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- Homes and Interiors, Scotland Exhibition 27-29 August
Ronnie Ford is at Stand L15 at this weekend’s Homes and Interiors Exhibition at the SECC in Glasgow this weekend. He is delighted to be showing a new collection of original paintings and prints, and also showcasing new work by the Vibrant Artists, Jonathan Jay Lee from Hong Kong, Marcello from Switzerland and David Acevedo from Florida.
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- Vibrant Arts at the Pier, Kilmun
Art Inspiring Music Inspiring Art Inspiring Food…
The Pier at Kilmun was buzzing on Saturday 14 August when over eighty people popped in to welcome the Vibrant Arts. The sun shone on the beautiful lochside location, as international artists showed their work, the Vibrant Arts Band played music inspired by the art work, and chefs Estralita and Ian [...]
- Artist's French Home for Sale
Artist’s French Home For Sale
Situated in Varzay in Charente Maritime, our house was built in 1979. It is a solid little house in Charentais style, white with orange roof and shutters, a solid wood roof structure and thermal insulation bricks. It is situated on a sizeable piece of land with a large front garden. Laurel [...]
- Ronnie showing at Kranenburg Fine Art and Monaco Art Fair this weekend
The last day of my solo show at Kranenburg Fine Art in Oban will be May Bank Holiday Monday 3 May. Follow the link to see all the paintings in this vibrant exhibition.
For anyone who is lucky enough to be in Monaco this weekend, there is an opportunity to visit Monaco Art Fair where Kings Road Gallery [...]
- From my Florida Studio
Working in the Florida sunshine is a delight. I find that I can be even more prolific as the sun and warmth speeds up the drying process for my TextureScapes, which normally in Scotland takes several days.
As well as working for my up-coming solo show at Kranenburg Fine Art in Oban, I have become involved in an [...]
“GILDING THE LILY” a mixed still life show opens at Kranenburg Fine Art this Friday evening - 5 June at 6.30pm.
Though known for his textured landscapes, Ronnie welcomed the opportunity to create 5 still life paintings for this exhibition.
“Painting a still life is a great exercise,” says Ronnie. “For me it is an opportunity to hone my observation and recording skills and experiment with new ideas, but as always I like to try to find a new approach. I chose some of my own personal collection of Asian artefacts and interpreted them with an unusual perspective, exploring the three-dimensional quality of the wrapped canvas.”
“Tiger Screen” features a carved lacquer screen, purchased in Hong Kong, which explores the ancient and modern characters and symbols for the tiger. The screen forms the main part of the composition creating a background, foreground and midground which focuses the viewer’s eye to the still life on the table.
The teaware featured in “Beijing Tea” was bought on a visit to the Chinese capital. Red is an auspicious colour and contrasts sharply with the vivid green of the teapot. The composition explores the space and shapes in a more abstract way.
Silence
Lilies on a Vietnamese gold lacquer bowl on top of a black opium table with the border of a tribal kilim, “Silence” refers to the ancient Chinese character on the wooden box, as well as the silence of the still life study.
The show runs till 27 June.
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