A Perfect LBD; Wine Carrier; Prêt-à-porter, all Oil on gesso panel, 15 x 20cm

“life is full of small and intricate pleasures . . . immensely enjoyed, momentarily forgotten, deliciously remembered ”

images: left Paris by Night (detail), Oil on linen, 50 x 50cm above Le Bouchon in Caen — before catching the night ferry Back cover Beach Walk, Oil on linen, 26 x 30cm

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