John Bathgate Prints,
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Artist Biography
John Bathgate works from his studio at Roskhill, just south of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye.
A borderer by birth his love of the rugged and wilder country of Scotland's north west saw him move to Skye in 1992 and it is this landscape which inspires his work.
In 1980 John went full time as an artist and a year later an Edinburgh publishing company began to produce prints and limited editions of his work. Moving to Haddington, in East Lothian, he renovated an old mill house and worked from there. He exhibited widely in group and one-man shows all over Scotland. All this time he was constantly journeying north to the Highlands and eventually he made the move to Borve on Skye.
Now, in the north of the island, he looks out on Loch Braccadale with views south to Rhum and Canna and the Skye Cuillin and north to the strange flat topped hills known as "McLeod's Tables". He says, "It's the quality of light here and the constantly changing weather, I could paint the view from my window a hundred times and each would be different". With the Roskhill studio established and new limited edition giclee prints produced, he is looking forward to a productive painting year.
John works in various media and likes to explore ways of applying paint and collage to create his interpretations of the elements that shape the Scottish landscape. He works with waterbased media which allows a flow of ideas, from thin layered washes to thickly applied acrylic with collage integrated into the paint. Work in oils has begun to feature again and some very effective images are produced with use of collage alone.
Most of his ideas are gleaned from walking in the landscape recording details in sketchbooks, drawing in pencil and watercolour crayons to give a "loose, washy account of my ramblings". It may be a panoramic view, or a cluster of trees and houses, often it is smaller details like drystone dykes or a tangle of seaweed on rocks. Back in the studio he can concentrate on the paintings without the difficulty of the elements, a necessity in a highland environment. On occasions some images arrive on their own with no preliminary drawings or at times when an accumulation of work starts a flow of ideas. As he says himself, "I like to have an open mind and try any new ideas that come my way, I am always learning".
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Artist Studio
John is based on the Isle of Skye at his studio at Roskhill near Dunvegan.
Mail:
Dun Studio, No. 3, Roskhill, by Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, IV55 8ZD.
Telephone:
01470 521 883.
Email:
dunstudio@btinternet.com
Opening Hours:
The studio is open all year, normally 10am. to 6pm. daily.Occasionally, one or both of us may be away. If you are coming from a distance, please phone to avoid disappointment.
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2010 Exhibitions
August-Sept - DiRollo Gallery, Edinburgh, Mixed Festival Show.
Sept.27th - Airt Gallery "Autumn Show",Aberdeenshire.Mixed.
Oct. 21st - 24th Oct - Battersea Art Fair with Contemp.Fine Art Gallery, Eton.
Nov 12th. - 19th Dec - Jerdan Gallery, " It's a Cracker". Mixed.
Nov 17th. - "Edinburgh Art Fair", with Jerdan Gallery.
Nov 29th - Airt Gallery, Winter Show.Mixed
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John Bathgate's Art Prints
We stock a range of 49 art prints from John. They are available in a selection of sizes with prices starting at only $66.15. Each image is available to buy as a print, mounted print or fully mounted and framed (ready to hang).
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