Kirstie Cohen

KIRSTIE COHEN graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1987, completing Post Graduate studies in 1988. Since then she has exhibited widely and her evocative, atmospheric works have made a powerful impression.  She exhibited for the first time at Tolquhon in 2003 when her work sold out and we are delighted to now have the opportunity to present a one woman show.  Kirstie was born in Edinburgh and raised in North Berwick and her work has been influenced by the sweeping panoramas of the east coast as well as the Highlands where she now lives.  "My painting lies within the context of the northern romantic landscape tradition.  I try to convey the essence of land, sea and sky and express a sense of space, light or mood of the moment rather than depict a specific location as this creates a boundary that restricts the process of developing the work.  It is overall a more emotional cathartic response.  The ongoing process of applying paint to canvas, gradually building layer upon layer, eventually evolves its own luminosity and depth.  It is a process that is is continual and vital in all its hidden frustrations.  The elemental ideas of diffusion, suspension and reflection are key concerns, contributing to the final dynamic of the painting."

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