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James Lumsden

Edinburgh
I am a painter working between studios in Edinburgh and the Isle of Lewis.
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My work is primarily concerned with process - building translucent glazes of paint until an illusion of light and depth are achieved. The process involves the application of multiple (up to 40 or more) thin glazes of acrylic paint and gloss medium. Each layer is dragged, pulled or manipulated with various implements - the process being repeated layer upon layer until the final painting begins to emerge. Arrived at by both chance and deliberation, the final painting reveals varying chromatic strata, which can be seen through the translucence and depth of the work.. I aim to make paintings which are luminous, seductive, sensual and atmospheric. I am fascinated in how the raw materials innate to the medium can be turned into something poetic - an object filled with light, feeling, atmosphere and emotion.

 

Exhibition view, & Gallery, Edinburgh

Exhibition view

Solus bho Thuath | North Light

Exhibition view, Kirkcudbright Galleries

Contrapuntal Painting (13/23) 2023

Forthcoming solo exhibition

Contrapuntal Painting (3/23)

Exhibition view

Exhibition view

Exhibition view

Point Series (1/22)

Lucent (1/21)

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