Joyful look at Stirlingshire
Some beautiful scenes of rural Stirlingshire are set to go on display.
From today (Friday) until the end of January, an exhibition of paintings by Stirlingshire landscape artist Pamela McMahon will be on show at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.
Pamela, who in 2015 won a Special Recognition Award for her painting of the road at the Lake of Menteith in snow, specialises in painting colourful and joyful depictions of the effect of strong light and shade on places she loves and visits regularly.
Pamela, who lives in Port of Menteith, said:“I live in the country and my preference is to paint scenes/landscapes that are special to me and a part of my life. Country lanes where I walk, trees, fields and hills that I know and love, my garden and places that make an impression on me when on holiday or out and about with family or friends.
“My aim is never just to paint a pretty landscape or scene: the light and the mood must be special or extraordinary. Inspiration comes when a familiar place is transformed by light into something unusually beautiful and colourful – winter sun turning tree tops gold - the glare of summer sun on a path – light glinting on frost and snow - in other words, those life affirming moments that demand you stand and stare before the light changes and the magic is lost. My aim is to capture the mood and colour of those moments and to share them with people through my painting.”
Many of the paintings in the exhibition feature scenes from the area around the Lake of Menteith in Stirlingshire as well as scenes from the East Neuk of Fife and Dumfriesshire.
The light and the mood must be special or extraordinary