Sally Gunn

After my foundation year at college I then trained for my Art degree at the world-renowned Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, concentrating on printed textiles but working across a range of media including photography.

I spent the next 3 decades raising my family as we moved around the UK and Europe, painting for my own pleasure but also exhibiting, selling privately and taking commissions. Having sold many dozens of originals, hundreds of limited-edition prints and over 15,000 cards, my works have gone around the world, including international commissions for watercolours and silk paintings.

I still work mainly in watercolours and acrylics, but in recent years I have returned to textile works, producing hand-painted silk scarves and hangings using steam-set dyes that have tremendous vibrancy.

I love colour and how it works – I take time to see all of the colour in a scene or subject, like the purples that hide within tree trunks and the blues within snow. I am also fascinated with the interplay of light and shadow, and how light reflects off not just surfaces like water, but buildings, trees and boats.

My favourite subjects include coastal, beach and mountain scenes, and also woodland, buildings and boats, w...

BA in Printed Textiles, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, 1987

Regular exhibitor in the main gallery and Square Room solo exhibitions at Logie Steading Art Gallery - Originals and Limited Edition Signed Prints.
Occasional contributor to the Nairn Book and Arts Festival exhibitions.
Solo exhibition in The Nicholson Gallery, Forres, 2017.