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Simon Laurie BIOGRAPHY
Born 1964. Known for: Painting.
Simon Laurie is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose paintings are characterized by references to Scottish life and society. He frequently incorporated fish, boats,... Read full biography
Simon Laurie is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose paintings are characterized by references to Scottish life and society. He frequently incorporated fish, boats, religious symbols and everyday items. These objects were arranged upon a rich textural ground created by the... Read full biography
Simon Laurie is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose paintings are characterized by references to Scottish life and society. He frequently incorporated fish, boats, religious symbols and everyday items. These objects were arranged upon a rich textural ground created by the application of multiple layers of acrylic paint. He worked in acrylic paint for almost 30 years, developing his own individual style and fundamental visual language. Laurie was born in Glasgow in... Read full biography
Simon Laurie is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose paintings are characterized by references to Scottish life and society. He frequently incorporated fish, boats, religious symbols and everyday items. These objects were arranged upon a rich textural ground created by the application of multiple layers of acrylic paint. He worked in acrylic paint for almost 30 years, developing his own individual style and fundamental visual language. Laurie was born in Glasgow in 1964 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1982 to 1988. Laurie was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours (RSW) in 1991 and the Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI) in 2000, where he served as convener for six years. He... Read full biography
Simon Laurie is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose paintings are characterized by references to Scottish life and society. He frequently incorporated fish, boats, religious symbols and everyday items. These objects were arranged upon a rich textural ground created by the application of multiple layers of acrylic paint. He worked in acrylic paint for almost 30 years, developing his own individual style and fundamental visual language. Laurie was born in Glasgow in 1964 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1982 to 1988. Laurie was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours (RSW) in 1991 and the Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI) in 2000, where he served as convener for six years. He had many solo shows, both in the UK and abroad, and won many prestigious and major awards. His work is held... Read full biography
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Simon Laurie is a contemporary Scottish landscape and still life artist, whose paintings are characterized by references to Scottish life and society. He frequently incorporated fish, boats, religious symbols and everyday items. These objects were arranged upon a rich textural ground created by the application of multiple layers of acrylic paint.
He worked in acrylic paint for almost 30 years, developing his own individual style and fundamental visual language.
Laurie was born in Glasgow in 1964 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1982 to 1988. Laurie was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours (RSW) in 1991 and the Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI) in 2000, where he ser...But wait, there's more...
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