Gordon Wilson Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Gordon Wilson Solo Exhibition Catalogue

G O R D O N W I L S O N

MO R N I N G S I D E G A L L E R Y

G O R D O N W I L S O N

S O L O E X H I B I T I O N 0 2 . 0 4 . 2 2 - 1 7 . 0 4 . 2 2

M O R N I N G S I D E G A L L E R Y

N O T E S

The exhibition is open from Saturday 2nd April to Sunday 17th April.

We hope you will join us for the Private View & Meet the Artist on Friday 1st April, from 6.00 - 8.30pm. Please RSVP if you would like to attend the event.

All paintings are for sale and may be purchased or reserved prior to the exhibition opening. We kindly request that decisions on reserves are made by 12 noon on Friday 1st April.

G O R D O N W I L S O N

Having shown Gordon Wilson’s paintings for a number of years, we are delighted to have our first solo show with this much loved and collected artist. With thirty seven paintings, this is an exhibition that spans all of Gordon’s iconic subject matter - birds, boats and biddies, wee lums and poppy fields, Ailsa Craig, the Bass Rock and jaunty still life. Gordon studied at Glasgow School of Art and began his working life as a designer and picture framer. Over the years demand for his paintings has grown and Gordon is now a full time professional artist, and the only framing he does is his own - with his signature creativity and flair. An exciting and intriguing artist, Gordon has built up a strong, loyal following of both private and corporate clients around the world. He is represented by a select number of prestigious galleries throughout Great Britain and he takes part in exhibitions in London, New York, Hong Kong and Stockholm. Gordon Wilson does things his own way and his approach to painting is no different. Treating his job as an artist like any other, he is in his studio by 7.30 every morning, six days a week. Tea is brewed, and the music is switched on. This is perhaps where the routine and regimen ends. Although he might have had ideas on his walk to the studio he begins his work for the day in quite an impulsive manner, embarking upon a journey without really knowing where it will end. He finds this impulsiveness and sense of the unknown stimulating creatively - he might send off his ‘grandmother’ on a stumpy little puffer boat, or get lost in a field of poppies, or exorcise a Glen Garry character dreamt up in the night! Every day is different.

Eileadh Swan Gallery Director

B I D D I E S , B O A T S & B I R D S

I never got to meet any of my grandparents so my “wee biddie” is a loving representation of the grandmother I never knew. I like to put her on boats and incorporate her in my landscapes as much as I can. She gets sent on many an adventure….

P L O T T I N G C O U R S E O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 1 0 0 x 1 0 0 c m F r a m e d 1 3 2 x 1 3 2 c m | £ 4 9 5 0

B I G B E R T H A ’ S B I R D S A N D B U N T I N G O i l o n P a n e l | U n f r a m e d 9 2 x 1 2 0 c m | F r a m e d 1 2 3 x 1 5 5 c m | £ 5 5 0 0

S E L K I R K G R A C E O i l o n P a n e l | U n f r a m e d 9 2 x 1 2 0 c m | F r a m e d 1 2 3 x 1 5 5 c m | £ 5 5 0 0

O N T H E B A C K O F E M B R A G I A N T S O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

M I S S F O R T U N E F AV O U R S T H E B O L D O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

L A D Y L U C K A N D T H E G I R L S O i l o n P a n e l | U n f r a m e d 4 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 9 1 x 1 1 1 c m | £ 2 1 5 0

T H E U L L A P O O L M A S S I V E O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 6 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 4 x 9 4 c m | £ 1 9 5 0

T H E R I G H T E O U S O L D M A I D O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

B E A C H E D B I D D I E S O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

S C O T I A B I R D S A N D T H E B A S S O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

M O T H E R ’ S P R I D E O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

T H E B E A C H C O M B E R O i l o n P a n e l | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 1 2 2 c m | F r a m e d 6 2 x 1 5 4 c m | £ 3 5 0 0

P O P P Y F I E L D S & W E E L U M S

I am incredibly proud of my country and have a fixation with the beauty of the landscape and its ever changing weather. When I paint my perspective is usually looking through the wild flowers, back towards a tranquil cottage with fresh washing hung and a warming fire in the hearth. It’s basically my depiction of Heaven on Earth….

B I G B A S S H A A R O i l o n P a n e l | U n f r a m e d 1 2 3 x 1 2 3 c m F r a m e d 1 5 4 x 1 5 4 c m | £ 7 5 0 0

S P R I N G A R R A N B U T ‘ N ’ B E N O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

T H R E E L U M S L I T , R O S L I N O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

A I L S A ’ S H A P P Y P L A C E O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

A P P R O A C H I N G D A R K , B A S S R O C K O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

D I S TA N T H A A R , A I L S A C R A I G O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

C O B A L T C A C O P H O N Y , S K Y E O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

C A M P S I E T R I N I T Y O i l o n P a n e l | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 1 2 2 c m | F r a m e d 6 2 x 1 5 4 c m | £ 3 5 0 0

M O O N S T R U C K P O P P Y P L E T H O R A O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

C O M M U N I T Y C E L E B R AT I O N S , S K Y E O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 5 1 x 5 1 c m | F r a m e d 8 1 x 8 1 c m | £ 1 8 5 0

M O O N B AT H E D B E N L O M O N D O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

M A N Y W E E L U M S A L I G H T O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

H I D I N G L I G H T , P R E S T O N PA N S O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

A S L I C E O F L O M O N D O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 1 0 x 6 0 c m | F r a m e d 4 8 x 1 0 3 | £ 1 5 0 0

L O A N H E A D L U M S A L I G H T O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

M O O N S T R U C K M A U V E S A N D Y E L L OW S O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

T E Q U I L A S U N S E T S A I L S , A R R A N O i l o n C a n v a s | £ 8 5 0 Un f r ame d 2 0 X 3 0 . 5 cm | F r ame d 5 4 x 6 4 cm

S M A L L S U M M E R B E L T Y O i l o n C a n v a s | £ 8 5 0 U n f r a m e d 2 0 X 2 5 c m | F r a m e d 5 8 x 6 8 c m

L A D D I E S

My “Glen Garry”, “Wee Gee” and “Breton Boy” are all characters born of dreams I had; I am often sketching ideas at 3am which seems to be the time my mind is most active. I don’t use a reference so (like my biddies) they are all painted completely from my mind’s eye. As a result their characters and moods change every time I depict them, which often drives the narrative of the painting…

G L E N G A R R Y I N S E M I F L A G R A N T E O i l o n C a n v a s | £ 8 9 5 U n f r a m e d 1 3 . 5 x 1 6 c m | F r a m e d 7 0 . 5 x 7 5 . 5 c m

G L E N G A R R Y AT AT T E N T I O N O i l o n C a n v a s | £ 9 5 0 U n f r a m e d 1 8 x 2 4 . 5 c m | F r a m e d 5 0 x 5 6 c m

B O N N I E B O U Q U E T S

It may come as little surprise that I have fixation and fascination with wild poppies which feature heavily in my landscapes and which I now occasionally bring together on a table in the form of a still life....

I M PA S T O P O P P I E S O i l o n C a n v a s | £ 7 9 5 U n f r a m e d 1 5 X 1 7 c m | F r a m e d 5 1 x 5 2 c m

A S P O T T Y VA S E O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

S N OW D R O P C A C O P H O N Y O i l o n C a n v a s | U n f r a m e d 3 0 x 3 0 c m | F r a m e d 6 1 x 6 1 c m | £ 8 9 5

W E E P O P P Y A R R A N G E M E N T O i l o n C a n v a s | £ 7 9 5 U n f r a m e d 1 5 X 2 0 c m | F r a m e d 4 7 x 5 7 c m

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