MARGARET EVANS, CATRIONA MILLAR & JACQUELINE SHORTLAND

People, places and self reflection are tackled by our three artists in this exhibition. Created in oils, pastels and ceramic the work reflects the times we've been through and the impact the pandemic had on each artist.

Catriona Millar presents her largest body of work in ten years which was created over the course of the last two years. “As I painted during the series of lockdowns I found myself expressing a strong sense of togetherness in my work,” said Catriona, “it's always been there as a major theme but it's very much to the fore in these paintings which were created during extraordinary times. I’d like to think there is also an enduring joy in these works, and a feeling of hope.”

Margaret Evans' plans to reduce her international teaching and workshops were accelerated by the pandemic inadvertently forcing her to paint full-time. Without the distraction of travel, planning and teaching she's enjoying a new found freedom to express herself through her pastel landscapes.

Jacqueline Shortland's ceramic sculpture is inspired by all that it means to be human and about how we connect and relate to ourselves in nature. She spent the pandemic busy with family responsibilities based at the edge of the Cairngorm Mountains. With a bit more time opening up now, this body of work is an outpouring of her reflections from that time.