brian sinfield gallery

Exhibition continues until 10 May

We’re excited to introduce you to Anthony Murphy.

Simplistic in structure, Anthony Murphy’s paintings allow the two-dimensional canvas to dominate the forms of the composition, reflecting an exploration of space. With a strong tonal palette, the artist chooses an array of subjects from townscapes to still life to people engaging in everyday activity.

Anthony mainly paints in oil and pastel and is known predominantly for his French and Irish scenes. His colourful Gauginesque paintings have become highly desirable.

The artist explains: “I paint with my right hemisphere. It cannot speak or use words in any way. It is humble and silent. When I am asked about my painting my left hemisphere blurts out all kinds of nonsense trying to answer for the right. But the left hemisphere knows nothing and makes it all up fuelled by vanity.

The right is just still (hardly perceptible) promptings of calm. I like its company and therefore painting.“

Exhibition 'A Breath of Fresh Air'

We are delighted to introduce the work by representational artist Frances Clark-Stone.

Frances is a visual artist working in either oil and pastel and her aim is to create a narrative in which the viewer may place themselves.

Inspiration comes from dreams, experiences and relationships with both people and places. Everyday places become extraordinary in moments of awareness, feeling and mood. Her work is often described as magical or spellbinding and there is a feeling of vulnerability in the paintings, some of which contain figures, whereas with the place based paintings there is a stillness. It’s the drama of the moment which she aims to convey.

Frances explains: “I use a combination of oil paint, oil bars, cold wax and oil pastel, usually over a period of weeks so that each layer can dry. With the soft pastels I use a fixative and a liquifying medium which increases flexibility, allowing a build-up of texture and accidental pattern.

Having studied art history, I am influenced by a wide range of art.  However, my style is most strongly influenced by impressionism, post impressionism and fauvism, as well as some illustrative artists working today.”

This will be Frances’ first solo exhibition with the gallery.

Exhibition opens Saturday 17th May 10am – 5pm and Sunday 18th May 11am – 3pm.

Join us for glass of champagne and meet the artist on the Saturday.

Iain Holman

Inverness-born Iain Holman worked in the advertising and design industry as a graphic designer before changing career to work as an artist. In 2016, Iain graduated with a Master’s Degree in Fine Art from the Open College of the Arts and now exhibits in galleries throughout the UK. Iain’s work has also been on show in the Mall Galleries in London and in 2020 he won the Visual Art Open Award with his painting Indignant II.

Iain’s work is shaped by the enduring fascination with both figurative and animal form, often portraying his subjects as lone figures. From his initial candid observations, he expands upon their pose and physicality in the studio, typically using his subjects to recreate a narrative. Blending realism with abstraction, he works with oils on canvas to create multilayered surface colours that are both structured and immediate.

He currently lives and works from his home studio in Quothquan, south Lanarkshire.