JANICE GRAY R.S.W.

Title: Birds

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: 29 x 29 inches

Janice Gray was born in 1966 and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1984 to 1988 obtaining a BA (Hons) Fine Art (Drawing and Painting). She has exhibited at many of the major galleries in Scotland and is represented in many public collections. The artist says about her painting:

'I tend to choose my subject (usually animal) for their decorative quality which can be explored through the medium of watercolour and collage. I don't normally know what the finished painting is going to look like, I don't plan or do any preliminary sketches, I suppose it is a bit hit or miss! I like to start with one object then add as necessary, sometimes there is a link but normally there isn't. The unlikely collections of objects in my work makes people think, making up their own links. I love to hear how differently my work is interpreted. My paintings are often described as 'quirky' which I like, as life is all too often a bit of a downer, so I enjoy creating daft paintings which can make people a wee bit cheerier!'

Elected RSW (Member of Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours) in 1995.