In our opening solo exhibition of 2023, we welcome back Beth Robertson Fiddes, an extraordinar y landsc ape painter who c aptures the drama and intense patterns of mountain, pool and coast of the north west highlands of Scotland.
Her large, almost mystical vistas are not the work of fiction, but of Beth hiking for many miles in the wild and of ten hidden places to capture the essence of the land and the sea. A land near where she was raised and has now returned to live and work.
is collection focuses on the quality of light that is so inspirational in her part of the Highlands. Many ideas are formulated and her journeys to chosen summits or areas of coastline are carefully timed and planned. Beth takes into account the time of day, angle of light, potential for a large Atlantic swell and crashing waves, all of which come to nothing without that elusive light.
Alongside this spectacular landscape, there is dramatic weather that can present days of dark and drizzly f rustration, but also points of perfection that no amount of planning could conjure up. O ver the years Beth has learned to follow the light and see where it takes her.
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e paint ings in this collect ion are based on those days when the light was on my side featuring recognisable landmarks of the Nor th West, Cul Mor and Sula Bheinn alongside seascapes and studies of the shoreline nearby.”
Raised in T iree in the Inner Hebrides, Beth graduated f rom Edinburgh College of Art in 1995. e multi award winning artist has gone f rom strength to strength since her first solo exhibition here at Doubtfire Galler y in 2012.
Opening event
Saturday 4 March between 2pm and 4pm.
Works are for sale on receipt of this brochure.
NB. The images in this brochure are representative only for display and marketing purposes and are not to accurate scale or size. They are a selection of paintings from the exhibition, the full content of which can be viewed on our website, along with prices and dimensions Or better still, visit the gallery for an immersive viewing experience with the full collection. www.doubtfiregallery.com. Further enquiries to art@doubtfiregallery.com
images: front & back cover Across Loch Veyatie, MIxed media, 122 x 81cm left Beth, with Sula Bheinn in the background
above Achmelvic Mid Summer, Mixed media, 81 x 61cm right Summer Still, Mixed media, 53 x 45cm
November Cùl Mòr, Mixed media, 122 x 88cm
left Reflections, Mixed media, 81 x 61cm above Chasing Light, Mixed media, 106 x 76cm
above At the turn of the tide, Mixed media, 81 x 60cm right Beth’s studio
O ver the years I have lear ned to f ollow the light and see where it takes me.
