It all becomes a bit of a laugh, to tell the truth. “Some paintings are abandoned or damaged – the colours running while the rain is chucking it down. It’s like the storm is the conductor of the painting and I’m the musician taking direction. “The weather gets into the work, in a non-pretentious way. © Ross Ryan Balephetrish Bay, Tiree, by Ross Ryan. “If it’s blowing a gale, I can’t sit and ponder, because it becomes a battle fighting the elements. “I enjoy being out in the elements – it makes it difficult, but also easier,” he said. Ross’s unusual approach could be referred to as extreme painting. I like to paint in the summer, whereas Ross prefers to paint the gales in winter.”
I use a palette knife to paint these days. I like to go out on the beach and work from there, if possible. Most of my work this year has been looking out to what I can see around Crinan – Iona, Jura, Loch Sween, the Mull of Kintyre. The results of what they’ve witnessed from their Crinan base will be displayed in their first joint exhibition, with A Family Affair opening at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh later this month.īoth are excited to be displaying their work side by side, even though their approaches are significantly different.įrances, who has been painting professionally for more than 25 years and whose work is on display in many private collections, said: “It’s nice we have been able to do this together. And, while their art occasionally takes them to far-flung climes, in this year’s lockdown the artists’ inspiration has been on their doorsteps. © Supplied Mother and son artists Frances Macdonald and Ross Ryanīoth enjoy working outdoors – Frances in the calmer summer months and Ross in the winter wildness. And the painters are used to seeing the elements at their peak – gales stirring the sea into angry, crashing waves or a sun-kissed calm creating a ripple on the gentle water.Īdding to their artistic challenge, sometimes both extremes can be witnessed in the time it takes each of them to get paint on canvas. Living by the sea in Crinan, near Lochgilphead, they look out to Jura and Tiree. Skip Menuįor mother-and-son artists Frances Macdonald and Ross Ryan the sea is their muse, its unpredictability a constant source of creativity. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left.
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