Great news! Tobermory Distillery have invited me to exhibit at their inaugural Edinburgh Art Fair stand and to have my own pop-up gallery on the UK’s 1st ever Fine Art Pub Crawl. My work will be on display at Usquabae Whisky Bar, 2 Hope Street, Edinburgh from this Friday 22 November.
I love whisky and Tobermory has a special place on my palate (pardon the pun!). It was the first whisky I ever bought myself on a visit to the distillery several years ago. I also love that Tobermory is officially know as the Artisan Distiller, so it’s a fitting partnership indeed!
If you happen to be looking for a new piece of original fine art to treat yourself or someone else to this Christmas, go along to the Edinburgh Art Fair this weekend, or visit one of the pubs included on the Fine Art Crawl. And don’t forget to try the 12 Year Old Tobermory while you’re there!
Some giclee prints of selected works and a few etchings are also available at my Big Cartel shop. Slange!
I have these two large pictures for sale at Gallery Heinzel’s upcoming Winter Show. Opens on the 9th Nov and runs until March 2020.
Three Views of The Bass Rock
Three Views of The Bass Rock Oil and gold leaf on gesso-primed hand-made paper (126x52cm framed)
The above painting has been over a year in the making. It glows and looks great in this frame with non-reflect art glass. The tiniest touch of gold leaf adds a very subtle beam and sparkle to each of the lighthouses. I’d liked to have kept this one for myself, but needs must!
Non-reflective glass allows more light and colour to bounce back from the picture rather than off the glass. This also means there’s no annoying reflections that prevent you seeing the picture properly. It’s very expensive but well worth the money and I’ll be using it more from now on.
This Harvest Moon etching is the 3rd variation I’ve made from a single copper plate. This edition is the result of a seemingly never-ending series of painful and time consuming trials with various ink colours (each pigment having its own peculiarities which can make or break a picture). I’m finally happy with this combination. Fellow printmakers have asked how I got the blackest ink and palest orange together without a gap or mixing the two. The simple answer is with great difficulty, as both colours are wiped onto (and off) the plate together for a single pressing. For every successful print two others went in the bin. This is by far the most difficult print I’ve ever made!
This is number 9/20 and is framed and available at the gallery, but there are more unframed copies available. I also have some Super Moons and only a very few Blue Moons left for sale. Contact Gallery Heinzel or myself directly if interested.
The show opens with a preview between 11-2pm at Gallery Heinzel this coming Saturday.
I have these 2 pictures on show and for sale at the annual St Columbas Hospice charity exhibition in Edinburgh this weekend, which officially opens tomorrow with a drinks reception between 6-8pm. It’s a great cause, with at least 50% of all sales revenue going to help with the wonderful palliative care work they do there.
Dean Village iv
It’s on all weekend and there’s always lots of good art to see and buy. Maybe see you there.
Ramsay Garden Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
mixed media
(18x60cm image size)
Ramsay Garden from Edinburgh Castle Esplanade is available for sale at Frames Gallery in Perth in their 40th Anniversary Show. It’s on until the 19th Oct so still time to see more than 70 works by as many artists, who have shown with Hugh over the decades. It’s a lovely exhibition of work and well worth seeing if you’re in the Perth area.
This week I have two exciting new shows coming up where some of my work will be available for sale. Firstly, there’s arTay, the annual mixed show that takes place during Perth Festival of The Arts. It opens this Friday 17th May in the marquee right next to Perth Concert Hall, where Jools Holland will be performing later in the evening. I have four pieces in the show and I always look forward to the arTay Party every year on Friday night. Over eighty artists take part each year and this will be my 5th time there. Wednesday is hanging day, where many of the artists help out and it’s always great to catch up with friends and see the whole thing come together too. Go along for a glass of wine and to see over 300 artworks on Friday eve 6-7.30pm if you’re in the Perth area.
Blue Moon
The next show opens at Eion Stewart Fine Art in Stonehaven the following day (Sat 18th May). This exhibition is called The Printmakers, where I’ll be showing several prints including three variations of my full moon etching, along with about ten others. Four fellow printmakers will be taking part in this show too and it looks to be a very interesting and varied selection of works all in all.
The year has only just begun but 2019 has proved to be pretty busy for me already. The recent Architectural Landscape show at Fidra Fine Art saw some of my work heading off to new homes and then I spent the remainder of February visiting lots of different galleries and delivering new paintings and etchings to some of them too. Details below …
Three Studies of The Bass Rock, oil and gold leaf (126x52cm framed)
But first, take a look at what’s currently on my easel. It has taken over a year on and off to get it finished with lots of thinly painted glazes, drying time in between and fine tuning. Then more glazes … etc etc! But all it needs now is my signature. Gold leaf has been used extremely sparingly, but there’s just enough to provide the subtlest suggestion of a beam of light coming from each of the lighthouses when viewed at a certain angle. If you are interested in owning this oil painting then please feel free to get in touch via the contact page or email me at:
cliveramage@gmail.com
Three Studies of the Bass Rock (detail left)
Three Studies of the Bass Rock (detail middle)
Three Studies of the Bass Rock (detail right)
February turned out to be a great month of sales. I was particularly happy to hear from Marchmont Gallery that 3 of my differently coloured moon etchings had been bought by one client to be hung alongside each other. That made my day as they were bought only a couple of days after being dropped off and it was the first time I’ve had all 3 moon variations for sale at the same time. (If you happen to be the new owner and read this then I’d love a photo of them on your wall if possible – and thank you for buying them too, of course!).
Towards Arthur’s Seat (34x25cm)
I also recently begun to sell limited-edition, signed Giclee prints with Aquila Gallery in Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh. They have the above and following 2 pictures for sale at the moment, but more will follow soon. Marchmont Gallery also have these pictures and I’ll be dropping off more moon etchings there as soon as they are all hot off the press and dry (a week or 2 from now).
The Old Town, Edinburgh (65x50cm)
Dean Village, Edinburgh (65x50cm)
Lastly, Morningside Gallery, also in Edinburgh, have a selection of my latest acrylic paintings for sale, including a recent one of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, along with some East Neuk of Fife and Edinburgh pictures. Click the link to see what’s available there.
That’s all my news for now.
I’m about to start on a new series of works and will keep you updated here as things take shape. I’ll also be contacting a number of galleries who’s collections and artists I’ve admired for a while, and hopefully I’ll have work available in some of them soon too. Watch this space!
There’s just a few more days to visit the Architectural Landscape show at Fidra Fine Art in Gullane, East Lothian. It’s a lovely show featuring works by George Birrell, Ann Cowan, Amy Dennis, Ann Oram & Allan Robertson and myself, each of us with 6 or more new paintings included.
Fidra Fine Art is open Tues-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-4 (closed Mon) and the show ends this Sunday 24th February.
This month I’m showing some of my work alongside 5 of Scotland’s finest and best-loved landscape and architecture specialists in a show at the excellent Fidra Fine Art gallery in Gullane.
Along with the 6 paintings below (all of which have been recently completed and were done especially for this show), I will have a few of my etchings included in what looks to be a really interesting exhibition. The show opens at Fidra Fine Art in Gullane this Saturday 25th Feb.
Dean Village (Sunset) 65x50cm (Mixed media on Saunders Waterford 425gsm paper)
The other 5 artists taking part are George Birrell, Ann Cowan, Amy Dennis, Ann Oram and Allan J. Robertson. Though we’re all inspired by architecture, each of us has our own very distinct style and employ different creative techniques to create our work.
The Bell Rock, Dusk 61x61cm (Acrylic on panel)
So if you happen to be in East Lothian between 26th Jan and 24 Feb then go along for a look (closed Mondays). I’ll be at the preview night this Friday (6-8pm), as will some of the other artists showing, so I’ll maybe see you at that.
The Bell Rock (Snow) 61x61cm (Acrylic on panel)
St Monans (Sunset) 50x20cm (Acrylic on panel)
Here’s a link for more details on the show at Fidra Fine Art
The Old Town (Morning Light) 65x50cm (Mixed media on Saunders Waterford 425gsm paper)
St Monans (Between The Woods and The Sea) 50x20cm (Acrylic on panel)
I’m very happy to have had the above etching hung at this year’s Society of Scottish Artists Annual Open Exhibition, which is being held at the RSA building on The Mound, Edinburgh. The show will run from 23rd Dec-17 Jan 2019.
I’ve also had my work shown in 2 other prestigious annual exhibitions held at the RSA this year, the RSA and RSW. So it’s been a great year on that front, but I’m hoping 2019 will be my best yet.
The new year will kick off with a show at Fidra Fine Art, Gullane, on the 25th of January, where 6 new paintings will be shown alongside works by 5 other artists who specialise in architectural landscapes, including my friend Ann Oram and some other artists I’ve yet to meet (George Birrell, Ann Cowan, Amy Dennis and Allan J Robertson). I’ve been working flat out on these pictures for the past few weeks and will post some of them here in due coarse.
In the meantime, thank you to all those of you who have supported me and my work this year and every other so far with your purchases and with your encouragement! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
As it’s coming up to Christmas, I thought it would be a good time to offer a few of my prints and paintings for sale to loyal friends and followers on Facebook, Instagram and here at my website. All available at ‘MATES RATES’ prices!
Call me daft, but that means you think about what a painting or etching is worth to you or as a gift for friends and family. Then get in touch and if I think it’s reasonable offer then we have a deal. Simple as that! Plenty of room for negotiation but when it’s gone it’s gone as I only have what’s show below in this sale! And don’t be afraid to ask for a price guide if you’re too shy to ask up front.
So here is a selection of what I currently have available in the studio or hanging on my walls at home. Send me a private message if you want to make an offer on a specific piece and chances are a one-off, hand-made work of art could be yours for a great discount! And before Christmas too (if you’re quick!).
Edinburgh Castle, 20x20cm image size, 43x43cm framed (etching) SOLD
Mounted prints (as can be seen in photos) will be sent in a flat pack. Un-mounted prints will be send in a tube. I have a few of pictures in frames which can be sold in or out of them as required. I’ll also add a couple more pictures to this lot once I have finished them over the next few days.
The Old Pier, Aberdour, 45×37.5cm framed, Etching SOLD
So have a browse and let me know if there’s anything that takes your fancy, or something a friend might like from Santa! I can post them this week or next, so there’s plenty of time for them to arrive well before Christmas.
Longannet from Kincardine Bridge, 42x33cm framed, Watercolour
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