Stenton Gallery - Pam Carter DA |
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Salmon Station, St Cyrus
| My subject matter is found in the rugged West Coast of Scotland with its isolated cottages and wild colours of the machair and bracken, and in the East Coast with its majestic cliffs, fishing villages and farm land. Standing on a high viewpoint the magnitude of the landscape dwarfs the white gables. Sunspots move across the valley. The forbidding trip to the Western Isles brings great reward with its sweeping golden sands and turquoise tranquil waters which is almost idyllically tropical. Skye, Lewis, Harris and the Uists have been favourite islands to visit and recently I have painted on Tiree and Coll. It's a place I've wanted to visit for a long time. Tiree offers idyllic settings. The Island's architecture is like a museum of Scotland's past with wonderful cottages sitting perched on the most beautiful of beaches. A sense of a place is important in my work but for me it's not about capturing a scene with complete accuracy. Sometimes it is the elements and the untamed force of nature that inspire, but more than anything it is the essential quality of light which can be found in the Scottish land and seascape. I often interpret the scene with abstract elements allowing the paint to work for me. I translate this light in terms of contrast and colour -- often bold but always with subtlety and balance. I ultimately want to create a visual sensation and pleasing image. Pam Carter 2002
BIOGRAPHY Born in Tanganyika, East Africa to an Austrian mother and Scottish father. At the age of thirteen came to Scotland where she attended school at Bearsden Academy. There she was encouraged greatly by Nancy Morris. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the seventies and began her teaching career. After teaching at Braidfield High School for four years she took a year out to study at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. She spent a further two years teaching art in the Seychelles whilst on voluntary service with African Inland Mission. From the mid-eighties to date she has taught in various colleges, currently Falkirk College. 2002 represents a sabbatical year in which she will concentrate on painting. She has had numerous solo exhibitions throughout Britain and also in the USA and has participated in several group shows including the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA), the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI), Visual Arts Scotland (VAS), and the Paisley Art Institute (PAI). She gained an award from each of the latter three venues. SOLO EXHIBITIONS
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA), Edinburgh The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI), Glasgow Visual Arts Scotland (VAS), Edinburgh The Paisley Art Institute (PAI), Paisley Art in the Square, Glasgow Affordable Art, London, Scottish Art Portfolio Battersea Art Fair, Scottish Art Portfolio Chelsea Art Fair, Scottish Art Portfolio Art Expo, New York, Chetwynd Stapleton The Laing Exhibition, London AWARDS Work selected for the Laing calendar 1993 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Award, RGI 1996 Paisley Art Institute Award 1998 Visual Arts Scotland 1999 COLLECTIONS Work in many private and corporate collections. PUBLISHING Ecosse Fine Art Prints, Edinburgh - produce 17 limited Edition Prints with outlets throughout Britain Tartan 2CV - produce 8 cards "Scotland's Artist Series" Laing Calendar 1993 Academy Calendar 2003 2002: producing two articles for The International Magazine
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