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Now in its 17th year, Panter & Hall’s ScottishShow has become a highlight of the artcalendar and has established a strongreputation for exhibiting the best of Scottish art.Not only does it offer collectors a broadspectrum of much-loved mature artists, itprovides a springboard for the many talentedyoung painters emerging from Scottish ArtColleges.

We are very pleased to feature three of theartists exhibiting in this year’s Show.

Chris Bushe, whose evocative Scottish landand seascapes are held in many collectionsworldwide.

Audrey Grant, whose paintings of isolatedfigures in ambiguous space are oftenaccompanied by quotations from Rilke.

Christine Woodside, whose landscapes and stilllifes are inspired by views from her home inrural Fife as well as by memories of her travelsin Italy and North Africa.

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Dark Tide, Ardnaveoil on board 20"x22

C h r i s B u s h e

Where is your studio, why do you enjoy workingthere and what’s special about it?

I have a studio at Wasps, West Park Placein Edinburgh. I enjoy the fact that it is in abuilding with many other artists of variousdisciplines which creates a wonderfullystimulating environment to be in.


How would you describe the light there?

I have some natural light but most of thelight comes from daylight striplights. It hasnever really bothered me what kind of light Ihave, it is having the space to work in thatis important to me.

Is there a particular subject or emotion whichdraws you?

I consider myself a landscape painterwhether it be Aberdeenshire, the Hebrides,Tuscany or the Greek Islands.

Rocky Shoreline and a Violent Sea, An Clachanoil on board 20"x22"


Do you have a preference for particular colours?If yes, is it driven by subject, mood, light or anemotional response?

The colours I use are always in response tothe season and weather present in thelandscape I am painting at the time.

What piece of advice would you give youryounger self?

The advice I would give my younger selfwould be to recognise the virtues ofpatience and perseverance!

What type of equipment do you prefer to use?

I use a wide variety of brushes and knivesbut I have had a couple of builder’s trowelsfor over ten years now with which I feelparticularly at ease.

Summer Waves, Saligo Bayoil on board 16"x10


What do you prefer to paint on and why?

Again, I will experiment with all sorts ofsurfaces and the way they are primed, but Iprobably prefer board because of the“abuse” it can take, especially from largeknives.

Picture base/location when painting & why?

Whether they are very small or largepaintings I always paint them hung on awall in the studio, which is reserved just forpainting so there is nothing else on it and Ican completely focus on that one painting.

Winter Sun, Cromarmixed media 40"x28"


Do you listen to music when working? If so, whatare your preferences and why?

I do enjoy listening to music whilst workingbut because I spend 40-50 hours a week inthe studio, I find I need a big choice ofmusic which can range from early 70’s rockto Renaissance Lute music. I try to listen tomusic that somehow suits or has someresonance with the work.

Do you enjoy working in company or prefer to bealone?

I prefer working alone but enjoy being in abuilding with other artists.

Winter Valley, Tornaveenmixed media 22.5"x15.5"


Who is your greatest influence?

It is very difficult to narrow down to one butamong the artists who have inspired me themost are Joan Eardley, Arthur Boyd, PaulNash and George Rowlett

Which work of art would you most like to own andsee every day?

“Winter Sea” by Joan Eardley

Winter's Heart, Midmarmixed media 40"x28"


December Walk Auchtermuchtymixed media 21” x 32”

C h r i s t i n e W o o d s i d e


Our studio backs on to the kitchen. It wasbuilt as an extension in 2001 It is a formermilking barn with a high ceiling and a lovelybig space. I enjoy all my creature comfortswhilst painting...a warm studio, great light,fresh coffee, a whippet on the comfiestchair, my labradoodle at my feet.


It has north light and is always welcomingeven in mid winter.

How does the light hit your work surface? Do youlike to have sunlight in your studio and whatartificial light do you prefer?

I don’t ever have sunlight hitting the worksurface. In winter I use daylight striplighting. These days I always work in thestudio as it is so comfortable and warm!The invention of digital cameras has been agodsend to me. I carry my trusty Canon atall times. At art school I painted outside,carrying all of my paints, easel and a flaskof coffee across fields, up hill and downdale. One day a lecturer said, “Find a comfyplace to sit down then look around forinspiration”. This advice was very sound!



I love landscape painting, especially inwinter when snow alters the imagedramatically. I also enjoy the seasonalchanges of the landscape in Fife. The man-made marks and patterns of the stubble inthe fields turning from gold to dark brown isan inspiration to me. The dusting of snowon the Lomond hills, that I see from ourhouse is magical. I love winter.


I prefer warm autumnal colours of trees andgolden stubble fields rather than freshgreen spring colours. I love the challenge oftransforming images that I havephotographed into paintings, not by copyingthem, but using several as a memory aid.James McIntosh Patrick, as a visiting tutor,once said to me, “If you don't like that treewhere it is, move it.” This was a revelationjust like gardening, my second great love!This allowed me to compose by movingtrees, fields, hills pylons and roads in orderto make the best composition. This freedomchanged my vision totally. Dogs and birdscrept into my landscapes as tonal notes,white against black, black against white.

Harvest Moon Fifemixed media 11” x 12”


Have your colour/technique/compositionpreferences changed over time?

No. I'm drawn to paintings with dogs as anintegral part of the composition. PieterBruegel's Hunters in the Snow 1565,depicting winter, with graceful silhouettes ofa line of dogs with arched backs and curvedtails is one of my favourite paintings. Thecontrast of very dark tonal imagery againstthe snow, the dogs and the trees producesa strong rhythm. The dark birds in the treesand the focal point of the birds flying in fromthe left is a device I use in my paintings tolead the eye in and through the landscape. Ialso use white doves which I bred in mydovecot. I spent hours studying them in mygarden

Do you have a “secret weapon” and would youlike to tell us about it?

I love to use beautiful Japanese hand madepaper as collage to enhance texture.

What type of equipment do you prefer to use? Doyou have a favourite brush/knife?

I have many favourite brushes / never aknife

Kites and Flags Essaouirsmixed media 18” x 22”



Board because of its reaction to acrylicwashes. At school we painted in purewatercolour not gouache and my love ofwatercolour remains with me today.


I paint flat because of the amount of water Iuse.

Do you listen to music when working?

No I prefer to listen to Radio Scotland chat.


Either really but I like when my husbandCharlie is painting away too!

Describe your normal working day.

First of all I walk my dogs. It clears my headfor the decisions that lie ahead in thestudio. I am drawn to paintings with dogs asan integral part of the composition. I walkmy dogs twice a day in all weathers. I amable to observe them against grass, wavingcorn stubble, field, ploughed earth andfinally snow.

Night Kinrossmixed media 22” x 28”



David McClure and James Robertson.


I have just received a beautiful DavidMcClure called “Dream of Falling”” a 70thbirthday present from Charlie. It is perfect.

Which contemporary artist do you most admireand why?

Charles MacQueen because he is such acavalier and exciting artist.

If you could go anywhere to paint, where would itbe and why?

My next painting adventure will be to paintSpanish hilltop villages in September.

September Songmixed media 16” x 12”


Summer Day Eliemixed media 18” x 19”

What do you like to do to relax?

I love dog walking and gardening.

Gardening is another source of inspirationto me, the planning and planting of a borderor the pleasure of picking a posy from thegarden and taking it into the studio to paint.


Alles will schweben, 2015Oil on canvas, 120 x 100cm

A u d r e y G r a n t


I have a big light studio in WASPsPatriothall, Edinburgh and It is close towhere I live so access is very easy.


The studio is big and light, I have two hugewindows which allow some really beautifullight in.

How does the light hit your work surface?

I prefer to paint in the daylight as I can seebetter what is going on in the painting. I dohave sunlight in the studio, sometimes toomuch, so have blinds that I can pull down. Ienjoy the light, especially during Scottishwinters!


Figure Walking (Blue Green), 2015Oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm


My work explores the human figure and thepainted surface, and our precariousexistence in the world. My paintings mainlydepict a solitary figure in an unspecifiedspace; they are either standing, walking orseated. I have also created a series ofdance figure paintings, based on myobservations and on-going relationship withScottish Ballet.


Well, I use more colour than I used to, butthe painting determines what is required.Some paintings have very bright-colouredbackgrounds others very muted.

Have your colour/technique/compositionpreferences changed over time?

Hopefully it gets better but that is for othersto judge, but I use even more paint now.And I have recently been exploring the useof text in the paintings, by scratching inwords and phrases from poetry, which alsobecome the titles of the paintings.


Mit allen Augen sieht die Kreatur das Offene, 2015Oil on canvas,100 x 100cm

What piece of advice would you give youryounger self?

Never give up and stay absolutely focused!

What type of equipment do you prefer to use?

Big brushes, palette knives and rags are allused in my painting practice in quite aphysically active way. Painting is an action.


Always canvas for oil paint because of itstexture and suppleness.


Big paintings go on the wall and I have twoeasels, a big one for medium sizedcanvasses and a smaller one for smallscale work. I also use a table as well, forother kinds of work

Do you listen to music when working?

Yes often – classical and opera; I’mcurrently listening to András Schiff playJanácek piano music. Some pieces I playover and over again and I guess they mustinfluence what I am painting. Often with thedance figure paintings I listen to the musicthat dancers were rehearsing to and thathelps with my memory and also the energyrequired to capture the movement .


Oh where is this place - I carry it in my heart, 2015Oil on canvas, 50 x 50cm


I like to work alone but being in the studiosis great as I have a few friends whom I cantalk to and share ideas with, which isinvaluable.

Describe your normal working day.

I often swim in the morning or go for a walkto clear the head then it is head down and Ithen paint all day, especially when workingtowards a show, you have to get into arhythm.


There are lots and lots of artists but FrankAuerbach has been a big influence.


Having just seen an exquisite GiorgioMorandi still life in the Ingleby Gallery – thatwould do nicely thank you.


Praise this world to the Angel, 2015Oil on canvas, 50 x 50cm

Which contemporary artist do you most admireand why?

Frank Auerbach for his commitment tosubject. When I am struggling withsomething I usually look at his work or readsomething that he has said and that seemsto help bring me back on track. Anincredible painter!

If you could go anywhere to paint, where would itbe and why?

Somewhere warm like Tuscany soundsnice right about now but then maybe on tostudy Fra Angelico at San Marco inFlorence.

What do you like to do to relax?

Swimming, walking in the morning andcinema and a glass of wine in an eveningare good.


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