Gregor
Smith Painting
Gregor Smith, artist in oil, watercolour and more recently, printmaking. Born
Renton, Scotland 15.7.44.
Studied drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of Art under Sir Robin
Philipson and James Cumming 1962-66. A post -graduate scholarship with a
highly-commended endorsement was followed by a travelling scholarship to
Florence and Rome 1966-7.
He was elected a member of the Royal Scottish
Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1983 and is currently a member of council.
From 1968 until 2006 he taught art in various schools in central Scotland.
During this time he painted and exhibited in several principal galleries and in
the principal annual exhibitions mainly in Scotland but also at the RI in
London.
Gregor Smith lives in Kilcreggan, Argyll and Bute, in a house which overlooks
the Clyde estuary with superb views of Arran, Holy Loch, Loch Long with Gareloch
just round the corner and extensive open vistas towards Glasgow up
river.
Most of his subject matter is drawn from these lochs, the surrounding
hills and coastal edges. Variations in weather patterns, atmospheric changes and
subtle changes of colour, shapes and textures all forming vital compositional
elements.
Gregor Smith has exhibited extensively mainly in Scotland and in London Solo
exhibitions include the New 57 gallery, Edinburgh, Compass Gallery, Glasgow and
watercolours at the Glasgow Print Studio.
Selected exhibitions include the
Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours,
the Royal Watercolour Society C21, London, the Royal Institute of Painters in
Watercolours, London, the Scottish Arts Council, the Arts Council of Northen
Ireland, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, the Society of Scottish Artists, Compass
Gallery, Glasgow, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art , Glasgow.
John Falle Fine Art, Jersey, Catto Gallery, London, The Manor House, Gallery,
Chipping Norden, Arteries Gallery, Glasgow Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of
Allan, nr Stirling.
Glasgow Group invited artist and all Glasgow Group
exhibitions, home and abroad since elected member in 1990. Details in Glasgow
Group website.
Various group exhibitions in Universities of Glasgow,
Strathclyde, Keele, and in the Royal Scottish museum, Edinburgh
