Artist of the Week - Ros Callander

Artist of the Week - Ros Callander

"Stonehaven coast from foot of Dunnottar" by Ros Callander

"Stonehaven coast from foot of Dunnottar" is an original oil painting by artist Ros Callander. It depicts a soft and dreamy view of the coast around Stonehaven as seen when looking north, standing at the foot of the Dunnottar Castle escarpment. Ros Callander is a professional, contemporary Scottish artist. She paints mainly sunset paintings, seascapes and landscapes and her art has been described as “arresting and atmospheric”. Ros occasionally does portraiture, however her main love is nature and it’s influences on her native Scotland. Ros’s work, which is still very affordable, is increasing in popularity, often leading to waiting lists for her commissioned pieces.

Ros's Statement: "For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed drawing and painting. As a young girl, my passion for horses led me to drawing animals, and from there to drawing children and adults. My favourite mediums by far are acrylics, oils, watercolours and pencil drawings.
I hold a number of group and solo exhibitions throughout the year at various venues, one of which was opened by the (at the time) current Miss UK - Nicola Jolly. This was featured in the local area broadsheet/press. I have exhibited throughout Scotland and also in London, Paris and Berlin. I have had work photographed for Interior Design magazines - the latest of which was the prestigious "Homes & Interiors Scotland" magazine (Issue 43) and "25 Beautiful Homes", leading to a marked increase in interest in my work both in Scotland and throughout the UK.
I now live in the picturesque North East of Scotland, in a small rural coastal village, having previously lived and worked both in London and Southampton.
Being witness to rugged coastal scenery, stunning sunsets, sunrises and the breathtakingly beautiful Aurora is inspiration for many of my paintings, and I love to inject warmth, light and atmosphere into my work.
I feel very privileged to know that a piece of art which I have poured my heart and soul into creating, finds it's own place in the hearts of other people"

Click HERE to see more of Ros's work on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Ros Callander

Ros Callander is a professional contemporary Scottish artist. She paints mainly sunset paintings, seascapes and landscapes and her art has been described as “arresting and atmospheric”. Ros also does portraiture, both people and animals, however her main love is nature and it’s influences on her native Scotland. Ros’s work, which is still very affordable, is increasing in popularity, often leading to waiting lists for her commissioned pieces.
The painting shown is called "Evening Reflections" and is painted in Acrylic paints on a 6ft x 3ft box canvas. This is one of Ros's larger works, although she enjoys painting on a wide variety of sized canvases.
She has recently been concentrating more on drawing, due to a back injury, and you can see a selection of her pencil drawings along with more of her paintings, in her gallery at Affordable British Art.

Click HERE to see more of ros's work

Artist of The Week - Ros Callander

Well....it had to happen sooner or later.....the Artist of the Week this week is none other than....yours truely. As well as maintining this blog, I am a professional, exhibiting artist. I paint mainly sunset paintings, seascapes and landscapes and my art has been described as “arresting and atmospheric”. However, I dont like to be tied to one genre of work, so I occasionally also do portraiture. My main love, however is nature and it’s influences on my native Scotland.
For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed drawing and painting. As a young girl, my passion for horses led me to drawing animals, and from there to drawing children and adults. My favourite mediums by far are acrylics, oils, watercolours and pencil drawings.
I hold a number of group and solo exhibitions throughout the year at various venues, one of which was opened by the (at the time) current Miss UK - Nicola Jolly. This was featured in the local area broadsheet/press. I have exhibited throughout Scotland and also in London, Paris and Berlin. I have had work photographed for Interior Design magazines - the latest of which was the prestigious "Homes & Interiors Scotland" magazine (Issue 43) and "25 Beautiful Homes", leading to a marked increase in interest in my work both in Scotland and throughout the UK.

I now live in the picturesque North East of Scotland, in a small rural coastal village, having previously lived and worked both in London and Southampton.
Being witness to rugged coastal scenery, stunning sunsets, sunrises and the breathtakingly beautiful Aurora is inspiration for many of my paintings, and I love to inject warmth, light and atmosphere into my work.
I feel very privileged to know that a piece of art which I have poured my heart and soul into creating, finds it's own place in the hearts of other people"

Chernobyl Children's project

I had a painting session this afternoon with some children from Belarus, who are in the UK on holiday with the Chernobyl Children's project......it was particularly challenging for me as they did not speak English, and although their host parent was there, for some reason the Interpreter wasn't.....so...basically, we had to do most of it by sign language...and a very small smattering of the odd spoken word.

However, they all seemed to enjoy themselves and painted some rather lovely little Highland calves....and of course, when it came time to take the photos, the childrens' sense of fun kicked in.....and this was the (spontaeous) result:

If you are interested in finding out more about the charity, and perhaps how you can help.....have a look on the website:
Click HERE for the Chernobyl Childrens' Project