Susan Mitchell

Margaret was born in Dunfermline, Fife, and qualified as a primary school teacher where an ability to draw and paint was extremely useful. After her marriage to Mike and the birth of their two children she returned in earnest to her artistic work, concentrating on watercolours, with landscapes and flowers being favourite subjects.
She first exhibited in Cyprus where the family lived for 3 years in the’70s, and Mike’s subsequent Army postings around the world gave her opportunities to paint and exhibit in Hong Kong and Germany – she even staged an exhibition for the expatriate community in Canton in China in 1985, just as that country was re-opening to the west.
When Mike retired from the Army the family moved to Edinburgh, and the main inspiration for her present work is the Scottish landscape and its ever-changing light, weather and seasonal colours. In recent years she has branched out into pastel, mixed media and printmaking, mainly using linocuts.

Originally from Yorkshire I came to live in the Scottish Borders in 1975 in order to further my career in nursing.

Through my enjoyment of hill walking my love of the Borders landscape has grown and grown. I have also been inspired by my many visits to the West Highlands and the Isle of Skye.

In the past year I have found further pleasure in teaching others my self-taught skills.

I started painting in 2003 and have been exhibiting in galleries ever since.

My favourite medium is pastel. I enjoy the tactile nature of working with pastel and the wide range of effects that can be achieved.

Please visit our gallery to see Mary Goulden’s work, or buy from this artist and many others.

Darren Woodhead was born in West Yorkshire in 1971, but has lived in Scotland since 1996. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London. All his work are watercolours, produced outside on location and drawn directly in brush.

By working direct from life, he aims to retain the freshness and energy that working outside gives, and revels in working in often extreme weather conditions.

Recently he published his second solo book ‘Up River, The Song of the Esk’ bringing together three years work from an appointed Artist in Residence position in the Scottish Borders. His first solo book ‘From Dawn Till Dusk’ published by Langford Press in autumn 2005 celebrated the wealth of natural history found along the forth as well as the Lammermuir Hills and the west coast. His paintings and drawings also feature in Drawing Birds by John Busby (2004).