John Picken

John trained at the Mackintosh School of Architecture and practiced in Tayside until 2011 when he left his architectural practice to spend his time creating art. An interest in people and places provides inspiration for John’s work and his distinctive streetscapes aim to evoke a sense of place in the representation of urban landscapes.

A two year fascination for the wee harbour and reed beds at Port Allen, west of Errol on the Tay, resulted in a number of works focused on the infinite variety of colour and form that light, time and tide lend to the glorious abundance of the reeds.

The colour and form of some unusual fungi on a tree branch near Port Allen has inspired new ideas for sculpture and watercolours and that together with a series of studies of castle buildings, informs John’s current practice.

EXHIBITIONS:

Dunkeld Art Exhibition
Pittenweem Arts Festival
The McLaurin Gallery, Ayr
Perth Art Gallery and Museum
The Dundas Gallery, Edinburgh
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, Edinburgh
The House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
International Exhibition of Architect Artists, Monastero dei Benedettini, Catania, Italy
XXII Esposizione Internazionale degli Architetti Artisti, Venice
78th Ligne et Couleur  Exhibition, Paris
Botanic Gardens Gallery, Dundee
Glasgow Art Club
Scottish Art Club
The Meffan, Forfar
Stiirling Smith Gallery and Museum

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