David Johnston RSW

Works

David Johnston RSW
July Field Edge, The Mearns II
Watercolour
28 x 51 cm
Framed 51 x 73 cm
David Johnston RSW
Thistledown
Watercolour
27 x 50 cm
Framed 50 x 73 cm

Biography

Working almost exclusively in watercolour, David E Johnston paints Mearns landscapes, its shorelines and seascapes. Following in a tradition of Scottish landscape painting, he painted on the spot for many years though his work is now mainly studio-based where he develops his paintings from sketches, digital images and visual memory. He exhibits widely across the North-East of Scotland, in Edinburgh and London. His has works in the collections of the Royal Bank of Scotland and Aberdeenshire Council. Elected a member of the Royal Society of painters in Watercolour in 2017, he currently serves as RSW Vice President East.

Image credit: Mhairi Edwards

Blog

Question & Answer with DAVID JOHNSTON RSW
Accomplished watercolorist David Johnston talks to us about his painting and the importance of the local Mearns landscape on his work... May 12, 2021
When did you realise you wanted to become an artist and what inspired you to paint? I began painting the Scottish landscape using watercolour in my late teens and am a self-taught artist. I was inspired by the landscape around where I was brought up and where I live. For me I believe that a lifetime of painting is to be found within a few miles of home. For me ‘home’ is the Mearns & my work is firmly ‘located’ in and inspired by this area. I never tire of...
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David Johnston RSW

Question & Answer with DAVID JOHNSTON RSW