A SPLASH OF COLOUR IN THE LANG TOON
Lang toon gallery puts their work up there with the best

 
Strathallan News
By Henry Ainslie, 22 July 2010
A new exhibition has given a splash of colour to the Lang Toon's Ruthven Gallery this month. Well known local artists Margaret Evans, Albie Sinclair and Ann Wegmuller have brought their latest works to the walls of the popular gallery featuring a rich array of vibrant and colourful landscapes.
The talented group are hoping to attract many new and regular admirers with their work. Gallery owner Suzanne Hay, said: "We are pleased to bring a diverse and inspiring range of work to the gallery during this exhibition and to exhibit some emerging artists who you may not normally see in Scottish galleries alongside award-winning Scottish artists such as Rosanne Barr."
 
Local painters prove that home is where the art is
 
Stunning works from a selection of Strathallan's finest contemporary artists have gone on display at a special Summer Landscapes exhibition in Auchterarder.
Art aficionados are expected to flock to the Lang Toon's Ruthven Gallery from miles around to visit the exhibition featuring work from local luminaries including Margaret Evans, Albie Sinclair and Ann Wegmuller. They will be joined by up-and-coming artists from farther afield, such as the exciting Edinburgh-based emerging talent Tessa Whitley and the award-winning Rosanne Barr.
The Ruthven Gallery has gained a reputation as one of the top venues to show contemporary art in Perthshire, proving popular with artists and enthusiasts alike. And the calibre of artists on display in the Summer Landscape exhibition proves there is no let up in the quality.
Shinafoot Studios-based Glasgow School of Art graduate Margaret Evans has built up an international reputation for her pastel prowess, and is a member of artist societies as far away as Canada and the USA. But is is at home in Perthshire that she finds some of her greatest inspiration, and she is delighted to be displaying her work at the Ruthven Gallery.
She said: "I find inspiration in many places we travel to on trips I organise. The Scottish landscape gives a wonderful range of subject matter which helps show the pastel medium in all its versatility, from dry to wet techniques and mixed with gouache."
Aberuthven-based Ann Wegmuller is another Strathallan artist with a big reputation. She specialises in abstract painting, and, since graduating from the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee 1986, has made a name for herself, exhibiting work at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and the Royal Academy of Arts.
And she can't wait to display her work on her own doorstep: "It's fantastic to have a gallery like the Ruthven in Auchterarder, and I always enjoy displaying my work there. The three paintings I've submitted are abstract - I don't just paint what I see - but all based on experiences of local scenes. But I'm not sure too many will recognise them. The clue is in the name, though."
Dunning landscape painter and former art teacher Albie Sinclair will once again bring his work - which always seems to take the fancy of the buying public - to the Ruthven Gallery.
The gallery's owner Suzanne Hay, told the Strathallan News: "We are pleased to bring a diverse and inspiring range of work to the gallery during this exhibition, and to exhibit some emerging artists who you may not normally see in Scottish galleries alongside award-winning artists such as Rosanne Barr."
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