Paul L. Kershaw, born in York in 1949, trained at Newcastle (B.Ed.) and spent twelve years teaching art and as Head of Arts Faculty, leaving to concentrate on print-making in 1984. His finely detailed, atmospheric wood engravings are a reflection of the landscapes of north-west Scotland, especially Skye. He has contributed to exhibitions in Dunkeld, Edinburgh, Inverness, Farnham and Oxford and now exhibits regularly with the Society of Wood engravers. Orbost Gallery has shown complete collections of his work since 1985. In 1994 he was elected RE, a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.
Examples of work that Paul has been exhibiting at Orbost Gallery can be found here.
Paul's own website can be found here.
Andrew McMorrine, born 1949, studied at Glasgow School of Art (DA 1970) and has lived in the Hebrides since 1973 where he now has his home and studio on Skye. He taught art first in the Outer Hebrides and later became Principal Art Teacher at Portree High School. Andrew works in many media; oils, watercolours, pastel and sculpture. He continues to submit works to exhibitions and has carried out commissions for major private and public organisations.
Examples of work that Andrew has been exhibiting at Orbost Gallery can be found here.
Andrew's own website can be found here.
Julian paints principally large watercolours in a fresh, colourful and direct way. He particularly enjoys architectural subjects and is a frequent visitor to Skye.
Examples of work that Julian has been exhibiting at Orbost Gallery can be found here.
Freddy Theys, born 1937, and studied in the atelier of J. Gorus in Koninklijke Akademie, Antwerp, 1958-61. He has exhibited widely and frequently spends long holidays in Scotland from his home in Edegem, Belgium, travelling by train and bicycle. He has exhibited his etchings and engravings with Orbost Gallery since 1987. "...un des meilleurs graveurs actuels de Belgique ....'
Born in Cumbria, Helen moved to Scotland in 1970. Helen works in pastel and watercolour, capturing the dramatic light and atmospheric moods of this area. Apart from the inspiring landscape, with it's fishing boats and croft buildings, she is also drawn to the beauty of it's indigenous birch woods which she paints throughout each ever changing season.
Examples of work similar to those that Helen has been exhibiting at Orbost Gallery can be found here.
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'I paint because I need to. It is my most effective communication. I enjoy hours in one place in the marshes, on the hill, by the shore in solitude, responding in paint on canvas to the landscape in front of me. The large shapes, the lines of color running through tree clusters and into the sky, or currents on the surface of the water these, and not the fine detail, interest me. . . . '
Examples of work that Sherry has been exhibiting at Orbost Gallery can be found here.
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Marion has established a reputation as a landscape painter and calligrapher. After a career in teaching she set up Orbost gallery in Skye with her husband and, through the gallery sells to private collections in Britain and abroad.
Her watercolours are painted on site capturing the essence of a place and the special character of the day. Detailed observation is important and she greatly enjoys buildings in the landscape. She also exhibits her calligraphic works where favourite pieces of poetry inspire jewel-like illuminations with raised gold leaf on vellum.
Examples of work that Marion has been exhibiting can be found here.
Marion's own website can be found here.
Marion was born and brought up on the Isle of Skye. After graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA in illustration she decided to start her own business on the island. Marion has exhibited her work in galleries in Donegal, Montecantini (Italy), Edinburgh, Skye and the Western Isles. Marion uses various printmaking techniques including etching and monoprint. Most of the work is inspired by the land, seascapes and wildlife of the west coast of Scotland.
Examples of work that Marion will be exhibiting can be found here.
Marion's own website can be found here.
Kitty Watt is a printmaker of considerable reputation. The gallery has examples of her aquatints. Her recent work shows a more confident use of colour and a new strength. Now living in Caithness, she has found inspiration in the magnificent coastal scenery of Caithness and Orkney, the wild seas and skies, towering cliffs and stacks.
Examples of work that Kitty will be exhibiting can be found here.
Peter Dworok was born in Nottingham and studied art firstly at Nottingham College of Art and Design and then at Leeds Polytechnic Faculty of Art and Design.
After leaving college Peter lived and worked on the Isle of Skye and later Edinburgh where he exhibited his work widely. On moving back to Nottinghamshire, Peter was employed by Nottinghamshire County Council helping to establish Rufford Craft Centre as a centre for excellence in the applied arts.
Over twenty five years later, Peter retired from his role at Rufford, opened the Barn Gallery in the beautiful Minster town of Southwell.
Examples of work that Peter will be exhibiting can be found here.
Peter's own website can be found here.
'My paintings are essentially celebratory, an expression of empathy with the subject, a distillation of visual impression and inner feeling. Paradoxically while I aim for immediacy of expression, it can take numerous attempts, re-workings and revisions before I achieve it. Each piece of work is an adventure though I have an idea of the possible outcome, there are no rules or formulas in the making process, so the resulting image can be totally different from the conception. . . . '
Examples of work that Julienne has been exhibiting at Orbost Gallery can be found here.