W&N materials used
Artists' Oil Colour,
Griffin Fast Drying Oil Colour,
Artists’ Acrylic,
Artists’ Water Colour,
Cotman Water Colour
About Ian Finlay
Ian Finlay Born - 1969, London Studied at Barnet College School of Art Influences include -JMW Turner, Monatu Dawson, Alfred Munnings, WL Willie,Peter Curling, J Steven Dews,Rodger McPhail, Martyn Mackrill, Peter Smith, Jack Vettriano.
My paintings are in private collections in Australia, Austria, France, Ireland, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, the United States and the United Kingdom. Some Recent Exhibitions Include:
2010 Bursledon Art Society Christmas Exhibition – Bursledon, Hampshire The Best of Hampshire Artists Exhibition – Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield Hampshire Artists – The Solent Art Trail, Hamble
2009 Society of Equestrian Artists – Mall Galleries, London Portsmouth & Hampshire Art Society, 100th Annual Exhibition – Portsmouth Cathedral ‘Not the Royal Academy’ – Llewellyn Alexander (Fine Paintings) Ltd., London The Affordable Art Fair – Battersea Park, London
2008 Solo Exhibition – Hampshire Open Studios Litchfield Gallery – Lymington (Auction for Naomi House charity)
2007 Litchfield Gallery – Lymington (Auction for ArtAid for Africa)
2002 – 2004 The Robin Hood Pub & Dining Room – Durley, Hampshire Bishops Waltham Art Festival –
Hampshire Publications Yachts & Yachting, July 2010 – A Day in the Life of Ian Finlay-Marine Artist
Ian Finlay's Work
I am very much attracted to the play of light on a subject or scene and always try to put this across in my work. I prefer to paint subjects to which I can directly connect but I do enjoy tackling new challenges. Painting water, animals or landscapes has always been popular with me. Outside of my commissions for the past two years I have also focussed on painting my immediate environment; seascapes and landscapes of the south coast and the Solent. Whereas many painters express distance through fuzzy horizons, when I see the world around me it is often the crisp distinction between the land and sky through light that I find so appealing. I have taken on board a comment from the landscape painter, John Webster. ’See the world through your own eyes’, so that is what I am aiming to do.
Ian Finlay uses Winsor & Newton because
the product has always been associated with the best quality.
For further information on Ian Finlay visit:
www.ianfinlay.com ian@ianfinlay.com 07775 742166