In September I opened my studio to visitors during the Perthshire Open Studios.  Some impressions from this show are on the left.  Please contact me if you wish to make an appointment to see work.

The young of the species, be it human or other mammals, can be tremendous fun.  They have a joyful inquisitiveness as they explore their new world and anything is fair game.  This is the situation I found myself in when...more>>                                  

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But taking some time out from our ever onward rush it’s not difficult to see the attraction.  Quintessential child-like cottages shoehorned into their narrow strip of land, creating out of place geometric roof top landscapes of silvery blue that you would normally associate with... more>>                                   

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Colour has been fundamental to Cockburn’s work and his assured style and palette carry many of the hallmarks of the Scottish Colourist tradition. At the same time his work displays a refreshing individuality with an inspiring balance of order and spontaneity, providing them with a sense of space and atmosphere.  This richness of some of his canvasses, the impasto palette knife application of paint and the inclusion of occasional flashes of strong counter point colours give his paintings an intensity and symbolic power.

Responding to the landscape and coming up with something interesting and meaningful, Cockburn's work is a celebration of what he sees and his desire to convey to the viewer a sense of place and mood.  The selection of an image, a scene, a landscape - initially he draws what he sees in pencil or pastel, editing and distilling the subject matter throught the process of drawing and painting.  The paintings are then completed in the studio, with the desire to making it more real. 

Cockburn was born in Inverness and studied at Chelsea School of Art under Don Tustin and Gus Cummings R.A. He then pursued a career in Design and Marketing Communications.  Throughout this time he continued with his own work until he left to concentrate on painting full time.  His work is held in private collections in Scotland, England and The Netherlands.

It’s amusing in the Dictionary of Quotations, artist comes just after adultery and alcohol.

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