Lindsay Madden

When did you become interested in using childhood in your work? During my time at university, I experimented with using photographic imagery in my…


Silvy Weatherall

The Last Supper: How did this work come into life?The concept was born after my studio was flooded by heavy rain. When clearing it out, I found…


Cate Inglis

What draws you to paint urban landscapes? I have always had a fascination with architecture. The earliest memories I have are from when I lived in…


Eileen Braun

How did Spruill Arts help you to establish the direction you wanted your art to move to? After 2 years of concentrated encaustic wax development, I…


Ann Oram

Colour is a signature of your work.  Discuss this using several of your paintings. Colour and its use is a very Scottish thing. I think we have a lot…


Frances Priest

Discuss the importance of detail in your work I have always been drawn to intricate things, providing a place for concentration focus and respite……


Stephen M Redpath

Many of your watercolours are dominated by the horizon – discuss.  The horizon is a mysterious, glorious and untouchable thing and I spend a lot of…


Julia Levander Drew

Can you expand on the terminology of fake taxidermy – fauxidermy? It was a good word to use in the beginning when I was mostly doing quirky and…


Angus McEwan

Can you expand on how you paint textures and surfaces? I work with watercolour to create my textures, exploring surfaces and details that convey each…


Jayne Stokes

How important is photography to your work? Photography plays an important role in the development of my work. The starting point for 90% of my pieces…


Damian Callan

You title your art as figurative art, discuss this using image to explain the terminology. Most of my drawings and paintings feature figures and…


Kevin Low

Your current exhibition is ‘Women and Men’ at Union Gallery in Edinburgh, discuss the title and how the exhibition was named. The title chose itself…


Robert Kelsey DA

 Can you expand on your involvement with the Paisley Art Institute? I have been involved with Paisley Art Institute for over 40 years. The Institute…


Evie Milo

You began your journey with a box of vintage buttons - tell us briefly about this creative journey?  I say that and it is partly true but in…


Trina Bohan

Can you discuss your use of colour? I usually paint with an earth palette, ochre’s, umbers and greys. And add touches of pure crimsons and oranges.…


Eva Mitera

How did the collaboration between Scotland and Poland come about? I first came to Edinburgh in 2005 or 2006 and loved it, the architecture mix of…


Deborah Phillips

Deborah Phillips from Dundee, Scotland; work just makes me want to smile.  She brings the Scottish countryside alive with acrylic paint.  You feel as…