ROBERT INNES
Whether he is working in oil or watercolour, on a sun-baked hillside in Southern France or a windswept beach in Scotland, Robert Innes has the rare ability to transport you to the spot at which his painting was created. With his latest work, he continues to develop his favourite themes, experimenting both with greater use of watercolour and much bolder impasto effects in oil. With scenes from France you can feel the dry heat and smell the balsam from the pine trees; with the beach and sea-scapes the water is never far away in his work and you can hear the crashing waves. Robert has never been constrained by the canvas and he continues to try out different shapes and scales that he feels suit his subject matter best. Intriguingly, a stronger figurative element is also emerging and it will be interesting to see how this develops.
“Having a painting by Robert on your wall is to possess a work by an artist who is truly committed to his profession. In today's fast-moving and uncertain world, it will also remind you of the need to slow down and simply appreciate the natural beauty of the landscape... which is no bad thing for any of us.”
James Ogilvy, landscape designer
Robert Innes is a self-confessed ‘plein air' painter whose work very much attests to this. His work ranges from the southern light of Aix-en-Provence to the more demanding light of Argyll in the West of Scotland. It is obvious that he is at home in both climes and tackles each subject with a fresh and natural talent which, at times, is concerned with a tranquil and serene approach and, at other times is much more dynamic.
That Robert is a committed painter is without doubt and the fact that he has amassed so much work is further proof of his dedication. He has exhibited widely in Scotland, including at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the Compass Gallery and Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow. Robert Innes is married to Louise, an opera singer.
The late James D. Robertson: Past President, Royal Scottish Academy PPRSA RSW RGI
Awards
Invitée d'Honneur, Salon de Printemps, Tarare, 2009
Diplôme d'Honneur de la Ville de Tarare, Salon de Printemps 2008
Collections
His work is represented in private collections in Europe, North America and Australasia. It is represented in public and corporate collections including: Paintings in Hospitals, Kirkcaldy Art Gallery and Museum and Stirling University.
Exhibitions
A wide variety of public and commercial galleries have mounted exhibitions of Robert Innes' paintings. He has had works shown and sold in numerous public exhibitions and accepted invitations to put on exhibitions in Scotland, England and France.
Art Education
Courses undertaken with Gordon Bryce, Peter Maclaren and Edith Thurnherr
1990–94: Glasgow School of Art, under James Robertson and Barbara Rae
1990: Leith School of Art, under Mark and Lottie Cheverton
1974–82: Fettes College, under J C Brown and Rose Arbuthnot
Born: 1964, Fife, Scotland
Selected Exhibitions
2016
Solo Show, 54 The Gallery, London, W1
Invited Artist, 7ieme Biennale de Vaux en Beaujolais
Solo Show, Portmanteau Gallery, Bridport
Solo Show, 54 The Gallery, Mayfair, London
2015
Solo Show, 54 Gallery, London, W1
Solo Show, Elie, Fife
Solo Show, Crewkerne, Somerset
2014
Solo Show, 54 Gallery, London, W1 and Elie, Fife
Somerset Open Studios: SAW 2014
Corrymella Scott Gallery, The Sage
2013
Capitals Show, 54 Gallery London W1 and Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh.
2012
Solo show, 54 Gallery, London, W1
Invited Artist, 6éme Biennale de l'Art Figuratif, Vaux en Beaujolais
Somerset Open Studios: SAW 2012
2011
Solo Show, La Maison Commune, Ternand
A Year in the Beaujolais, Solo show, 54 Gallery, London, W1
Solo Show, Galerie Lionnes de Kaolin, Oingt
2010
Solo show, 54 The Gallery, Shepherds Market, London, W1
Solo Show, La Maison Commune, Oingt
Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition
Solo Show, Galerie Art Station, Legny
St Helier, Jersey
2009
46th Salon De Printemps, Tarare Invitée d'Honneur
Solo Show, Galerie Art Station, Legny
2008
120th PAI
45th Salon De Printemps, Tarare Diplôme d'Honneur
Solo Show, La Maison Commune, Oingt
Solo Show, 54 The Gallery, London, W1
2007
119th PAI
Solo Show, Musee André Malraux, Tarare
Solo Show, Stirling University
Solo Show, Air Gallery, London
2006
118th PAI
Solo Show, Air Gallery London
2005
117th PAI
Solo show, Hitchman Gallery, Stirling University
Solo show, Kinsteary, Nairnshire
2004
116th PAI
Solo Show, Tolbooth Gallery, West Wemyss
Solo Show, Air Gallery, London
2003
115th PAI
St Petersburg Tercentenary Festival Exhibition
2002
114th Paisley Art Institute Show
Lennox Gallery, London
Solo Show, Air Gallery, London
Solo Show, Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
2001
Corrymella Scott Gallery, Newcastle
Summer Small Picture Show, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art
Exhibition for CLIC, Christies, Glasgow
2000
Edinburgh Festival Show at Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh
Solo Show, The Air Gallery, London
1999
Scottish Artists, Thomson's Gallery, London
First London Solo Show, The Air Gallery, London
1998
Scottish Artists, Richmond Hill Gallery
Solo Show, Fire & Iron Gallery, Surrey
Solo Festival Show, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
1997
Summer Show, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow
136th RGI Glasgow
Solo show, Frames Gallery, Perth
1996
Solo Show, Mountain Paintings, Ambleside Mountain Festival
Solo Show, Beaujolais Landscapes, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
Solo Show, Paysages Pierres Dorees, Galerie Dorée, Lyon
135th RGI Glasgow
1995
Class of 94, Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow
First Solo Show, RSAMD, Glasgow
20th Annual Exhibition, Macon Salon, France
1994
Paths of Development, Assembly Gallery, Glasgow School of Art
Degree Show, GSA
Cream of the Graduates, Graduate Gallery, Edinburgh
1990
Year Show, Leith School of Art
Best Entry Show, Glasgow School of Art
1987
Art for Guys, Hays Galleria, London