1923
In Glen Isla - J.D. FergussonOil on canvas
My Story
“I was painted in 1923. You see J. D. had found inspiration and colour in France and was influenced by painters such as Cézanne, Matisse and the Fauves.
The whole experience of living and working with these artists completely changed the way he looked at light, shape and form. He returned to Scotland on a painting tour of the Scottish Highlands and produced a memorable series of landscapes and his distinctive style can be seen in my painting. He was born in Leith in Edinburgh, the first of four children, but his parents were from Perthshire. He always regarded Perthshire as his spiritual home and he loved the Scottish landscape. His memorial lies amongst the rocks of the great mountain Schiehallion in the heart of Perthshire where his ashes, and those of Margaret Morris, are scattered.”
“I was painted in 1923. You see J. D. had found inspiration and colour in France and was influenced by painters such as Cézanne, Matisse and the Fauves.
The whole experience of living and working with these artists completely changed the way he looked at light, shape and form. He returned to Scotland on a painting tour of the Scottish Highlands and produced a memorable series of landscapes and his distinctive style can be seen in my painting. He was born in Leith in Edinburgh, the first of four children, but his parents were from Perthshire. He always regarded Perthshire as his spiritual home and he loved the Scottish landscape. His memorial lies amongst the rocks of the great mountain Schiehallion in the heart of Perthshire where his ashes, and those of Margaret Morris, are scattered.”
