Art off the Rock 2010 - Lot 27

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Graham Stewart

Silversmith Chased Silver Goblets

Background:
Graham Stewart studied Silversmithing and Jewellery at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen. He is a designer, second generation silver and goldsmith who has been running his workshop and gallery in Dunblane since 1978. Graham specialises in fine hand-cut engraving and chasing. He produced items for the Millennium Collection at the First Minister’s residence in Edinburgh. He was commissioned by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh to create a sculpture which was presented at the opening of the new Scottish Parliament building by Her Majesty the Queen.

Influences:
There are echoes of early Scottish silver in his work and he is always striving to bring something fresh to the tradition, often making reference to the natural world. Graham enjoys designing for different scales from finely inlaid jewellery to large pieces of commemorative silver.

Exhibitions & Collections:
His work is widely collected and held in Royal and Public Collections including Victoria & Albert Museum; The Scottish Parliament, Holyrood; The British Embassy, Washington D.C.; City of Birmingham Art Galleries; Aberdeen Art Gallery. Private Collections: HM The Queen; HRH The Princess Royal; HRH The Duke of Rothesay.

Graham was recently awarded (June 2010) an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University of Stirling for his outstanding contribution to the Arts and Crafts in Scotland.

http://www.grahamstewartsilversmith.co.uk/

Art off the Rock 2010 - Lot 28

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“Tidying up”

Willie Rodger

18 x 13 cm

Lino- print 

Background:
Willie Rodger trained at Glasgow School of Art for five years in the graphic arts. He used his skills as a commercial artist and taught art in secondary schools at Lenzie and Clydebank for over thirty years, whilst establishing himself as a freelance artist.

Influences:
Willie Rodger is Scotland’s master linocut artist —an Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy, member of the Royal Glasgow Institute and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Stirling University, for his contribution to the Arts.
He shifts the boundaries and extends the frontiers of experimental artistic techniques, thus creating powerful images.
The artistic work he admires most is that of the German Expressionists.


Exhibitions:
He has widely exhibited internationally over the span of his long career. Nowadays, his work is prominently exhibited at the Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh.

http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~media/wrodger.html

Art off The Rock 2010 - Lot 29

Art off The Rock 2010 - Lot 29, originally uploaded by Artlink Central.

Lot No 29

Heather Nevay

‘The Factory’ 

Watercolour

12.5 x 9 cm

Background:

 Heather Nevay was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 13th January 1965. She studied at Glasgow School of Art and graduated with BA Hons., Art and Design
(Printed Textiles) in 1988.

Influences:

Heather uses symbolism to express ideas of heroism, weakness, fear and the shifting balance of human relationships. Her paintings are mostly figurative
with colour being an important element of her work.

Exhibitions:
Heather has had 10 Solo Exhibitions since 1990, most recently at the Portal Gallery, London. She exhibits regularly at the Compass Gallery and Cyril Gerber Fine Art,Glasgow, and the Portal Gallery, London. Heather has also exhibited many times in important mixed shows at The Royal Scottish Academy, The Society of Scottish Artists, The Royal Glasgow Institute, and at the London and Glasgow Art Fairs.

http://www.nevayburke.freeserve.co.uk

Art off the Rock 2010 - Lot 30 'Horse Play' by George Gilbert RSW RWS

Art off the Rock 2010 - Lot 30, originally uploaded by Artlink Central.

George Gilbert RSW RWS
‘Horse Play’
58 x 50cm
Watercolour

Background
George Gilbert trained at Glasgow School of Art under William Armour and David Donaldson. After teaching for 25 years in schools in Aberdeenshire, Glasgow and Fife, he became a full-time painter in 1989.

Influences
When he first visited St Monans in Fife in 1965 he was unaware that the village had been painted by many Scottish artists including Bessie McNicol and WG Gillies. The East Neuk of Fife became his source of inspiration for the following three decades. He is interested in the way light animates the objects in his studio, and the harbours and landscapes where he lives.

Exhibitions & Collections
He has exhibited work throughout the UK and USA including the Cleveland Drawing Biennale, the RWS summer show and Pittenweem Arts Festival. His work is held in public collections including: Fife Council; Paintings in Hospitals; Nuffield Foundation; Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow.

The Guthrie Portrait Prize; W.G. Gillies Award and the Strathearn Gallery Award.

http://www.georgegilbertrsw.co.uk/index.html