DAVID SMITH RSW
DAVID SMITH RSW
SATURDAY 29 & SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER LIVE EVENT
We are delighted to say that David Smith has kindly agreed to create a painting from scratch, whilst we watch him, in the gallery over a two day demonstration. Numbers are limited, so if you would like to be part of this special event, please RSVP ASAP.
RSVP
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work is available to view and purchase as of now
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LAND & SEA NEW SCOTTISH PAINTINGS
My subject matter is nature. Whether it is a contemporary landscape, seascape painting, a boat or a still life, I choose to work with traditional methods of oil and watercolour paints.
I use my sketchbooks as a visual diary. Filling them with mainly charcoal or pastel drawings or whatever medium comes to hand getting down as many ideas, colours and detail as possible.
I always find working outdoors lets me focus on capturing the subject in front of me immediately.
David Smith RSW2
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Mackerel
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in a Turquoise Sea oil on linen – 41 x 51cm
4 The Boathouse Glenelg oil on canvas – 41 x 41cm
5 The Intrepid, Stonehaven oil on canvas – 76 x 76cm
Croft
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and Boatyard, South Uist oil on canvas – 102 x 102cm
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Yellow
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Croft, Skye oil on canvas – 41 x 41cm
9 Regatta, Islay oil on canvas – 41 x 41cm
Scarista
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Sands, Hebrides oil on linen – 76 x 76cm
Summer
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Evening, Glenelg oil on canvas – 41 x 51cm
12 The Intrepid, Banff oil on canvas – 102 x 102cm
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Sound of Harris oil on linen – 102 x 102cm
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Rainy
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Day in Stromness watercolour on paper – 28 x 33cm
17 Croft and Cairn, Rousay, Orkney watercolour on paper – 54 x 54cm
Red Moon over the Clyde oil on canvas – 102 x 102cm
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20 Inlet Tiree oil on canvas – 102 x 102cm
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22 Passing Snow, Lochnagar oil on canvas – 61 x 81cm
23 Morning Mist, Glen Affric oil on canvas – 61 x 81cm
24 Turquoise Cloud over Tiree oil on canvas – 102 x 102cm
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26 Waternish, Skye oil on canvas – 76 x 76cm
27 Colonsay Harbour oil on canvas – 76 x 76cm
28 Isle of Skye, Lobster watercolour on paper – 38 x 51cm
29 West Coast, Lobster watercolour on paper – 38 x 51cm
Autumn Hillside, Cairngorm oil on canvas – 102 x 102cm
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32 Shingle Beach, Arisaig oil on canvas – 76 x 76cm
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Lemreway
Harris oil on canvas – 76 x 76cm
Sea Spray, Portsoy oil on canvas – 102 x 127cm
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36 Sanda oil on canvas – 41 x 41cm
37 Bowling Basin, Old Kilpatrick oil on canvas – 76 x 76cm
38 Stromness Seafront watercolour on paper – 28 x 33cm
39 The Skua watercolour on paper – 61 x 82cm
Golden
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Pine Forest, Ballater oil on canvas – 66 x 76cm
41 In the Green Wood, Ballater oil on canvas – 61 x 81cm
42 Rousay, Orkney oil on canvas – 61 x 81cm
43 Ratwick Bay, Orkney oil on canvas – 61 x 81cm
44 South Uist, Western Isles oil on canvas – 61 x 82cm
45 Fairy Trees, Skye oil on canvas – 41 x 51cm
Moonlit Trees in Snow oil on canvas – 102 x 102cm
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Autumn
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Sunrise, Perthshire oil on linen – 61 x 82cm
49 The Cormorant, Elie oil on canvas – 76 x 76cm
Strathconon
oil on canvas – 102 x 127cm
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BIOGRAPHY
Born in 1957, David Smith is a Scottish Contemporary en plein air artist. The palette and inspiration for his work comes from his love of the Scottish outdoors. He has travelled extensively hillwalking and mountain climbing across the world, but he always returns to paint in Scotland.
David’s oil and watercolour paintings primarily feature the seaboard and landscape of Scotland. Painting and sketching en plein air allows him to immediately capture the colour and harmony of the subject in front of him. This can then be translated onto a finished work in the studio.
David was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) in 2011. Although predominantly a self taught artist, David has studied at various colleges including the Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow School of Art and Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS FROM 2005 – PRESENT:
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow; Lime Tree Gallery, Long Melford & Bristol; Crinan Gallery, Crinan; The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, Glasgow; The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Glasgow; Paisley Art Institute, Paisley; The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire; Smithy Gallery, Blanefield; Falle Fine Art, Jersey; The Jerdan Gallery, Crail; Gullane Gallery, Edinburgh; Panter and Hall, London; Lemond Gallery, Glasgow; Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow; Red Rag Gallery, Cotswolds; John Green Fine Art, Glasgow; By Distinction Art, Glasgow; The Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh; Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen; Gallery Q, Dundee; Scotlandart.com, Glasgow; Ballater Gallery, Aberdeenshire; Strathearn Gallery, Crieff; Thackeray Gallery, London
AWARDS & PRIZES:
David Cargill Prize, RGI 140th Annual Exhibition; Winsor & Newton Award, RSW 129th Annual Exhibition; Shortlisted for The Inverarity One To One Travel Award; RGI 149th Annual Exhibition, The Adam Award, PAI 122nd Annual Exhibition; James B. Curr Award, PAI 123rd Annual Exhibition; By Distinction Art Award, PAI 126th Annual Exhibition; The Rendezvous Gallery Artist in Residence Award, RSW 134th Annual; House for an Art Lover Award, Paisley Art Institute 129th Annual Exhibition; Fabriano Residency Award at the RSW Annual Exhibition
MAJOR COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS:
The House of Lords, London; The BBC Collection; The Swiss Consulate, Edinburgh; Glasgow Caledonian University; The Law Society of Scotland
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Common Crawfish – watercolour on paper – 38 x 51cm Front Cover: Inlet, Tiree – oil on linen – 102 x 102cm Back Cover: Denizens of the Deep – oil on linen – 41 x 51cm
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