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Alisdair Wiseman – watercolours: I have been painting and drawing for most of my life. My early inspiration came from the classic age of children’s book illustration – Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and W Heath Robinson. Quickly, I found myself creating images of the West Highland landscape from memory. And in more recent times, as a result of spending part of the year in the Outer Hebrides, the wild land and seascapes of the Isle of Harris provide limitless subjects for my work. I keep everything in focus, capturing the detail in pencil and adding watercolour for atmosphere. |
| Brue, West Lewis II |
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Lesley Wiseman: Seascapes form the basis of most of my paintings, created from a mix of memory and imagination. I am interested in bringing out abstract qualities while emphasising the use of colour and light. Silk is a great medium because of the way in which the colours move around and interact with each other, creating vibrant and evocative images – much in the same way as wet-on-wet watercolour works. I trained as a Primary Teacher at Hamilton College, majoring in Art and I have exhibited in a number of galleries throughout the United Kingdom. |
| Aquamarine, St Kilda I |
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Alisdair Wiseman – pen & inks: There was a time when I thought I might study to become a graphic designer. However, my academic path took a different turn and art became the place where I took refuge rather than a full-time occupation. I have, however, retained the eye for detail and layout that are a critical part of the graphic designer’s toolkit. Although I started working in colour, I quickly moved to pen and ink drawing, where I felt I was in control of the outcome from start to finish. I continue to work extensively in pen and ink, enjoying its precision and the infinite variety of textures that can be achieved with very simple tools. And the Hebrides provides an endless source of inspiration. |
| Old Barn |
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