John Robert Smith

John’s work is marvellous always speaking of a narrative with strong emotive themes. I’ve been lucky to have him in the gallery with collections that have addressed narratives that impact us all in some way; They include his "Lockdown" paintings with musicians playing - socially distanced - on the loch in moonlight, the "Hugs" collection which captured how it felt when we could again hold each other after the first covid release and his "From river to sea" collection, telling the story of his previous home near the Tay and his new home on the Cowal Peninsula.

This current collection for the Land of Colour exhibition is a selection of his recent storytelling strands, from musicians finding the perfect place to play, individuals silently lamenting those who have gone before to the wonderfully wild scots landscapes. Something for everyone!