Erlend (painter) and Pamela (printmaker) will produce a contemporary portrait of Mairi Sawyer

EXHIBITION LAUNCH EVENT - 8th Aug 2020 at 2-00pm - Sawyer Gallery - all welcome

The exhibition will be centred around a collaborative portrait of Mairi Sawyer, celebrating her legacy at Inverewe Garden.

Erlend (painter) and Pamela (printmaker) will give their impressions of the garden and the woman behind it. Using the media of drawing, painting and printmaking they will produce a contemporary portrait of Mairi Sawyer.

Erlend and Pamela are visiting Inverewe throughout the year, exploring and witnessing the changes brought on by each new season. 

Erlend Tait is a Scottish visual artist born and based in the Highlands of Scotland. Following his studies at Grays School of Art. he focused his attention on stained glass, or 'painting with light' and learned the ancient techniques of the glass painter-stainer for over 10 years. From an early age he's been captivated by the mythology and folklore of the Highlands and Islands and many of these tales relate to anthropomorphic deities within the environment. As a result, much of his work combines portraiture with pattern and symbols such as mountains, clouds and birds, and alludes to themes of ideology and transcendence. He exhibits his drawings, paintings, and stained glass throughout Scotland and abroad including at the Royal Scottish Academy. His work is in private collections throughout the world.

Pamela Tait grew up in Aberdeen. She studied Drawing and Painting at Grays School of Art, and presently lives on the Black Isle with her husband, the artist Erlend Tait. Past work from Pamela focused on humans with flourishes of the fantastic. Yet over the past few years, strange creatures have appeared more and more in her work. Pamela is represented by FB69 Gallery in Germany and has exhibited her work internationally.