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wee studio artworks was created by Iain MacLaren to record and promote his art. This website shows a selection of recent work.
The artistAs an architect who graduated from the Mackintosh School of Architecture in the Glasgow School of Art, Iain has had a successful career in private practice and is now pursuing freedom of creative expression through oil and watercolour painting.
His workHis oil paintings are often inspired by the ever changing landscapes through time and season, and try to capture their colour and mood. With a tendency towards the abstract and an obvious interest in the built environment, his subject matter usually reflects his fascination with transitional spaces, objects and times. Architecturally these might be where inside and outside spaces meet. In the landscape it could be where land meets sea, or in time when day meets night. These liminal or hybrid situations have their own existence between defined states. His earlier work also explores colour and texture, within defined settings or locations. Often painting abstract and atmospheric compossitions he is also producing semi-realistic snow and ski scenes.
LocationIain rarely exhibits outwith his studio in Helensburgh or the local Art Club shows and galleries, choosing to paint mainly for pleasure. Based on the west coast of Scotland, he is a regular visitor to the east coast. He also likes to travel to sunnier climes for `al fresco` interludes.
The artistAs an architect who graduated from the Mackintosh School of Architecture in the Glasgow School of Art, Iain has had a successful career in private practice and is now pursuing freedom of creative expression through oil and watercolour painting.
His workHis oil paintings are often inspired by the ever changing landscapes through time and season, and try to capture their colour and mood. With a tendency towards the abstract and an obvious interest in the built environment, his subject matter usually reflects his fascination with transitional spaces, objects and times. Architecturally these might be where inside and outside spaces meet. In the landscape it could be where land meets sea, or in time when day meets night. These liminal or hybrid situations have their own existence between defined states. His earlier work also explores colour and texture, within defined settings or locations. Often painting abstract and atmospheric compossitions he is also producing semi-realistic snow and ski scenes.
LocationIain rarely exhibits outwith his studio in Helensburgh or the local Art Club shows and galleries, choosing to paint mainly for pleasure. Based on the west coast of Scotland, he is a regular visitor to the east coast. He also likes to travel to sunnier climes for `al fresco` interludes.
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