Gillie
with youngest son Edward at the Holland & Holland exhibition in
New York.
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My work is very much
based on my love of the natural world, and I am fascinated by the effects
of light and atmosphere. I hope to pass on to viewers of my pictures,
some of the enjoyment and wonder that I experience, particularly in
nature, but also in magnificent buildings like Durham Cathedral.
Watercolour is my preferred medium these days, but
I also enjoy using soft pastel. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and the sea
have always been favourite subjects. The manmade environment also has
many attractions, including buildings, townscapes, and gardens. I am
currently exploring the relationship between industrial and natural
landscapes. My work is slowly becoming more abstract, and although form
is still very important to me, I find I am playing increasingly, with
light, time and emotional and environmental conditions.
Education
BSc (Hons), University of Durham, 1985.
Non-examined art courses, including: Botanical Illustration, Silk-screen
printing, Life Class, Watercolour and Newcastle University Summer School.
Solo Exhibitions
- Amhuinnsuidhe
Castle, Isle of Harris, Scotland 2005.
- Old
Somerset Gallery, Virginia, USA 2004
- Holland
& Holland, New York, USA 2003.
- 'Recent
Works', Trevelyan College, University of Durham, 2003.
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'The Northern Dales', Weardale District Council, Durham, 1999.
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'Cloudscape', The Hancock Museum of Natural History, Newcastle upon
Tyne, 1999.
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'A Garden Explored', Durham Botanic Gardens 1997.
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Dissington Hall, Northumberland,
1996.
- Dissington
Hall, Northumberland, 1993.
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St. Nicholas’ Church Hall, Durham City, 1992.
- Trevelyan
College, University of Durham, 1991.
- ‘Print
Room’, Durham Arts Centre, 1986.
- Van
Mildert College, University of Durham, 1985.
Joint Exhibitions
- Friends
of the Hatton, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University 2004
- Every
Home Can Have One at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2001;
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Every Home Can Have One at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne,
2000;
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Gateshead Central Library Christmas Exhibition 2000;
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Colliers, Milburn House, Dean St. Newcastle, 2000;
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St. Cuthbert's Hospice Millennium Art Exhibition, Durham, 2000;
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Grand Christmas Show, Chameleon Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1999
and 2000:
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Several exhibitions in 1980's with Durham Art Group, and regularly
since 1980's with The Friends of the Hatton Gallery in Newcastle.
Interests
Areas of interest which may have a bearing on future work
include: Architecture, (natural) history, gardens, crafts, including,
silk painting, garden installations, and a hankering after sculpture.
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