Exhibitions
Works by artist Fiona Haldane from Dundee and photographer Bob Smith from Arrochar will feature alongside an exhibition by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. There will be book signings by Mark Beaumont and Ian R Mitchell
Fiona Haldane
Born in Dundee, Fiona attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Decorative Design, thereafter obtaining a Diploma in Secondary Art Teaching.
Her passion for pastels started about 10 years ago having discovered their depths and versatility for showing the beauty and often mystical atmosphere of the Scottish landscape.
Now recognised as one of the leading pastel landscape artists in Scotland, Fiona is renowned for her striking rich toned studies, particularly concentrating on the dramatic skies and light effects found over the Tay estuary. In addition, the spectacular mountain landscapes of the highlands, particularly the Braemar and Royal Deeside areas, continue to provide inspiration.
She works both on traditional paper and now on wooden panels which allow her new and exciting dimensions to enhance the vastness of landscapes such as Glenshee and the Linn of Dee, as well as the intensity of the tall dramatic trees and beautiful waterfalls of the Quoich Valley.
From her home town of Dundee, which lies on the northern banks of the River Tay she captures the quality of light over the wondrous river and its estuary, during each changing season.
Fiona has exhibited with several prominent galleries, and her work is now enthusiastically collected throughout Scotland, and can be found in private collections in Norway and Australia.
See more details of Fiona's work on her website.
Bob Smith
Bob is ex-leader of the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, a wealth of knowledge on Arrochar past and present, and a well known landscape photographer. Bob exhibits at many local venues and we are delighted to have the opportunity to have Bob display his work at Dundee.
South Georgia Heritage Trust
As well as being the 30th Dundee Mountain Film Festival next year, 2012 also marks the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's death. Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that they had been preceded by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. On their return journey, Scott and his four comrades all perished from a combination of exhaustion, starvation and extreme cold.
This exhibition marks the work of the South Georgia Heritage Trust's in preserving South Georgia, which had a strategic role in early Antarctica expeditions, and will be a taster to further local celebrations in 2012 of Scott's life and Antarctica exploration.
Dundee has strong links with Scott, as he captained the Discovery
on the earlier expedition to Antarctica in 1901-1904 - the Discovery
was built at Dundee and now has returned to be one of Dundee's most
popular tourist attractions. A further link to Dundee is that the
South Georgia Heritage Trust has its main offices in Dundee located
at Verdant Works.
For more information visit the SGHT website
