Oil on canvas 61 x 61 cm NFS, This is a portrait for David who is a Staff Nurse on a respiratory ward in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic. He took a selfie after a hard shift and the painting is based on that photo. Painted in lockdown.
Corona Virus Map ScotlandOil on Canvas 24 x 18 inches NFS. This was painted from a picture taken in downtown Melbourne on the bus when we were with Sarah in April 2019. 🙃
MelbourneOil on canvas approx 80 x 60 cm POA.This painting is based on a photo I took at the end of an idyllic day on the beach at Glenan near Portavadie.
PortavadadieOil on canvas approx 24 x 18 in. NFS This double portrait of Tomasz and his daughter Kasia was painted from a picture taken near PÅ‚ock, Poland.
PÅ‚ock, PolandOil on canvas. 91 x91 cm POA This is my first lockdown painting. It's based on a photo I took many years ago at what is now North Kelvin Meadow. I wanted to get the atmosphere of both isolation and community.
North Kelvin MeadowOil on canvas 20 x 16 in POA. I asked Catronia which vegetable she was particularly proud of growing. She is standing by fine specimens of savoy cabbage.
Kelvinside AllotmentsOil on canvas 20 x 16 in POA. These shark fin melons can grow to the size of a basket ball and can keep for two years. They are used a a vegetable substitute for shark fin soup.
Shark Fin Melon SoupOil on canvas 20 x 16 in POA. This was painted from an original photo taken by Stewart Ennis on John's allotment at Julian Avenue. It is revisited as I was unhappy with the original painted and so retouched it three years later.
Stewart EnnisOil on canvass 23 x 18 in NFS This was painted from a photo taken on open day at Kirklee Allotments where weather permitting we have frends and family round for a BBQ.
Kelvinside Allotments FBOil on canvass 20 x 16 in POA Robbie looking whistfully across water at Glenan in the West of Scotland.
West of Scotland WebcamsOil on canvas 60 x 60 cm POA. When I took the photo on which the painting is based I was aiming to capture the promenading of the swans. Later I noticed how the fence cast a 'tartan shadow' on their plumage and set them off nicely.
Victoria Park, GlasgowOil on canvas approx. 76 x 60 cm POA The painting this photo is based on was taken approaching sunset on a beautiful crisp winters day.
Arial video of Victoria Park in winterOil on canvas 100 x 100 cm POA. This was painted from I photo I took outside the Cafe Andaluz on Vinicombe Street one cold winter's evening. The cafe's light brightly illuminating the skylight.
Cafe AndaluzOil on Canvas 100 cm x100 cm POA. The scene is based on the life guard tower at Funchal Madeira with its black volcanic sand.
MadeiraOil on canvass 20 x 16 in POA Another fabulous sunset at Old Park Wood. As I rushed out to capture the scene I saw the two friends on the beach with the same idea.
Southern Lake DistrictOil on canvass 20 x 16 in POA. This painting is from a photo I took in Malaga while having a beer. The street vendor carried her wares in the basket on her head.
MalagaOil on canvass 24 x 18 in POA. Dürer painted three significant self portraits - the one on which this is based has a strong resemblance to depictions of Jesus at the time it was painted in 1500.
Dürer Self PortraitOil on canvas 28 x 20 in NFS. No aires and graces in this portrait. This was the first of my new era painting. Guthrie was commissioned by many of the rich and famous of his day.
Old WillieOil on canvas 20 x 16 in NFS. This painting translates asThe Garlanded Lady. The original by the Pre-Rapholite Brotherhood artist Rossetti. Their work drew inspiration from myths, legends, Shakespeare, Keats, and lovely long haired damsels that we now equate with Victorian beauty.
Pre-Rapholite SisterhoodOil on canvas oil on canvas 20 x 16 in NFS. The original has been described as the Dutch Mona Lisa and In 2006, the Dutch public selected it as the most beautiful painting in the Netherlands.
Girl with Pearl EaringOil on canvas 20 x 16 in POA. The original painting has alway been one of my favourites in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. It is Fergusson's friend the artist Bertha Case and captures a bold and dynamic woman.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumOil on canvass 90x 50 cm POA. In the original painting Leonardo used an experimental fresco technique on the refrectory wall in Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie situated Milan. A doorway was later added.The painting unfortunately started to deteriorate shortly after completion and has been retouched over the years. A full size copy made c. 1520, (some 20 odd years later) by Giampietrino (oil on canvas) was also used as reference. In my view there are two women dipicted - to Jesus's right Mary his mother and second figure from the left as we view it, probably Mary Magdalene.
The Last SupperOil on canvas 20 x 16 in NFS. I asked Sophie to pose for this picture in Glasgow with a couple of her favourite books.
GlasgowDiptych, oil on canvas 80 x 30 cm POA. Mick McManus was my favourite 1970s style professional wrestler. Somehow that style of wrestling allowed me to suspend disbelief and enjoy the theatrical spectacle. His bending (or sometimes breaking) of the rules allowed him to whip up the crowd to a frenzy. Particulary susceptible where women of a certain age who would sometimes attack him from the ringside. The right hand panel shows one of his trademark submission moves - the Boston Crab. (Begun just before lockdown).
Mick McManusOil on canvas 150 x 100 cm POA. Winner of Paisley Art Institute William and Mary Armour Award 2019. This large painting is based on a photo I took in Carins Austrialia. These saltwater crocodiles are truly amazing creatures. They can live for 70 years, grow up to 6 metres, can go for 18 months without food and have been around for approximately 8 million years.
Saltwater CrocodileOil on canvas 61 x 61 cm POA. Like most people I was knocked out by her performance in the Irish drama series Normal People. Painted in lockdown.
Normal People TV seriesOil on canvas 24 x 18 inches NFS.From a photograph taken at Cormac's brother's wedding in Ireland.
Trim, IrelandOil on canvas 150 x 50 cm POA. From a photo taken by myself. The swan emerges from the lake and into its adult stage. Ice still surrounds the water while gulls casually ignore it.
Mute SwanOil on Board 50.5 x 37 cm. POA. The sitter has been identified with reasonable certainty as Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Leonardo's employer, Ludovico Sforza. The ermine has may have a personal significance to Ludovico Sforza, as a personal emblem being appointed by Ferdinand I as a member of the Order of the Ermine. Alternatively, the ermine could be a pun on Cecilia's surname: The Ancient Greek term for ermine, or other weasel-like species of animals, is galê or galéē .
Wikipedia LinkOil on canvas approx 50 x 40 cm POA. From a photo took. The swans were swimming nicely in formation near sunset but the one on the left just got distracted.
Wildlife at Victoria ParkOil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm POA. Painted from a photo taken by myself about 30 years ago.
Estate agent's description of tenamentsOil on canvas 55 x 40 cm POA. From a photo I took in 2006 sometime near Halloween.
HalloweenOil on canvas 60 x 40 cm. NFS. Pool with Two Figures after Hockney. Its a bit smaller than the origininally commissioned size of 1500 x 1000 cm - unfortunately Mum changed her mind about its eventual location and size after I got about half way through it. I hope to finish the larger one at Dennis' studio in after the restrictions. It depicts a male figure in white trunks swimming breaststroke underwater, and the painter Peter Schlesinger, Hockney's former lover and muse, fully clothed and standing at the edge of the pool looking down at the swimmer. The painting is set in southern France, near Saint-Tropez. The original size is 3 x 2 m and sold for $90M .
Wikipedia LinkOil on canvas 60 x 40 cm. POA. Based on a photo of a wild swimmer on a scottish loch in winter. Brave woman!
Wild swimming Scotland
