MY ART SCHOOL DAYS

I suppose that I should fill you in on my training before I go too far. This then is a brief resume of my Art School days in Glasgow. I trained as an interior and furniture designer in the early 70’s, and I suppose that many of my interests and skills were developed at this time. I had always been good at drawing and painting from my early school days, but my real skill lay in illustration and portraiture. Interior design, at the Glasgow Art School, although not an obvious choice, was the only department that seemed to help me develop these skills. I had the freedom to explore various other departments and I took advantage of this, and I made a lot of contact with Drawing and Painting, Textile Design, Printmaking and Sculpture tutors. All of these helped me to develop my artistic skills. I am very grateful for my time and training there. Here are a few examples of the typical exercises that I produced in my later years there. The American themed clothes shop was an actual commission, that I no longer have any photos of to show you. Suffice to say the client was happy with the final result. This was my first experience of applying my interior and illustrative skills, for payment. I can’t remember how much, but it seemed like a fortune then.