The inspiring Landscape on the Isle of Lewis
During lockdown I have returned to painting Landscape. I have always found the landscape on the islands of the west coats of Scotland deeply inspiring and it was whilst I was working as a community arts worker on the Isle of Mull in 1988 that I first started painting....
Lockdown Landscape I: pre selected for RSW Exhibition at Royal Scottish Academy, December 2021
I am delighted to have one of my new Lockdown Landscapes pre-selected for the RSW Annual Exhibition at the RSA. This painting is inspired by way walks on Portobello Beach, in Edinburgh, during Lockdown, when I discovered a quiet end of Portobello beach, which is...
Small Works in SSA 30×30 @ Royal Scottish Academy November 2021
I am showing 3 small, unframed 30 x 30 cm works at the SSA Annual Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1-23 November 2021. One print of a Spider, a symbol of Creativity in Native American culture and two images of Butterflies, symbols of transformation. These...
Insectarium – Fascination and Fear Exhibition May 2021
I have been busy in the studio this week creating two new limited edition prints for an exhibition curated by The Society of Scottish Artists, called Insectarium - Fascination and Fear. I have created a print of a butterfly and a spider. In indigenous culture’s...
Yuletide Greetings and Best Wishes for 2020
Happy New Year 2020 © Jenny Smith, Artist.