Hello, I'm Ruth Farquhar, welcome to my Gallery website. I am an artist and the owner of The Blue Easel Gallery in Edinburgh. This first picture above shows me at my desk, in my studio inside The Blue Easel Gallery. I can see out into my garden through the window behind me, it's also where my family delivers hot cups of tea to me when I'm working. Sadly it doesn't normally look this tidy when I'm painting! The Gallery is situated in Cramond Village, a picturesque spot on the outskirts of Edinburgh. I'm lucky enough to work and live here with my family and until very recently, our wonderful Irish terrier Finn (aka Gallery dog). I would be delighted to show you round the gallery and my studio, please pop in if you are in the area. I am very proud of the gallery and my online shop, I'd love you to visit and have a look around, hopefully you will find something to fit perfectly into your home or make your family & friends happy. Just click on the link here or in the menu above to start shopping. Please get in touch if you have any questions about my art, my painting process or the gallery in general, I'll be pleased to help.
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Thank you Ruth
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RECENT PAINTINGS AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE SHOP THIS ATMOSPHERIC BODY OF WORK HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AND IS NOW HANGING IN THE GALLERY IT IS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE EITHER DIRECTLY FROM THE GALLERY IN EDINBURGH OR VIA THE WEBSITE ONLINE SHOP PLEASE CLICK ON THE INDIVIDUAL IMAGE OR THE LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE MY WORK
I always have a limited number of small original abstract paintings available to purchase, some recent examples of these are shown below. Wild Swimming, A Day In My Garden, Beach Pottery and Love Heart series. These paintings are an important part of my studio practice and help me to explore new possibilities with colour, texture and composition. My Kelp Forest Series (below right) has just been added to the online shop. They sell quickly so if you see one you like, grab it while you can.
Wild Swimming, A Day In My Garden, Beach Pottery an Love Heart Series
Kelp Forest Series
PAST EXHIBITIONS AND ARCHIVE INFORMATION
MY LOCKDOWN SERIES OF WORK I worked on this series of paintings during lockdown, some are still available on the website online shop. The inspiration for this body of work came from many long dog walks with my gallery dog, the flowers I discovered on these walks, my own garden and a collection of beautiful vintage tea cups that had belonged to my Mother-In-Law. You can see video examples of how these new paintings were created on my instagram page @farquhar.ruth