Self made stretched canvas covered with black gesso. Acrylic paint, Australian dried bark and Orcadian dried cabbage palm leaves burned. Plastic fixed with heat gun producing burn.

Inspired by Artist Alberto Burri

Acrylic, Black Gesso and Montage on a reclaimed circular board measuring 90x90cm

Different light outdside

Another texture

The beginning

Progress

The 'Pallette'

7x5 Canvas board

Acrylic print using gell pad

7x5 Canvas board

Acrylic print using gell pad

Gesso, mica powder and hessian on a stretched reclaimed canvas

Rain is never far away in Orkney no matter what time of year. However, there is a special type of wet mist I like to call a ‘wet wind’, as wind is also never far away! This piece has taken over a year to complete and as I worked on capturing the essence of a wet wind I decided that I would not colour it as I usually do with my gesso pieces. Instead, I have used texture to make the patterns and shapes.

'Layers of Orkney' (as debuted at the Kirkwall exhibition) A much more earthy palette has bloomed reflecting the colours of Orkney. I have visually described all the things that have impressed and surprised me about this place. Aurora Borealis, Viking heritage, Neolithic sites and mark making, Selkies, the Westray Wifey, Standing Stones, the Sea, the Italian Chapel and the Ogham (meaning 'a blessing on the Soul')

My interpretation of the most popular view of ‘The old man of Hoy’

So many Standing Stones in Orkney, so inspirational for textures of ancient history

Stromness suits a faded filter. Oldy, Worldy and magical!

Not many trees in Orkney but we have a few living and passed in our garden. Textures and colours of wood inspire.

Doodles of colour, shape and texture

Inspired by Spring and making a bee meadow garden

Black Gesso, dried petals, brass embellishments, acrylic and soft pastel on canvas.

16 x 20 inches

This painting is a reworking of ‘Mother Earth’. It is a symbolic, abstract representation of the loss of feminine fertility either through age, illness or genetics. It is a ‘loss’ to be grieved. However there is always beauty in the feminine. Females together, mourning the loss.

Gesso, soft pastel, acrylic and tissue on reclaimed board and frame £490

16x20” Gesso, Hessian, gemstones, dried petals and soft pastel on canvas.

Top left detail

Middle detail featuring Drawing Room fireplace tile design

Bottom Montage left to right, original construction, Mr & Mrs MacKintosh, the Hallway entrance, the Drawing Room, the Sleeping Princess and fireplace tiles, the Hallway Clock, Front elevation, artist impression of 'The Box', MMM's anti-macassar and a wee nod to the National Trust.

I wanted to capture the beauty of Loch Lomond by moonlight after driving along the lochside and seeing the amazing reflections on the water. Rather than painting one realistic scene I wanted to evoke the atmosphere of different areas of the Loch.

Inspired by the Archways, Alleyways and Closes of the capital city as well as some of my traditional signatures (thistles and montage), a joy to make. Displayed in a reclaimed frame.
(measures 16.5" x 19" inside frame and 20.5" x 27.5" outside)

Montage including all the highlights of Edinburgh

Inspired by St. Giles Cathedral 'crown' with silhouette of Edinburgh skyline.

16 x 12” Gesso on Canvas Board

Made especially for Canadian relatives :-)

Gesso, pastel and lacquer on 30x40cm Canvas

16 x 12” Gesso on Canvas Board

£50

16 x 12” Gesso on Canvas Board

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16 x 12” Gesso on Canvas Board

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Gesso, pastel and lacquer on A3 canvas board

Gesso thistles enhanced with dried flora of thistles and bracken.

Each piece measures 24” x 8”

With handmade frame.

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12 x 10 inches

12 x 10 inches

A series of smaller Thistles using a different textured technique.

Gesso, pigment, lacquer with dried thistle ‘down’ and bracken collected locally from Argyll.

Relief technique

Relief and piping techniques

poem by A.A. Milne

Started with a fantasy doodle and turned into a fantasy watercolour exercise which was soothing and serene to create.

June 16th & 17th 2019

Inside the new ‘Box’

Privileged to have my work outside the Hill House, Helensburgh.

Close up

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A montage I made in 1998 as my tribute to the inspiration the Impressionists have had on my artistic practice.

Acrylic paint and paper montage on canvas. Sometimes the sky is indistinguishable from the mountains or sea………………

I kept this photo for years and wanted to immortalise it after his passing in 2016. A truly talented actor and lovely human being.

Commissions undertaken with consultation.

You can contact me by email at;
purplali@aol.com
or by phone:
07957948208

Payment Terms: Standard protocol calls for 50% upon signing the contract, and 50% upon completion (prior to delivery after final viewing).