Julian Mason | Georgina McMaster

Julian Mason | Georgina McMaster

G E O R G I N A M C M A S T E R J U L I A N M A S O N

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

G E O R G I N A M C M A S T E R J U L I A N M A S O N

O C T O B E R 1 6 T H - 3 1 S T

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

N O T E S :

There will be an Online Private View with 3D exhibition tour at 6pm on Friday the 15th of October. This can be accessed by email and you can sign up to our e-mailing list on the website. The exhibition can then be viewed in the gallery from 10am on Saturday the 16th. 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 the 15th of October. There may be a small number of additional paintings that did not make the catalogue deadline and they will be included on our website.

Painting sizes are width x height and include the frame.

I N T R O D U C T I O N

We are delighted to bring together Julian Mason and Georgina McMaster in this two person exhibition. With over 50 paintings between them, the exhibition is a celebration of the natural world and the creatures that we share it with. While their styles of painting are quite different, both artists approach their work with sensitive attention to detail and a unique engagement with the subjects they are painting. Julian Mason trained at the Falmouth School of Art and he has exhibited widely ever since. Julian has been visiting Scotland since he was a child and as a full time painter he now spends months away at a time, painting the places that inspire him most; Glen Coe and Glen Etive, Glenfinnan, Arisaig, Skye, and Iona. As a landscape artist who prefers to paint en plein air, Julian ventures out in all weathers, working in oils for their vibrancy, pliability and resilience in damp, drizzle, ice and snow. Along with the paintings in this exhibition you’ll find OS co-ordinates, notes about the weather that day, and Julian’s frustrated attempts to dislodge midges from their favourite treat - blue oil paint! Georgina McMaster graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2002 with a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication, specialising in Drawing and Painting. She followed this with a Teacher Training degree. Georgina is the recipient of numerous awards, including the David Cargill Award at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI) in 2008. Her striking paintings of animals, birds and insects have real presence, with the character of each creature standing forth against a plain white or linen background. Capturing the character and soul of an animal in their eyes and the softness of the fur or feather on the beast, is what Georgina endeavours to create in her work.

J U L I A N M A S O N

Up at 5:00 am to get in position. Painted up Coire Na Creiche. Went very well, what a place. Noticed no-one until I turned round, crowds of people, eek! Some generous compliments through the day. Sketched till 4:00 pm. Car park rammed on return.

30th May 2021 | Fairy Pools in Glenbrittle Area | OS Reference 411 443 255

Coire Na Creiche, Skye Oil on Canvas | 77 x 77 cm | £2000

Across Glen Sligachan Oil on Canvas | 168 x 118 cm | £6450

Beside the Birches, Rannoch Oil on Canvas | 77 x 67 cm | £1800

Talisker Bay, Skye Oil on Canvas | 77 x 67 cm | £1800

Waters of Buachaille Etive More Oil on Canvas | 67 x 67 cm | £1500

Talisker Point, Skye Oil on Canvas | 67 x 67 cm | £1500

Attempted large painting at Harta Coire. Things to remember when painting big; Stand up. Block in quickly, then bring in detail. Low jets, cloud moves in tomorrow. End.

29th April 2021 | Harta Coire | OS Reference 411 497 246

Before the Cuillin, Skye Oil on Canvas | 108 x 88 cm | £3000

Ford at Glen Sligachan Oil on Canvas | 77 x 77 cm | £2000

Evening Shore Oil on Canvas | 77 x 77 cm | £2000

Loch nan Gabhar Oil on Canvas | 77 x 67 cm | £1800

Calm Waters, Iona Oil on Canvas | 65 x 41 cm | £900

Summer Days, Iona Oil on Canvas | 65 x 41 cm | £900

Up at 5:00 for 6:00. Start painting with view of Cuillins NR Strollamus. Cotton grass brilliant. Curlews/ Common snipes/Drumming wings. Fantastic place, sketched cotton grass till dusk.

2nd June 2021 | Off B Road Carbost to Glenbrittle | OS Reference 411 406 293

Cotton Grass and Cuillin Oil on Canvas | 93 x 77 cm | £2300

The Narrows at Raasay Oil on Canvas | 67 x 57 cm | £1300

Left: Splash of Yellow, Castle Stalker Oil on Canvas | 23 x 23 cm | £300 Right: Fife Poppies Oil on Canvas | 23 x 23 cm | £300

Clear start. Attempted piece with red boat. Almost packed up due to midges. Midge net for a bit but breeze picked up blowing away midges - but drew in cloud. Hurried to complete. Cloud and tide waits for no-one!

2nd June 2021 | NR Drumbuie down to Port Ban, Kyle | OS Reference 428 782 320

Highland Haven, Port Bàn, Near Drumbuie Oil on Canvas | 93 x 77 cm | £2300

Plockton Bay Oil on Canvas | 77 x 62 cm | £1500

Low Tide, Plockton Oil on Canvas | 65 x 41 cm | £900

The Pier at Plockton Oil on Canvas | 65 x 41 cm | £900

Rubha Dubh, Tiree Oil on Canvas | 65 x 41 cm | £900

Colours of Tiree Oil on Canvas | 65 x 41 cm | £900

Ceann a’ Mhara Oil on Canvas | 67 x 67 cm | £1500

Ebb Tide, Sound of Iona Oil on Canvas | 96 x 46 cm | £1700

North to Findlay’s Rock Oil on Canvas | 56 x 56 cm | £1100

Sunrise on Iona, Findlay’s Rock Oil on Canvas | 56 x 56 cm | £1100

Coastal Grasses, Tiree Oil on Canvas | 41 x 41 cm | £600

Flower of Scotland Oil on Canvas | 23 x 23 cm | £300 Glencoe Flora Oil on Canvas | 23 x 23 cm | £300

Straits of Tiree Oil on Canvas | 96 x 46 cm | £1700

Coll from Tiree Oil on Canvas | 56 x 56 cm | £1100

Gott Bay, Ruaig, Tiree Oil on Canvas | 56 x 56 cm | £1100

Black Mount, Rannoch Oil on Canvas | 41 x 41 cm | £600

Top: Morning on Loch Shiel Oil on Canvas | 36 x 36 cm | £500 Right: Staffa from Iona Oil on Canvas | 36 x 36 cm | £500

Loch Shiel Oil on Canvas | 47 x 47 cm | £700

Silver Birches, Glenfinnan Oil on Canvas | 47 x 47 cm | £700

Homeward Bound, Iona Oil on Canvas | 41 x 41 cm | £600

Iona Shoreline Oil on Canvas | 58 x 37 cm | £700

Garden’s Edge, Plockton Oil on Canvas | 41 x 41 cm | £600

The Jetty, Iona Oil on Canvas | 41 x 41 cm | £600

Loch Eil, Towards Ben Nevis Oil on Canvas | 41 x 41 cm | £600

G E O R G I N A M C M A S T E R

I have always loved animals and was surrounded by animals from a young age; horses, dogs, cats. I love the fact that like people, animals have their own characters, their own personalities. I bring out this almost human like quality by spending a lot of time on their features - drawing out the expression in their eyes. I often paint animals looking out at the viewer, as if they are sharing their story with them.

When I visited Rothiemurchus Estate in Inverness-shire, I took lots of photographs of stags...this one particularly caught my eye....

Ranald Oil on Linen | 120 x 120 cm | £6500

Predominantly my paintings are from photographs that I have taken, but my Mum went to South Africa on safari and she took the most amazing images of these beautiful and elegant animals.

Sky High Oil on Linen | 120 x 120 cm | £6500

For a long time I’ve been painting bees; I’m fascinated by their very distinctive black and yellow colour and the soft nature of the long pile that covers their entire body, making them appear and feel fuzzy. Bumblebees are an endangered species, and the decline in numbers (due to inadequate pollination of certain plants) could cause large-scale changes to our countryside. I have always loved that you can take a bumblebee in your hand and as long as you do not treat it roughly, it will not sting you at all.

Bees & Blossom Oil on Linen | 110 x 90 cm | £4750

Squadron Leader Oil on Linen | 80 x 80 cm | £3250

Balancing Act Oil on Canvas | 100 x 50 cm | £3500

I Got You Babe Oil on Canvas 70 x 90 cm | £3500

Ben Oil on Linen | 38 x 45 cm | £825

Inspiration isn’t hard to find where I live in the countryside; this kestrel was just sitting on a field post next to my garden.

On Guard Oil on Linen | 80 x 80 cm | £3250

Raspberry Ripple I Oil on Canvas | 70 x 70 cm | £3750

Raspberry Ripple II Oil on Canvas | 70 x 70 cm | £3750

Easy Beezy Oil on Linen | 50 x 50 cm | £1150

Sweet Scent of Spring III Oil on Linen | 50 x 50 cm | £1000

Oswald Oil on Canvas | 44 x 50 | £1000

Oscar Oil on Canvas | 70 x 40 cm | £1300

Arusha Oil on Linen | 44 x 50 cm | £1150

Samson Oil on Linen | 110 x 110cm | £6000

Raspberry Ripple III Oil on Canvas | 80 x 80 cm | £4000

Aria Oil on Canvas | 45 x 45 cm | £850

Shine On Oil on Linen | 44 x 50 | £1150

Tina Oil on Linen | 50 x 45 cm | £1000

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