Category: Artwork of the Week

Careful composition and vibrant colour palettes are the hallmarks of Marina Devlin‘s work. Marina’s paintings draw on the symbolism and spiritualism of nature, featuring creatures big and small against vast skies, woodlands and mountains. In this latest piece, made on…Read On

Michael Earll‘s portrait of musician Tim Burgess celebrates his twitter listening parties, which bring people together online to enjoy and discover music. Earll shows Tim Burgess holding a copy of his own record “Oh No I Love You” in front of…Read On

Our artists have been thinking about the environmental crisis, and making art that reflects these themes. Christopher Newman‘s woodland is a delicate and expressive love letter to forests. Forests feel still, but Christopher has created a sense of movement and…Read On

Sandra Ormiston‘s vibrant cat artworks celebrate of the joy we experience living side by side with pets. With uplifting colours, Sandra draws characterful creatures – often accompanied by text which offer us insight into the artist’s thoughts as she works….Read On

Tommy Mason gives us a magical loch scene, with the gold-tinted trees and burning orange sky of a dramatic sunset. The blue is serene and inviting, and the water swirls at the centre – reflecting the yellow from the trees….Read On

Will Starr, accordionist from Croy, is the subject of this striking portrait by Cameron Morgan. Crisp, confident lines lead the eye from the hairs of the knee to the piercing blue eyes, following the purple checks of tartan and the…Read On

For this weeks featured artwork, we present the Princess of Pop: Kylie Minogue, painted by Jaqui Smyth (who has delighted us with many a musician portrait!) Smyth uses a striking red to draw us in. Twisting lines guide our eye…Read On

Last week we celebrated the heatwave with Martin Sloss’ Glasgow Spring, but this week is better reflected in Tommy Kemp‘s Sodden Fields.   Peering through the grey rain of Tommy’s piece, fields and homes reveal themselves. They glow a warm…Read On

Leslie Thompson’s scroll is our artwork of the week – and part of our Glasgow International exhibition “It’s in the Detail”. The drawings on the scroll were made by Leslie in front of a live audience at The Manchester Contemporary…Read On