News — oil painting

This November, joining our growing roster of artists is Glasgow-based painter and researcher Graham Lister. He divides his time between his studio and GSA (Glasgow School of Art) where he works as a lecturer in Painting and Printmaking, and where he previously gained a practice-based PhD. He also has a MFA from Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, and an MA in Art History from Glasgow University. 

We are delighted to announce that Oran Wishart has joined our roster of artists! Based in Lanarkshire, Wishart is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art (GSA) whose paintings span figuration and abstraction. 

In October, Figueiredo's beautiful paintings were reviewed by Munchies Art Club Magazine, offering insight into Figueiredo's practice both technically and philosophically.

This November, Stacey Gledhill presents an exhibition of new paintings at Worton Kitchen Garden following her six week residency there.

If you follow Broth, it won't surprise you that one of my favourite things to do is visit artists at their studio. Call me a nosy parker but stepping into an artists workspace is for me like entering Ali Baba's cave- you never know what riches you're going to find. Fiona MacRae's studio in rural Argyll is one such place that never disappoints. Tucked away up a meandering track in mossy woodland, Fiona's studio is a treasure trove of spectacles.Having beachcombed her entire life, Fiona MacRae's studio is a shrine to both natural and man-made forms scavanged from the shoreline. There are whalebones, coloured sea glass, mermaid purses, driftwood and calcified sea creatures, but also a confetti of plastic odds and ends, corroded rubber and knarled bits of oxidised metal. Wherever you look, there's something to marvel at.

Over the years, it has become abundantly clear that beachcombing is an important part of MacRae's practice. It works its way- albeit surreptitiously- into her paintings by means of colour, texture and form, and is used directly in her assemblage artwork. For this reason, I was curious to learn more about her love of beachcombing, how it informs her art-making and where it all started.

Read on to discover more about Fiona MacRae and her delightful art.