A recent move from Crianlarach to Easter Ross has undoubtedly influenced this new body of work from that eminently talented ‘plein air’ painter, Jonathan Shearer.

For his fourth show at the Castle Gallery in Inverness he has produced a number of new paintings more local to area including views of Inverness city, the Cromarty Firth from the Black Isle, Rogie Falls, Glen Affric and beech woods at Cnoc Fyrish.

A change of studio space can often trigger a change in direction with an artist’s work and in Jonathan’s case it has sparked a series of new watercolours of stags. Bill Williams of Artwork writes “a new take on a classic Scottish theme – Highland stags not so much at bay as larger than life in living watercolour.”

Also included in the exhibition will be his much sort after paintings of mountainous scenery which have a great appeal to hill walkers because of their verisimilitude, atmosphere and dramatic use of light and colour. These paintings are the result of many study trips, made in all weathers and throughout all the seasons.  Jonathan is a keen walker and takes his paints, easel and sketchbooks with him into the wilderness.  The resulting studies in oil on board have a dramatic immediacy and will be shown alongside larger scale oil paintings on canvas completed in his studio. A video showing Jonathan working ‘en plein air’ will accompany the show.

The preview to be held on Friday 2^nd March 6.00-8.00pm is open to all and will be attended by the artist and the musician, Gil Anderson who will be providing some appropriately atmospheric guitar music. The exhibition runs until 24 March.

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Source: Castle Gallery