MARGIE RAMSAY
Margie Ramsay MPhil
Born in the Highlands of Scotland I love vibrant colours and the unique colour spectrum of the Gaelic language which inspires my painting. My works often use a marbling technique to float oil paint on water and are embellishing with alkyd oils, gold, glass or foil.
An Seud. (The jewel) SOLD
Transparent films floated to form pools of red over an orange ground with gold and turquoise relief highlights.
Blàthachadh na cruinne. (World on Fire)
Yellow marbled underpainting topped with blue acrylic pour and finished with red alkyd glazes.
Seudan òir (Gilded gems)
Floated films of colour with pools of alkyd cells finished with a gold glaze.
Brot feamainn (Seaweed soup)
Black plasticised canvas dipped in translucent films of alkyd and finished with silver.
Na Fir-chlis (Aurora borealis)
Digital work using Midjourney which was inspired by the Northern lights.
Am bàgh (The bay) SOLD
Acrylic pour on canvas.
Beatha agus ceallan (Life and cells) SOLD
Small acrylic pour on board.
Fairge (Turbulence)
Small acrylic pour on board.
Gleansadh (Glowing)
Acrylic and alkyd oil paint.
Falasgair (Muirburn)
Mixed media on canvas.
Dotagan (Dotz) SOLD
Mixed media of acrylic, alkyd and foil.
Sùgh orainds (Orange juice)
Alkyd oil produced by marbling using a waterbath with alkyd oil glazes in green, orange and turquoise.
Na Seachd-Reultan (The Seven Stars)
The Pleiades. Multicoloured Acrylic pour with added alkyd oils in purple and turquoise.
Bholcàno (Magma)
Water marbelling using mixed media.
Stoirm (Storm)
Cellular acrylic pour in purple, pink and blue.
Nèamh (Heaven)
Oil with gold foil.
Smail-ghrèine (Sun spots)
Alkyd Oil embellished with mixed media.
Naomh Calum Cille agus Niseag
Large Oil on board SOLD. Small prints available.
Shows the story of Columba and the Loch Ness Monster. The saint reprimanded the monster for attacking his servant as he swam in the river Ness to fetch a boat to carry the saint across.
Shows the story of Columba and the Loch Ness Monster. The saint reprimanded the monster for attacking his servant as he swam in the river Ness to fetch a boat to carry the saint across.
Ròsaid (Resin)
Acrylic resin pour on canvas board set in small tray frame of gold wood.
Ruadh (Russet)
Alkyd oil made using a marbling technique in a waterbath. Finished with 24ct gold leaf.
Tuirc-ghorm (Turquoise)
Alkyd oil made by floating the paint on a waterbath.
Beirmeilean (Vermilion)
Alkyd oil on Claessens linen. Made by floating the oil paint on a waterbath and dipping the canvas then embellished by embedding tiny millifiore beads in drops of alkyd oil.
Luch-dhonn (Brown mouse)
This was made by floating oil paint on a jelly of carrageen (algae) and finished with alkyd oils and real gold foil.
Dannsa Gàidhealach (Highland dancing)
Oils floated on a water bath and embellished with alkyd oils and gold paint.
Sorchar nan Reul (Lighter of the Stars) Starscape
Poetic name for Jesus our Saviour.
White marbled on black canvas with silver foil.
White marbled on black canvas with silver foil.
Dearg (Red) SOLD
Oil on canvas. Made by dipping canvas in films of paint floated on a waterbath. Finished with thicker paint drops and glazes.
Na h-iasgan (The fishes)
The goldfish pond.
Oil on canvas with irridescent and alkyd oils.
Oil on canvas with irridescent and alkyd oils.
Ceòlas SOLD
Collage on board with Gaelic and hand-made Scottish salmon leather. In support of Ceòlas music and Gaelic charity in South Uist.