Heather Nevay RGI
Date of RGI Election: 2015.
I studied Printed Textiles at Glasgow School of Art 1983-88 , and left with the intention to paint rather than continue with textiles. With a solid education of drawing, interpretation of ideas and a strong sense of colour I developed my own imagery and refined what I wanted to explore in painting.
My work looks at childhood and adolescence – either my own experiences and memories, or observations of friends and family’s children. Imaginative games, beliefs and the dynamics of friendships are then interpreted in my paintings, in a very literal way. This is countered by the controlled style of painting I use to achieve what is hopefully a beautiful painting with an underlying discomfort or unease for the viewer through the duplicity of the image.
- It Rained all day , oil on board , 30cm x 23cm
- Scapegoat , oil on board 32cm x 22cm
- Introvert , Hiding in plain Site , 30cm x 23cm
- Bad Girls House , pencil on board , approx. 40cm x 30cm
- Single Gentlemans Room, oil on gesso’d panel 60cm x 50cm
- Paranoia ,oil on board ,28cm x 22cm
- The King’s Daughter, Oil on Panel, 2015
- Pelt, The Discovery, Oil on Panel , 2015
- Olympia , Oil on Panel , 2015