Blue Hills

Inspired by the power of Scotland’s distant hills around Loch Torridon, Blue Hills by Lesley Birch celebrates the landscape of the artist's birthplace. 

“These are nostalgic paintings created from pure feeling and memories of Scottish lochs and coasts.  I believe, for most of us, the landscape of our birth is somehow etched in our minds and for me, this is definitely true. Sometimes I don’t know exactly how the paintings appear, but when they arrive, I recognise the place and the paintings speak back to me.  From my aunt’s house on the Isle of Arran to youth hostelling around the West Coast and sunbathing on the Isle of Lewis or climbing up a rock edge from the sea in Kintyre – it’s all there in my feeling and vision. I love to build layers and make expressive brush marks to convey movement of air and sound on the canvas. Mainly, though, it’s all about colour and a sense of abstraction to convey my deep love for the beauty and energy of Scotland.” - Lesley Birch 2022