RUTH BROWNLEE 'New Works'

and

'MOIRA MAITLAND RSW'

Preview: Sunday 27 October 2002, 3 - 5 pm
then 12 - 5 pm every day, except Thursdays,
until 20 November.

One year on, Ruth Brownlee returns for her second solo show with us, having captivated visitors with her expressive scenes of Shetland. People find a resonance, it seems, with Ruth's feelings for her surroundings.

Perhaps because of her interest in tapestry as a student, Ruth's first aim now in painting is to create surface texture. This she does with a variety of media before applying colour of any kind. With a three-dimensional impression on the board before her, she only then begins the composition and colour processes. With broad brushes and card, the paint is applied - and frequently removed. Her aim in working into the painting is to capture the essence of a scene - the elemental force and the naturalness of light - in an artistic language that is hers alone.

Moira Maitland RSW studied and graduated from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, in 1956. She has come to our attention belatedly, following an Edinburgh Festival show that was cool, contemporary and chic. Some of Moira's still lifes will be on show at Stenton, together with a group of semi-abstract landscapes.

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