Angela Lawrence, artist in oil & watercolour

Angela Lawrence paints in watercolour and oil paintings expressive of  the natural landscape or the elements that the landscape contains. In this large portfolio there are paintings ranging from a representational style, in the landscape section of the “view paintings” link, to the glimpses and impressions of landscape in the semi-abstract landscape section, and also abstract work inspired by that which makes up the landscape around us: rock, water, organic materials and colour.

 Some of the  paintings on this website relate to the many years she lived in Finland; to the vast landscape of lakes and forests, the quality of the light and the extreme seasons; but most of the artwork has been created since moving to the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland in 2004. The contemporary style is spontaneous, expressive and improvisational and the influence of  the wide horizons of the sea and far receding distances of the hills is evident throughout much of her work.

Angela lives near Kirkcudbright, "Artists' Town",  and gathers inspiration from the beautiful coastal scenery of the Solway and Colvend coast, and from the nearby Galloway hills . The mountain scenery of the Western Highlands and the west coast of Scotland is also a focus of the semi abstract oil paintings. Light, and the unspoiled qualities of nature in Scotland stimulate her work and ideas.  Some themes in the more abstract work seem to recur, the links between Finnish and Scottish nature being an interesting source of this. The newest series of work focuses on the sea in close up, and  was initially created for the "Sea Spirits" exhibition at Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries. Since then Angela has received a Visual Arts Award from Creative Scoptland and D& G Arts to develope the work further in the Outer Hebrides.

The Clience Studio was  established and situated in "artists town" Kirkcudbright,  in 2005.  Since July 2007, however, the new Clience Studio  gallery in the nearby town centre of Castle Douglas is where the majority of her work can be seen, and Angela now has her studio alongside this. The gallery is open throughout the year.  Angela is still actively exhibiting around the country at many excellent venues, and details of these can be found on the exhibitions page. Commissions are considered; they are at no extra cost and requests are welcome.

Angela Lawrence, is an elected Artist member of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists, professional member of Dumfries and Galloway Fine Art Society, and of Spring Fling association of Artists and Makers, an associate member of the Scottish Society of Artists and  Visual Arts Scotland, and has work held in  private and public collections worldwide. Amongst many other venues, her work has recently been on show at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts (RGI) exhibitions at  The Mitchell and The Kelly Gallery, Glasgow, Royal Scottish Academy of Art Edinburgh, Glasgow Art Fair with John Green Fine Art, The Broughton Gallery, Scottish Borders, Gatehouse Gallery Glasgow, Gracefield Art Centre Dumfries, Helmsley Art Centre York, and  the Affordable Art Fair, London.