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2023 paintings by Zanna Wilson alongside glassware by Alison Jardine
16th June – 24th September
Zanna Wilson, Watermill curator and artist has travelled to her regular haunts of the Argyll coastline, the Inner Hebrides, memories of travels to the Outer Isles and also taken inspiration from close to home in Perthshire. Plein air work is a continuous tool to her in her practice and she’s often seen perched on a knoll with her box easel, sitting down out of the wind trying to harness the Scottish weather and wrestling with colour and texture to get all the information down. Studio work supports her plein air trips and the next trip is always in the diary to encourage the next collection. Since running the Watermill Gallery in 2021 these trips have become even more precious. Tiree, Lismore, Appin, Glen Lyon, the Crieff Road, Rannoch and smaller isles on the west coast with the occasional foray into the East coast has given Zanna an unwavering urge to paint and fill the gallery with images of Scotland; ‘Haste Ye Back’ is written on the sign as you leave Oban, her regular launch pad to the Isles.
Look back at a 2022 article: Zanna Wilson exhibition shows seascape artist’s view of Scottish coastline
Artworks
Alison Jardine
Jardine makes hand crafted glassware with jewel like colours that beautifully complement the rich palette of Zanna’s works.
Working from her studio in Edinburgh, she creates a range of work from small delicate sculptures to larger vessels and wall hangings. Her vessels are created in the kiln using a mix of heat and gravity to manipulate the glass into various forms that are characterised by luminous colour and pattern. Alison finds her inspiration in the natural world and has a particular love for translating the Scottish coastline’s colours, light and shapes into glass.
Here is a selection of the 34 piece collection
16th June
Launching with a 5 course ticketed feast inspired by the tastes of Scotland, catered by Ballintaggart, £70 per person with fizz on arrival.