Ailsa Black

Ailsa works from a seaside studio in the tiny Scottish village of Carsethorn in Dumfries and Galloway. From her small studio at the top of her house she observes and captures the daily comings and goings of village life. The birds, animals and countryside surrounding Ailsa have a knack of edging their way into her paintings.

Her art embraces the simplest and deepest joys in life, those cherished moments of quiet companionship when the world seems at peace. On a free day you will find her riding her bicycle round the quite roads or forestry tracks or tramping miles with her collie dog along the shore or up surrounding hills to quiet places. Here she is able to enjoy the happiness and simplicity of the good things in life which she then shares with you through her art.

Ailsa Black trained at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration.

Ailsa has exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute and Paisley Art Institute.