Andrew Sinclair

Andrew Sinclair achieved a BA Hons in Fine Art (drawing and painting) at Duncan of Jordanstone in 1996. He is the founder and proprietor of Resipole Studios. Andrew is predominantly figurative in his approach, using a very traditional basis for his painting. His influences range from artists like Valesquez and Rembrandt to the more contemporary Norwegian painter Od Nerdrum. Working on a toned ground the painting is initially painted in monochrome and then built upon using a mixture of opaque and transparent layers creating an effect of luminosity in the oils. Painting in the ‘chiaroscuro' manner of painting, using strong contrasts of light and dark to create form, Andrew offers a window into real-life scenes with compositions ranging from intimate to larger group works. Andrew gathers inspiration from the wide variety of cultures and characters he meets both locally and abroad, and is currently working on a series of paintings based on local musicians.

Shahin Memishi

Valentine Petrov

Mark Getty

Mark's background is in Graphic Design and he now utilizes these skills to produce highly photo-realist paintings . He uses a combination of airbrush and hand- painted techniques with inks and paint

Julie Coulter

Jennifer Cussons

Ian McNicol

Brian Large

Yuan Wang

Linda O'Grady

Donald MacLeod

Albinas Bartelis

Andrew Stewart

Andrew Stewart achieved a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (painting and drawing) at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art. A landscape specialist, Andy moved over to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula to capture the essence of the West Coast and assist in the development of Resipole studios with colleague Andrew Sinclair. His work uses traditional compositional devices and techniques to reflect the traditional landscape of the West Coast. Placing great emphasis on grounding his paintings in solid techniques that allow him to build the work up gradually in a series of layers, he applies a ground in Raw Sienna or other earth colours. Andrew then cuts a detailed underdrawing into that in pencil, creating an “ "Imprimatura” building the tonal structure once dry. He then applies glazes of colour to give the final effect. When Andrew reaches the stage of applying colour the painting becomes an individual piece and the technical aspects of its creation provide the foundation for subsequent embellishment.

Fiona Wilson

Studio location: Bishopton, 15 miles west of Glasgow History: Born in London 1969 BA (Hon's) Glasgow School of Art, and graduating in 1991 Post Graduate in animation at the University of Teesside 1992 Lecturing in colleges and universities in England and Scotland 1992-2005 Working full time as a painter, designer and illustrator from 2005 onwards. A little background to the work: From my teenage years I have been obsessed with the era of the 1950s. I was brought up on a healthy diet of rock'n'roll music and Marylin Monroe movies and was lucky to be a teenager in the 80s when there was the first 50s style revival in fashion and cinema. The era of the 50s to me, typifies the prime of the American dream, where everything was big, the dresses, the cars, the hair and of course, the war was over so everything was looking peachy. I have a great love of travel and particularly seek out the faded romance of Route 66 and 1950s Americana, the deserts and crumbling towns of Argentina and of course the shoppers and commuters in my home town of Glasgow. I am a well known face on the burlesque circuit in Scotland, and recently even visited New York to research the cabaret scene in the Big Apple. New subjects that have attracted my artist's eye at home lurk behind closed doors in antiquated venues of the city such as The Panopticon, Sloanes bar and Dr Sketchy's Anti Art class at The Arches. Here can be found the old world glamour of victorian musicals, burlesque performers, tango dancers and cabaret acts. My most recent figurative work tries to capture the vintage glamour these fabulous women (and men) and portrays both the humour and sexiness in their acts. I have been lucky enough to meet and work with the most flamboyant and talented performers through creating these paintings. Long may it continue.

Graeme Sharp

Graeme Sharp graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1995 with a highly successful degree show, selling over 30 drawings and paintings. Since then he has worked full time as an artist in his Glasgow studio exhibiting regularly in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. He has attracted a great deal of media attention, including being tipped by one of Scotland’s leading art dealers and gallery owners John McDermott as being one of “Scotland’s up and coming artists” on STV News, after selling more than a dozen paintings at Glasgow’s celebrated Art Fair. Graeme has also been featured on ITV’s Home Show, 7Days, NB, and won the the best up and coming young artist award at the Paisley Art Institute’s annual exhibition. His paintings are currently in demand and he is working on a backlog of orders and commissions. Some of his work has been purchased by Scottish celebrities and are in private collections at home and abroad, selling 65 paintings last year. Graeme often uses a range of friends as models, covering them with glorious fabrics and flowers which aim to attract the viewer into the painting through the model. He uses abstract marks of colour and light to represent positive energy. Graeme also uses thick brushes for a mosaic effect reminiscent of Byzantine art or palette knife to create wonderful textures within his work. He interprets portraits in a modern way, exaggerating colour and texture.

Gavin Young

Gavin graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1996 and has exhibited regularly in London. Shortlisted for the BP Portrait Award in 2006, he produces highly detailed work in oil. Gavin shows regularly in his native Dundee.

Alex Dewars

Alex graduated in 2003 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art with a BA in Fine Art. A highly technical figurative artist, he has exhibited regularly in Edinburgh and Glasgow including the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy

Donald Macleod

Donald Macleod is a Glasgow based artist who studied at the Glasgow School of Art in the late '70s. He worked in Surrey during the 80's and returned to Scotland in 1990 to work as studio assistant to one of the new Glasgow boys, Peter Howson. He has worked as a full- time artist since 1995 and has exhibited widely in his native Glasgow and London. A regular with the RGI, he has works in various private and public collections in Europe and North America.

Gregory Rankin

Roisin Daly