Robert Innes

Born in Scotland in 1964, Robert Innes is a plein-air painter working in France and the UK.Painting outside in all weathers, Robert draws inspiration from the landscape and people around him. A passionate believer in the importance of drawing and painting directly from the subject his work refreshes and uplifts its viewers.
"Whether he is working in oil or watercolour, on a sun-baked hillside in Southern France or a windswept beach in Scotland, Robert Innes has the rare ability to transport you to the spot at which his painting was created. With his latest work, he continues to develop his favourite themes, experimenting both with greater use of watercolour and much bolder impasto effects in oil. With scenes from France you can feel the dry heat and smell the balsam from the pine trees; with the beach and sea-scapes the water is never far away in his work and you can hear the crashing waves. Robert has never been constrained by the canvas and he continues to try out different shapes and scales that he feels suit his subject matter best. Intriguingly a stronger figurative element is also emerging and it will be interesting to see how this develops.Having a painting by Robert on your wall is to possess a work by an artist who is tr...

Glasgow School of Art 1990-94
Leith School of Art 1990
Invite d'Honneur, Salon de Printemps, Tarare, 2009
Diplome d'Honneur de la Ville de Tarare, Salon de Printemps 2008
Selected Exhibitions
1987
Art for Guys, Hays Galleria, London
1990
Year Show, Leith School of Art
Best Entry Show, Glasgow School of Art
1994
Paths of Development, Assembly Gallery, Glasgow School of ArtDegree Show, GSACream of the Graduates, Graduate Gallery, Edinburgh
1995
Class of 94, Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow
First Solo Show, RSAMD, Glasgow20th Annual Exhibition, Macon Salon, France
1996
Solo Show, Mountain Paintings, Ambleside Mountain Festival
Solo Show, Beaujolais Landscapes, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
Solo Show, Paysages Pierres Dorees, Galerie Doree, Lyon
135th RGI Glasgow.
1997
Summer Show, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow
136th RGI Glasgow
Solo show, Frames Gallery, Perth
1998
Scottish Artists, Richmond Hill Gallery
Solo Show, Fire & Iron Gallery, Surrey
Solo Festival Show, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
1999
Scottish Artists, Thomson's Gallery, London
First London Solo Show, The Air Gallery, London
2000
Edinburgh Festival Show at Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh
Solo Show, The Air Gallery, London
2001
Corrymella Scott Gal...

2009
46th Salon De Printemps, Tarare Invite d'Honneur
Solo Show, Art Station Gallery, Legny
2010
Solo show, 54 Gallery, Shepherd Market, London, W1
Salon de Printemps, Tarare.
Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition.
Solo show, Oingt-en-Beaujolais.
Watercolour Festival, Bagnols.
2011, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20:
Solo shows, 54 Gallery.
2016, 17, 18, 19, 20
Group shows with Carina Haslam Gallery, Nadia Waterfield Fine Art and the Wade Gallery.

2021 Solo Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh to coincide with their 150 Anniversary Peploe Show.