A selection of paintings reflecting the strangest of years.
Autumn 2020 Solitude Collection
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Spring Fling Weekend: Art Journals
Talking about my art journal process and how it has helped me.
Spring Fling Weekend: A peek inside the studio
A whistle stop tour of my messy little studio.
Spring Fling Weekend: Gallery Tour
Join me on a tour of the Spring Fling gallery
SF at Home Day 4: Spring 2020 Collection
A look at my Spring 2020 paintings
SF at Home Day 3: Giving something back
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Hi, I'm Glenda
artist & web designer
I live by the sea in southern Scotland and paint contemporary artwork for people who love a splash of colour on their walls.
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Portraits
Some of the exercises from Pauline Agnew’s Expressive Portrait class that I recently enrolled in.
In Conversation – a short documentary
A ten minute short film about myself and two other local artists.
Autumn 2020 Solitude Collection
A selection of paintings reflecting the strangest of years.
Spring Fling Weekend: Art Journals
Talking about my art journal process and how it has helped me.
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Mull of Galloway August Open Studios
Back in May, I took part in Spring Fling for the first time, the region's big open studio events. We had a lot of fun opening our doors to the public and enjoyed welcoming many people, both local and from far flung places and it was a chance for people to see my...
Autumn on the Loch
Autumn on the Loch They reckon there are over 31,000 lochs in Scotland and we are blessed with some rather fine ones in our local area, particularly at Castle Kennedy gardens. I'm also very fortunate to have the most beautiful lake view every time I visit my Mum in...
Grace and Gratitude
Grace and Gratitude It's been two years in the making, but at last this painting is finished. It began, like many of my paintings, in the pages of one of my art journals where I alow myself to play intuitively with colour, collage and completely uncensored writing. ...
Travelling West
Travelling West Acrylic, glass and texture paste on deep edged canvas in a white floater frame 300mm x 600mm SOLD This year I have made quite a few trips to England to visit family and this is loosely inspired by the Lake District scenery around Grasmere where we...
Breakthrough
Breakthrough Acrylic, india ink and texture paste on canvas 400mm x 400mm, £170 (plus delivery) There is brightness behind and promise ahead and a dense dark maelstrom to deal with in the middle. This painting signifies a moment of remembering the light or glimpsing...
An Explosion of Colour
I’m thrilled to be part of a joint exhibition with five other local artists at the Harbour Cottage Gallery in Kirkcudbright.
My first textile exhibition
I have a selection of scarves and shawls on display at the Harbour Cottage Gallery Christmas Fayre from 5th – 16th December 2017.
Seascape Gallery
A collection of seascapes inspired by our beautiful coastal location
Intuitive Collage
I always like to start the year with some art journaling. This is my first journal entry for 2017, a mix of paint, collage and ponderings. The process of creating this kind of collage is spontaneous and unplanned which creates unexpected results and often leads to...
The Pilgrim Collection
A collection of paintings inspired by the concept of pilgrimage
