Frances Walker: Shore Pool

Frances Walker: Shore PoolFrances Walker RSA, RSW, D. Litt, Hon FECA is an artist who has lived and worked in Aberdeen for 60 years. Born in Kirkcaldy in 1930 Frances Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art and after attending Moray House College of Education was sole teacher of art for all schools in Harris and North Uist, Western isles 1956 1958 then lecturer in drawing and painting at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen 1958 1985. Frances was one of the founder members of

In 2011 he made an exhibition For Philip Guston at De Ketelfactory in Schiedam (NL) and he had been in residence at the Josef Albers Foundation in Bethany

there is always something exhilarating about arriving at this essence

Originally published as part of our #SEENINTHEDEEN exhibition in November 2013

emotive works

Frances Walker was part of a small group of artists who walked along the coast to Cruden Bay

Medium: Etching Edition Size: 20

Paper Size: 67 x 49

5 x 77 cm Medium: Screenprint Edition Size: 30 Year: 1993

“Despite being black and white

Steven Aalders is known for his meticulous hand made abstract oil paintings

resonates in the seemingly simple results

His paintings have been collected internationally by both private and public collections