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Eion Stewart Fine Art is a contemporary art gallery based in Stonehaven, a historic fishing town in the North East of Scotland.
The gallery specialises in exhibiting original work from leading Scottish based artists, while also supporting new and up-and-coming talent through a regularly changing program of exhibitions.
Shazia Mahmood will be exhibiting some new works from the west coast of Scotland in this beautiful location in Stonehaven.
Link to view all pieces, scroll through.
Read MoreThis new body of work is from a few days spent in the dunes at The Witterings on the south coast of England. The paintings for me express the light and skies that constantly display on this particular part of the world.
Read MoreLast year was a very difficult year and I feel very pleased that we are on the way out of what has been an unbelievable year. Last year the solo show was, understandably, cancelled. To say I was disappointed was an understatement I think was in more of a shock, as the 2 years work just went to nothing — that’s how it felt.
It was a surreal experience to prepare for a solo show and it be cancelled, that had never happened before. Like everyone, it was about a new way of working and a new way of thinking about how to create and getting your paintings in front of people. As the year progressed Denise (who's run the Castle Gallery for over 20yrs) said "let's aim for 2021 in the June", I remember at the time in March of last year thinking "Oh my god that is ages away!". But as the months rolled on I relished the blessing of lockdown and that it enabled me to work (almost) every waking hour.
I worked harder than I ever had in my 25+yr career. I think it was almost like someone had said you have as much time as possible to do the work. In between homeschooling and work I managed, like everyone, just !
The result was the show that has currently just happened at the Castle Gallery has been an incredible success . The best solo show I have ever had, sales exceeded all expectations and the people's response to the work was the stuff of dreams. Thank you — buyer or browser, you made it special.
The work now will remain at the Castle Gallery for the foreseeable future and there are a few pieces left. Please visit the Gallery website to view/purchase and they will happily send worldwide.
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Thanks again for all your lovely kind words and also for supporting me throughout.
Stay happy, healthy and creative.
Run over two weekends: 10/11 July and 17/18 July
Chichester Open Studios Art Trail: 132 local artists exhibiting a wide range of work across 112 venues in and around the city of Chichester, West Sussex.
You can find me and my studio on the Peninsular Trail, venue 11 - limited parking available.
Pick up a printed guide locally or download a map online from the Trail website.
Read MoreI did a painting that included Billy's On The Beach that was turned into postcards that were then sold to raise money for Selsey Lifeboat Station
Read MoreThis week is Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16th May, 2021) and the theme is "nature". It's almost impossible to think about good mental health without considering the part that the natural world plays in it for us all.
Focusing your mind to nature and expressing this in art or a craft is calming and a reset from the bustle of our everyday lives.
No art is bad, it's all creation and deserves celebration.
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