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Oil and acrylic on paper mounted board, March 2019 - #internationalwomensday #equality #genderroles #genderpaygap #gender #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #fineart #painting #oilonboard #smallworks #studiowork #painter #kunst #emergingartist #scottishartist #glasgowartist #figurativepainting #figurativeart #thefigure #history #abstractart #abstractpainting #colour #study #lady #womaninpower #canipouryouadrink (at Trongate 103) https://www.instagram.com/p/Buv9fhtlO5a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=160icn2wq1o7y

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Glesga wumen Oil and acrylic on board, part of a series of small works and studies, March 2019 - #contemporarypainting #painter #contemporaryart #fineart #mixedmedia #oilpainting #figurativepainting #figurativeart #painting #memories #glesga #ladies #glasgow #busstop #waiting #granny #wheresthebus #doingtheshopping #wuman (at Trongate 103) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bug6-EXlB5k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kil83mdh0r50

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Subtleties of line and form from nature and the everyday world around us. Beautiful, delicate and considered mark-making and forms from the incredibly talented @amandabaronglass #paulkeir @marcus_murison @lyndsey_gilmour @susieleiper and @beth_legg - Selection of work currently on show at ALIGHT by @visual.arts.scotland at @royal_scottish_academy Edinburgh - Please come and visit the show, running until 22nd February, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm Sun 12-5pm - Entry by donation - #contemporaryart #makers #fineart #contemporaryglass #stainedglass #contemporarypainting #contemporaryjewellery #scottishart #visualartsscotland #visualart #painting #abstractart #everyday #nature #manmade #abstractpainting #line #lineandform #form #visualartsscotland #alight #alight2019 #rsa #royalscottishacademy #edinburgh #edinburghart (at Royal Scottish Academy Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtqVBGJF_DG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1raab0qdgyiis

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Dear Erica, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2019 - An imagined Moroccan or French Riviera scene where Francis Bacon may have penned one of his many letters to his dealer, Erica Brausen, requesting more money with which to make paintings. This was, of course, not spent on painting but on dining, drinking, gambling and the rest... - Currently on show at ALIGHT, @visual.arts.scotland at the Royal Scottish Academy Upper Galleries until 22 February 2019 - @royal_scottish_academy #visualartsscotland #alight #alight2019 #royalscottishacademy #contemporarypainting #ericabrausen #francisbacon #artist #painter #figurativepainter #figurativepainting #artdealer #dealer #gallerist #gay #lovers #gambler #drinker #artistsoninstagram #morocco #frenchriviera #cotedazur #monaco #montecarlo #scottishartist #glasgowartist #erase #paintstripper #revealing #hiddenfigures (at Royal Scottish Academy Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjAkYkFMDe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ooip6zwz7r6f

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‘Think You Got One Over On Me Boys?’ - Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2019 - Currently on show at ALIGHT, by @visual.arts.scotland @royal_scottish_academy @natgalleriessco Edinburgh - 26 January - 22 February 2019 - Great to show my work alongside so many other brilliant artists. Last image is of @tricia_thom beautiful porcelain work, thanks @visual.arts.scotland - - #equalpay #genderbalance #paygap #powerfulwomen #injustice #men #encounter #struggle #scene #situation #drama #womeninpower #visualartsscotland #stereotypes #prettyinpink #powerdressing #visualartsscotlandexhibition #vas #alight #alight2019 #royalscottishacademy #nationalgalleriesofscotland #fineart #painting #painter #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #maker (at Royal Scottish Academy Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtbTOlUltz_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ldb487j6n0jy

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Arrived in the studio to find these two chaps waiting for me. The last thing I remember quickly doing the other night on these pages with leftover marks. - And the Lord said... - #studio #sketchbook #markmaking #studiopractice #art #men #mess #light #lettherebelight #beautifullight #fineart #collage #ideas #scrap #gestural #leftovers #accidental #figurativepainting #figurative #gifford #benny #painting #painter (at Trongate 103) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTUKcwFUtG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pszxfipn2v4k

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Good to be back in the studio after the fantastic opening night of ALIGHT by @visual.arts.scotland at @royal_scottish_academy Edinburgh - Show runs until 22nd February 2019 - #figurativepainting #painting #oiloncanvas #mixedmedia #figurative #art #colour #abstract #abstractpainting #smallworks #painter #newartist #scottishart #scottishartist #glasgow #emergingartist #design #identity #men #emerging #pink #blue #guy #boy #man #posing #waiting #reading #visualartsscotland #alight (at Trongate 103) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtOEoRBl8kl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14udqcx92s62e

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Thank you @visual.arts.scotland for curating such a beautiful and thought provoking show ‘ALIGHT’, and for including three of my paintings. - If you are in Edinburgh, check out this varied and talented selection of makers and artists at the @royal_scottish_academy Upper Galleries, 26 January - 22 February 2019. - #contemporarypainting #contemporarysculpture #sculpture #installation #painting #design #contemporaryjewellery #makers #newart #figurativepainting #abstractpainting #photography #contemporaryphotography #edinburgh #visualartscotland #alight #alight2019 #graduateartist #royalscottishacademy #fineart #graysschoolofart #emergingartist (at Royal Scottish Academy Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJlIDJlnLA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=26yn9dgjgtk7

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Studio chaos in the run up to VAS ALIGHT 2019 - which opens tomorrow, Saturday 26th January - 22 February 2019 - in the Upper Galleries of the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. - Hope you can make it along to check out the excellent selection of work by Scottish contemporary artists, makers and designers. Thanks again to @visual.arts.scotland @royal_scottish_academy - - #visualartsscotland #alight #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #fineart #scottishart #abstract #emergingartist #kunst #painter #drawing #contemporarydrawing #figurative #sketch #design #contemporarydesign #craft #makers #figurativeart #contemporaryjewellery #contemporaryprintmaking #printmaking #sculpture #contemporarysculpture #figurativepainting #abstractart #glasgowart #scottishartist #newartist #newpainting #oilonpaper #mixedmedia (at Trongate 103) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtDuIV1F1s-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z5w6yzj0w8rr

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‘Charade’ Oil and acrylic on canvas, November 2018 - New work on show @e.d.s.gallery Edinburgh until 23rd November - #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #contemporarysculpture #fineart #scottishart #emergingartist #kunst #painter #bedroom #figurativeart #figurativepainting #abstractart #edinburgh #edinburghart #scottishartist #newartist #newpainting #colour #oiloncanvas #pattern #problems #relationship #situation #painterly (at EDS Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqC1lb6Fl3F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1te1xkfrbys2e

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Studio sketch, July 2018 Oil and biro - #studio #sketch #workinprogress #drawing #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painter #figurative #sketchbook #whatishappening #study #figurativepainting #kunst #line #linedrawing #oil (at THE PIPE FACTORY)

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What is happening in the studio today? Answers on the back of a stamped addressed envelope. - Mixed media, 54cm x 70cm - #workinprogress #painting #contemporaryart #painter #scottishartist #newart #contemporarypainting #abstract #figurativeart #figurativepainting #figurativeart #domestic #whatishappening #room (at THE PIPE FACTORY)

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So long Anthony Bourdain... Found these photos of my friends in Cafe Gandolfi a few years back with the late Anthony Bourdain. Colin (blonde) and Jamie (blue apron) had asked me to find these photos as nobody believed this had happened. Met Anthony in the toilet in Groucho St Judes on Bath St and somehow managed to persuade him to come down to Gandolfi where he and his team filmed us for a series they were making.. still not seen the footage! It was a blast and glad to have met the man, think we got Colins book signed! So long Anthony.. x - #anthonybourdain #kitchenconfidential #greatchef #chefs #writer #star #kitchen #kitchenlife #cafegandolfi #glasgow #nervous #starstruck (at Bar Gandolfi)

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Mixed media on paper, July 2018 (at THE PIPE FACTORY)

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Last chance to see SATELLITE today at SUMMERHALL, Edinburgh 10am - 6pm - - @visual.arts.scotland @summerhallcurated @summerhallery - - #contemporarypainting #satellite #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #contemporarydesign #contemporaryjewellery #art #design #summerhall #edinburgh #painting @oberjean @smexophone @karen_maxted_artist @emilymooreart @scott_baxter_arts @marine_lefebvre_ @hanqingmona @laurenemmybow @rchjack @theoshields @ladinaclement @euphrosyneandrews (at Summerhall)

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I used to vote labour, now I'm a Tory peer. Oil & acrylic on board, 2018 - Recent studio work in progress - #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #painting #oilpainting #oil #oilonboard #mixedmedia #artoninstagram #art #colour #newart #scottishartist #glasgowartist #glasgow #flashcar #loadsamoney #wealthy #baroness #workinprogress (at THE PIPE FACTORY)

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Some more picks from @edinburghcollegeofart 2018 Degree Show - Inspiring and thought provoking work from @ayshiataskin Paradise Corns discussing food production mechanisms with her constructed corn puffing machine (the work is edible!) - Also check out @caitlinmdick, fellow @grays_school_of_art graduate excellent MA work sculptural installation - sorry I dont have a photo Caitlin! - Some excellent paintings and mixed media work from @plumcloutman , @karen_maxted_artist (who I am showing alongside @summerhallcurated ), @carolinesquid_art and digital animation from @jshua_c__ - #edinburghcollegeofart #degreeshow #fineart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #installation #political #foodproduction #contemporarypainting #newart #figurative #digitalmedia #mixedmedia #media #contemporaryartpractice #animation #digital #scottishart #emergingartist #puffedcorn #hunger #interactive #paradise #traditional #edinburgh (at Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh)