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Angela Arnold
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South Aberdeenshire Abstracts
Angela Arnold - Secretary
I spent most of my youth on the Continent: born in Germany, I have also lived in France, Spain, Holland, Belgium...finally settling in Scotland in 1976.
I started out as a writer, with two books published (on psychological astrology, which I also practise), as well as occasional poetry. For thirteen years I ran a smallholding in Aberdeenshire, and then worked for several years as a hands-on garden designer. So I came to painting a bit later in life, and I'm self-taught - as much by design as default: I just love experimenting and discovering my own techniques. Painting to me is a challenge, a journey, and each work seems to proceed along its own path, often taking me by surprise.
I have been painting in South Aberdeenshire since 2001, inspired by the local land- and seascape: the view of big skies and changeable seas from the cliffs of coastal Kinneff, where I live, or the deep red earth of the Mearns. Another inspiration has been the architecture of the East Neuk of Fife.
In my paintings I try to capture both stillness and motion (often linked with the emotion evoked) - and maybe these are not so much opposites as two sides of the same coin, seeking the core of the subject. Another preoccupation of mine is light and shade, as in the often colourful (at least to me!) shadows cast by buildings, or a face only half lit. I am increasingly producing vibrant abstracts and most recently I have been experimenting with stark bl/wh, rather minimalist, painting.
A lot of my work is done in acrylic on board, rather than on canvas, calling for a different kind of technique. I have developed a method of mounting board on an integral frame and the finished product looks like a box canvas, with painted sides, ready to hang - or to frame, if people wish.
I regularly participate in local Aberdeenshire art shows, as well as having solo exhibitions, and of course I take part every year in the North East Open Studios week. My paintings have travelled as far as Canada and Australia and are also available online via the
Affordable British Art website
www.affordablebritishart.co.uk <http://www.affordablebritishart.co.uk/>
I spent most of my youth on the Continent: born in Germany, I have also lived in France, Spain, Holland, Belgium...finally settling in Scotland in 1976.
I started out as a writer, with two books published (on psychological astrology, which I also practise), as well as occasional poetry. For thirteen years I ran a smallholding in Aberdeenshire, and then worked for several years as a hands-on garden designer. So I came to painting a bit later in life, and I'm self-taught - as much by design as default: I just love experimenting and discovering my own techniques. Painting to me is a challenge, a journey, and each work seems to proceed along its own path, often taking me by surprise.
I have been painting in South Aberdeenshire since 2001, inspired by the local land- and seascape: the view of big skies and changeable seas from the cliffs of coastal Kinneff, where I live, or the deep red earth of the Mearns. Another inspiration has been the architecture of the East Neuk of Fife.
In my paintings I try to capture both stillness and motion (often linked with the emotion evoked) - and maybe these are not so much opposites as two sides of the same coin, seeking the core of the subject. Another preoccupation of mine is light and shade, as in the often colourful (at least to me!) shadows cast by buildings, or a face only half lit. I am increasingly producing vibrant abstracts and most recently I have been experimenting with stark bl/wh, rather minimalist, painting.
A lot of my work is done in acrylic on board, rather than on canvas, calling for a different kind of technique. I have developed a method of mounting board on an integral frame and the finished product looks like a box canvas, with painted sides, ready to hang - or to frame, if people wish.
I regularly participate in local Aberdeenshire art shows, as well as having solo exhibitions, and of course I take part every year in the North East Open Studios week. My paintings have travelled as far as Canada and Australia and are also available online via the
Affordable British Art website
www.affordablebritishart.co.uk <http://www.affordablebritishart.co.uk/>
Places where I have in the past exhibited:
The Meffan, Forfar
Milton Art Gallery, Banchory
Mill of Benholm, by Johnshaven (several solos)
Grassic Gibbon Centre, Arbuthnott
The Creel Inn, Catterline (several solos)
Castleton Restaurant Gallery, nr Fordoun (solo)
Belvedere Hotel, Stonehaven (solo)
ImacFrames Gallery, Stonehaven(solo)
Beach Road Framers, Johnshaven
Arbroath Art Exhibition
Stonehaven (Town Hall) Art Exhibition
Auchenblae Open Exhibition
Friockheim Open Exhibition
Kirrimuir Open Exhibition
Inverbervie Open Exhibition
Deeside Open Exhibition, Banchory
Stonehaven Library
Waterfront Cafe Bar, Stonehaven (permanent)
The Meffan, Forfar
Milton Art Gallery, Banchory
Mill of Benholm, by Johnshaven (several solos)
Grassic Gibbon Centre, Arbuthnott
The Creel Inn, Catterline (several solos)
Castleton Restaurant Gallery, nr Fordoun (solo)
Belvedere Hotel, Stonehaven (solo)
ImacFrames Gallery, Stonehaven(solo)
Beach Road Framers, Johnshaven
Arbroath Art Exhibition
Stonehaven (Town Hall) Art Exhibition
Auchenblae Open Exhibition
Friockheim Open Exhibition
Kirrimuir Open Exhibition
Inverbervie Open Exhibition
Deeside Open Exhibition, Banchory
Stonehaven Library
Waterfront Cafe Bar, Stonehaven (permanent)
