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Opening night of my featured artist show at the Glasgow Print Studio

Monotype Printmaking - New year in Old India Tonight I will be attending the opening night of my featured artist show at the Glasgow Print Studio, titled New Year in Old India. I wanted to use printmaking, particularly the medium of monotype…
Children Portrait Commission Painting

Father’s Day Portrait Commission

Father's Day Portrait Commission Alongside my printmaking and figurative painting, I regularly take on commissioned portrait work. I have been working with a portrait artist agent in London as well as being approached directly by clients. Either…
Glasgow School of Art Fire - Mackintosh Eye

Glasgow School of Art Fire

Glasgow School of Art Fire On the morning of Saturday 16th June 2018, I awoke to the shocking news there had been another Glasgow School of Art Fire. The Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building, was once again ablaze.  The…
Featured Artist Show at Scotlandart by Fiona Wilson
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Featured Artist Show at Scotlandart in Glasgow

Featured Artist Show at Scotlandart Gallery in Glasgow, 2017. I have been exhibiting regualrly at Scotlandart.com for several years now so I was delighted when I was asked to put together a selection of new artworks for a featured artist show,…
All the Shoes that I loved

All the Shoes I loved – For Sale

All the Shoes I've Loved - For Sale In 2015, I decided to take the necessary step of letting go of all my high heeled shoes. Why? you ask. Well I managed to herniate 4 disks in my lower back a few years ago leaving me with nerve damage in…
Figure Painting Atelier

Painting Atelier

Back in the 90s I studied, and then graduated, from the Glasgow School of Art before changing track slightly to complete an MSc in computer graphics. This led to 15 years of lecturing at several universities and colleges. Throughout this time…
Atelier Figure Painting

A classical life painting of a nude

I have been so busy with exhibitions and commissions that I have neglecting my blog. So I thought I'd write about my journey in learning to paint from a life model in a classical style. I attend a variety of artist run life drawing and painting…

Virtual Open Studio Event

This weekend sees the start of the WASPS open studios events in Glasgow, spread over different weekends throughout October. See the website here for more information : WASPS Open Studios 2015 This year, Southblock Studios, where I…
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A Little Escapism

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." Twyla Tharp Today, I was working on some new cityscapes of Venice. The sun was shining through my studio window and I could imagine that I was actually there for a moment...but...  …
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The Royal Portrait Society and Me

For years I have been submitting portrait work to the BP portrait painting prize, not realising there was another that might suit me better, namely the RP (Royal Portait Society) Open Exhibition. I managed to catch their show from last year's…