“I have t ried to bring out the war m oranges of the east coast beaches and rocks . . . aspects of light, whether cont rast or re flection”
Euan McG regor PAI
“ These paintings, despite having a pictorial aim, retain a st rong sense of place and are ver y much Borderland landscapes. ” Simon Rivett
Euan McGregor ’ s highly st ylised landscapes with a graphic and modernist feel are, for this exhibition, focused on S cotland ’ s coastline - predominantly Fife and East L othian. Euan touches on subjects c lose to his heart – the edges and f ringe spaces of the land, echoes of the past, modernist architecture, colour, light and an element of nostalgia.
He says, “ I enjoy using aerial imaging to obtain interesting angles and some elevation on the scenes. As well as the higher perspective, I find it gives me g reater re ference to study rooftop composition, or more depth in the landscape.”
Euan McGregor PAI studied at the Glasgow School of Art f rom 1994-1998 and completed a BA ( Hons ) in Printmaking. He f requently exhibits in the PAI, RGI and RSA. He lives on the north Ayrshire coast
S imon Rivett ’ s paintings explore the landsc ape of the S cottish-English border. e resultant landscape is full of varied shapes and textures set against the rolling forms of the hills, making ideal motifs for his creative explorations, using layers, colour, line and shape.
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e paintings’ primar y concer ns are not descriptive accounts of the light, weather or topog raphy of the Bor de rs. R athe r the y take those elements and play with them, attempting to push them into pleasing compositions of shape, line and balanced colour that go beyond simply description.”
S imon Rivett trained at Goldsmiths College in L ondon and gained a BA (Honours) in Fine Art. He has been painting landscapes f rom his days as a student, painting the dec lining industrial landscape of his home in Newcastle, living and working in L ewis and exploring the unique rural landscape of the O uter Hebrides, before moving to live in Edinburgh.
S aturday 9 S eptember between 2pm and 4pm.
Works are for sale on receipt of this brochure.
NB. The images in this brochure are representative only for display and marketing purposes. The full content of the exhibition can be viewed on our website, along with prices and dimensions.
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images: front & back cover, top: Elie, 81 x 43cm bottom: Early Morning Climb near Morebattle, 120 x 86cm
image: left Allandale Frosty Morning, 61 x 61cm above Cellardyke, 36 x 36cm
image: above Hundleshope near Peebles, 120 x 86cm right Stromness, Orkney, 36 x 36cm
