* DENISE FINDLAY (SCOTTISH b. 1973) BACK TO FRONT
oil on marble tiles, signed to the mount, titled label verso mounted, framed and under glass image size 5cm x 2.5cm each, overall size 23cm x 25cm Note: Denise Findlay was born in 1973 into a family with an incredibly strong artistic pedigree. Denise's mother is the Great Granddaughter of Fra Newbery (1855 - 1946) who was married to the equally famous Glasgow Girl, Jessie Newbery (1864 -1948) whose appliqué work gave rise to the rose motif identified by Charles Rennie Macintosh. Denise always showed aptitude for painting and graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1996. She always showed particularly strong figurative skills under the tutelage of Jimmy Robertson (James Downie Robertson MBE RSA RSW RGI) and Barbara Rae RA (themselves famous painters). A strong year of artists, Denise studied with fellow Ballater Gallery artist Iain Faulkner, and Denise has been quoted as being inspired by another Ballater Gallery artist Alexandra Gardner. Now highly regarded herself as one of the most influential contemporary figurative painters in the country, Denise's beautiful paintings are in constant demand. Denise has won many prestigious awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award three times, and also the Arnold Clark Award awarded by the Paisley Art Institute.
[ translate ]oil on marble tiles, signed to the mount, titled label verso mounted, framed and under glass image size 5cm x 2.5cm each, overall size 23cm x 25cm Note: Denise Findlay was born in 1973 into a family with an incredibly strong artistic pedigree. Denise's mother is the Great Granddaughter of Fra Newbery (1855 - 1946) who was married to the equally famous Glasgow Girl, Jessie Newbery (1864 -1948) whose appliqué work gave rise to the rose motif identified by Charles Rennie Macintosh. Denise always showed aptitude for painting and graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1996. She always showed particularly strong figurative skills under the tutelage of Jimmy Robertson (James Downie Robertson MBE RSA RSW RGI) and Barbara Rae RA (themselves famous painters). A strong year of artists, Denise studied with fellow Ballater Gallery artist Iain Faulkner, and Denise has been quoted as being inspired by another Ballater Gallery artist Alexandra Gardner. Now highly regarded herself as one of the most influential contemporary figurative painters in the country, Denise's beautiful paintings are in constant demand. Denise has won many prestigious awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award three times, and also the Arnold Clark Award awarded by the Paisley Art Institute.
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