Cowal Open Studios 2016 Exciting Fresh Work from New and Established Artists 23rd - 26th September www.cowalopenstudios.co.uk Benmore Clachan of Glendaruel 19 Blairmore 20 B836 24 North Route 23 21 22 Strone 1 The Cairndow Four A886 Kilmun Gare 2 Sarah Ross Thompson 25 26 Sandbank Loch 3 The Creggans Inn A83 27 28 Cairndow A82 4 Sheila Rodger 29 30 31 1 33 32 Gourock Rest and Be Welcome to Cowal Inveraray Thankful 35 34 41 A8 B839 West Route A815 A8003OpenB866 Studios 2016 36 Dunoon A83 Tarbet 5 Anne E Ferguson Greenock 6 Orains SALES Please note that artists 37 3 Lochgoilhead Arrochar Strachur 7 Anne Hewitt do not have credit/ debit 2 A82 Tighnabruaich Colintraive 4 8 Greg Yuille card facilities so, if you have a 38 Glen 9 Eileen Stewart purchase in mind you may want Innellan Newton A886 Sluan 10 Jan Nelson & Heather Nevay to look out your cheque book. 39 Carrick Kames Glenbranler 11 Glynis Fulton Castle Loch Goil Studios in the North HOW TOIsle GET THEREof A815 Castle 12 The Dairy at Carry Farm BY CAR FERRY - From GOUROCK, Lachlan 13 Jim Owens & Grace Donnelly Toward A815 Studios in the West a mile pastBute the town centre, 40 14 Millhouse Art Club Western Ferries run a regularStriven Loch 16 17 COWAL Loch Long Studios in the East service to Hunter’s Quay whereRothesay B8000 A886 15 you can then, turn left for west Benmore 18 Ardentinny Studios in the South East Route areas of Dunoon & Toward, or Clachan of 15 Anthea Gage RSW 5 Glendaruel right for north and east Cowal to Otter Ferry 16 Guy Elder Blairmore Kilmun, Strachur etc. B836 17 Natalie Sedgewick Pre purchase your tickets Strone 18 Bill Williamson A886 Kilmun Gare from Paul’s Store on Shore Rd Loch Sandbank Loch 19 Frank Stephenson Gourock next to Co-operative Fyne 6 Glenstriven 20 Pete Beer Gourock store or online at www. A8003 A8 21 Elizabeth Bruce westernferries.co.uk. B866 22 Rosemary Graham B8000 9 Dunoon Greenock N.B. Calmac no longer take cars 8 23 Catriona Henderson Darroch Tighnabruaich 7 Colintraive to Dunoon. Innellan & Iain Darroch 10 A886 FROM TARBERT - Calmac ferry Kames Castle 24 Moira Ferguson Millhouse once an hour to Portavadie in 11 Isle of Toward Portavadie 14 13 the south west of Cowal. Bute 40 Toward 12 Striven Loch South Route FROM BUTE - Calmac ferry from Tarbert Rothesay Rhubodach to Colintraive, every 25 Carole Patrick half hour. 26 Anne Armstrong B878 27 Michaela & Chris Goan BY ROAD - from Glasgow, take A78 28 Pauline Beautyman the A83 by Loch Lomond. A83 A844 29 Derek Farrar via Arrochar and the Rest & Be 30 Marij von Helmond Thankful to Cairndow. A left turn 31 Lorna Morrish takes you through the Cowal 32 Letitia Smith-Burnett Peninsula towards Dunoon. 33 Ann Baxter BY TRAIN - From Glasgow Central 34 James O’Neill to Gourock, where Argyll Ferries 35 Cath Kerr & Lucy Clough take foot passengers to Dunoon 36 David Atherton www.argyllferries.co.uk 37 Brian Phillips There are regular bus services to 38 Tiffany Kendra all areas of Cowal 39 Susan M Turmeau www.westcoastmotors.co.uk. 40 Jan Ferguson Cowal Open Studios Guest Artists for 2016 Lesley Burr Kerrien Grant Artmap artists welcome new visitors and old friends to the annual red dot trail and to their studios visited along scenic winding roads between Dalmally to Campbeltown, across to Jura and back. Artmap Artmap Argyll is an organization committed to Argyll Artists promoting and advancing the development of artists and makers who are working across Argyll, bringing the visual arts to an ever widening Libby Anderson, Lesley Burr, Kerrien Grant, Arthur Ker, audience. Artmap take part in a variety of events and projects including in 2016 Argyll Margaret Ker, Kate MacDonald, Sian MacQueen Youth Arts and Art at the Mill - NNR Taynish. RSW, Louise Oppenheimer, Caroline Plummer and Ann Thomas. Artmap Argyll 9th Open Studios is on 26th - 29th Aug 10am - 5pm For further information do visit Dunoon Burgh Hall Pop-up www.artmapargyll.co.uk Gallery Argyll St, Dunoon. PA23 7HG Exhibition runs from 9 to 30 September 12 till 4pm (Tues to Sat). Closed Sun and Mon. Louise Oppenheimer Above left: Margaret Ker Left: KateMacDonald Right: Arthur Ker 1 The Cairndow Four Sarah Ross Thompson 2 Textiles/Painting/Drawing/Basketry Printmaking Weaving and mixed media work by Sarah Sumsion. Sarah is a recognised Fine Art Printmaker with work in galleries across Painting and drawing from Fiona McLeod and Lisa Clothier. the UK. She specialises in colourful, hand-inked collagraph prints, Basketry by Marcia Clark. inspired by the British countryside. Highly textural, limited editions. An opportunity to see work in progress and the processes involved in producing a finished piece. Hours for COS Event: Fri - Sun 10am to 5pm. Mon 10am to 2pm / All Other Times Hours for COS Event: Fri to Mon 10am - 5pm / All Other Times - By appointment. - Please phone. Address: Ben Bheula, Inverlounin Road, Lochgoilhead PA24 8AH. Address: Bachie Bhan House, Cairndow, Argyll PA26 8BE. Directions: From the Post Office go round past the jetty. After about 1/4 of a Directions: From A83 or A815 into Ardkinglas Estate. Signs direct you to the mile, look for signs to the house on the right and studio behind. house. If you wish, we are a pleasant 20-30 min walk from Ardkinglas Woodland Garden car park. Disabled Access - No / Toilets - Yes / Parking - Limited. Disabled Access - Restricted / Toilets - Yes / Parking - Yes. T: 01499 600260 T: 01301 703592 / M: 07914 608053 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.rossthompsonprints.com 3 The Creggans Inn Sheila Rodger 4 Gallery within the Hotel Printmaker Hosting a group show exhibiting work from each artist. The perfect Sheila takes her inspiration mainly from the amazing woods, forests location to enjoy the amazing local talent. and stunning scenery of Argyll, particularly the forests and lochs of Come and enjoy award winning food in a great location. We also the Cowal Peninsula. have 14 individually decorated bedrooms. Although Sheila is primarily a printmaker, some of her paintings will also be on view. Hours for COS Event: 7.30am - 9pm / All Other Times - 7.30am - 9pm. Hours for COS Event: Fri to Mon 10am - 5pm / All Other Times - By appointment. Address: The Creggans Inn, Strachur, Argyll PA27 8BX. Address: Glencairn Studio, Strachur, Argyll PA27 8BY. Directions: Going South on the A815, just as you enter Strachur, on the Lochside. Directions: From A815, turn into the bay at Strachur. After Bay Cottage Post Disabled Access - Yes / Toilets - Yes / Parking - Yes. Office, take 2nd left, then 1st right and Glencairn is the 4th cottage on the right. Disabled Access - Restricted / Toilets - Yes / Parking - Yes. T: 01369 860279 T: 01369 860146 / M: 07769 734624 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.creggans-inn.co.uk W: www.sheilarodger.co.uk 5 Anne E Ferguson Orains 6 Stained Glass Textiles, Installation Art In a converted private chapel, Anne works with light, colour, texture Pieter van der Werf is a textile artist & designer working with local and pattern, inspired by the Scottish coast and landscape, using a Scottish wool and natural plant dyes only. variety of glass techniques. Commissions undertaken. See www.orains.com and follow @orainsdesign (Twitter) for latest updates regarding workshops & demonstrations. Hours for COS Event: Fri -Sun 10am -6pm, Mon 10am - 4pm / All Other Times - Hours for COS Event: Fri to Sun 10am - 5pm (closed on Monday) / All Other Times By appointment. - By appointment. Address: Chapel Cottage, West Glendaruel, Argyll PA22 3AB. Address: Orains Studio, Tigh Na Ceardaich, Colintraive PA22 3AH. Directions: Chapel Cottage is up a steep track from the West Road behind Directions: The studio is located on the B866 on the shores of Loch Riddon Glendaruel Caravan Park, left of the Mill House. Access on foot - please park in (overflow parking at the bottom of the drive). caravan park. Disabled Access - Yes / Toilets - Yes / Parking - Yes. Disabled Access - No / Toilets - Yes / Parking - Yes. T: 01369 820263 / M: 07974 710097 M: 07551 912684 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.orains.com 7 Anne Hewitt Greg Yuille 8 Oils Driftwood Anne’s evocative oil paintings are inspired by the natural beauty of Greg makes bespoke, handcrafted driftwood art sourced from our seascapes and big skies full of atmosphere, colour and movement. own local beaches. Imaginative designs reflecting finds from the Cards. shoreline. Hours for COS Event: Fri to Mon 10am - 5pm / All Other Times - By appointment. Hours for COS Event: Fri to Mon 10am - 5pm / All Other Times - By appointment. Address: Craigengower, Tighnabruaich, Argyll, PA21 2EA. Address: Chuckie Brae Villa, Tighnabruaich PA21 2EB. Directions: At Tighnabruaich, turn left along the shore through the village to Directions: Drive through the village, pass the pier and the Wellpark hotel. The the pier. Craigengower is opposite the pier. Street parking unrestricted. Electric next lane on left is Chuckie Brae. Park on shore road. gates - if closed, press gate buzzer. Disabled Access - Restricted / Toilets - No / Parking - Limited. Disabled Access - Restricted / Toilets - Yes / Parking - Yes. T: 01700 811800 / M: 07833 901348 T: 0141 339 0164 / M: 07735 080831 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.annehewitt.com W: www.ashorething.co.uk 9 Eileen Stewart Jan Nelson & Heather Nevay 10 Watercolour/Acrylic/Printmaking Seascape and Figurative Painting The more I paint, the more I am inspired and that includes all forms Jan paints dynamic seascapes and racing yachts in vivid, jewel-like of creating a picture. colours. Heather uses a highly detailed technique of glazes to produce Surrealist, figurative images of childhood ritual and games.