Ayr Art Circle Annual Exhibition & Sale Reminder

Just a reminder that the Ayr Art Circle Annual Exhibition & sale preview is on saturday 18th February from 2pm - 4pm...

If you would like to attend I have free tickets just contact me through my chat box or my website contact link...

Romantic Paintings For Edinburgh Again

This is the 2nd romantic seascape oil painting destined for The Gallery On The Corner in Edinburgh this month...entitled " Lovers And Maidens " painted on a 20in x 20in x1.38 in deep box canvas...the distant landmarks represent Ailsa Craig and the headland at Turnberry Lighthouse in Ayrshire Scotland...

Romantic Paintings For Edinburgh

Blogging back in January I mentioned that I had painted 3 romantic seascape oil paintings for exhibition at The Gallery On The Corner in Northumberland Street Edinburgh...

Well here's the first painting in oil on a 50cm x 50cm x 3.8cm deep box canvas...entitled " Love To Arran " this and 2 others will be exhibited there from the later half of February...dates to be confirmed soon...

Ayr Art Circle Annual Exhibition & Sale

As mentioned earlier here are the details of the upcoming exhibition...if you wish to come to the preview on saturday 18th February free tickets are available...Admission to the exhibition is free...

Romantic Paintings Stuart Kirby Take 2

The Ayr Art Circle exhibition at the local Maclaurin Galleries opens on the 19th February...To enter art for this one has to have ones artwork critiqued by fellow members...

Originally as stated in my previous post the painting " A Moment In Love " was going to be exhibited in Edinburgh but I changed my mind after painting 3 more seascapes which will be shown here soon...

Anyway a couple of fellow members from the art circle commented about the distant islands looking like sharks teeth amongst other things so I pondered a while and reworked that section of the painting bringing the island forward by heavier application of the paint and changing the shape...

One member commented they loved the sky but we shall see if there is any response from the viewers at the upcoming exhibition...

Is it an improvement on the original?...Only you can decide...

Details of the exhibition will be posted soon...click here to see more of my seascapes...

Romantic Paintings Stuart Kirby Closer

As I stated in a previous blog post...when dry paintings will be posted and shared here...this is a close up of a painting I did in december last year...It's part of a 3 painting submission for The Gallery On The Corner,Edinburgh in late February 2012...entitled " A Moment In Love"...painted in oils on a 20in x 20in x 1.5in deep box canvas...

Turnberry Golf Course

A belated happy new year to you all...With the festive season over my exhibition deadlines are fast approaching...last week I was mainly painting so it was a welcome break to get out yesterday for some good scottish fresh air.

After a short drive down the coast my partner Evlar and I decided to walk the Ayrshire Coastal Path that runs through Turnberry Golf Course...the game of golf took up many a weekend in my past as a hacking amateur..,

I know it became an obsession...Even watching the TV with Peter Alliss presenting Pro Celebrity Golf from Turnberry...My favourite hole was the 9th on the Ailsa course named "Bruce's Castle" which is historically linked and named after Robert The Bruce...

Standing on the back tee with the thoughts of that tee shot over the rocks brought it all back...

On a arty note as my new paintings dry I shall post a selection here on my blog...

Seasons Greetings

To those of you who take the time to read my ramblings old and new have a wonderful Christmas...

Purple Rain

I painted this abstract expressionistic painting outside plein air style on the patio on an overcast day here in Scotland..

The sun appeared momentarily to be followed by a traditional scottish downpour...

I decided to leave it with the marks made by the rain as I rushed to get the painting and myself undercover...

Entitled " Purple Rain "...

It has now been varnished with a very high gloss finish to enhance the colours...

Romantic Paintings by Stuart Kirby

Well it seems like winter has finally arrived here on the west coast of Scotland....yesterday the peaks of Goatfell on the Isle Of Arran had their first covering of the white stuff...

As a southern softy whilst I don't like the cold I enjoy the winter season here especially when the temperature gets well below freezing and the dampness in the air goes and the sun shines...seemingly more than the summer I feel...


Anyway back to the arty stuff when I was in Edinburgh dropping off my abstract paintings last month at the Gallery On The Corner I was asked to bring along one of my romantic oil paintings for viewing...

Subsequently I have been asked to paint 3 more romantic paintings for exhibition there in February 2012...

So here's a quick snap of the first one...