A Sunny January Day

Brilliant day today. Sun came out all day, and you could feel the heat, so had a day in the garden and allotment. January is the best time to prune the grape vines both outdoors and under glass. Cut back all shoots to one or two buds. The first crocus and aconite came into flower, and a red rose looked great in the sun. Seems no-one told him it was winter. Plenty fresh veg up at allotment including kale, leeks, sprouts, cabbage, swedes and Swiss chard. Pruned rasps, brambles and saskatoons and took wood up to skip for shredding. Some idiot lacking basic gardening knowledge dumped about twenty huge pots of compost. so I got two wheelbarrow loads for my compost heap. Anna has been busy in kitchen cooking baby beet and the last pumpkin which got sliced and roasted.

Art Classes in Dundee Winter session

The winter session of art classes in Dundee starts Monday 17th January 2022 at 7pm in my Studio. This session lasts for 12 weeks ending just before Easter. a few places still available so enrol now. Contact John to book a place.Classes run for two hours with a coffee break at 8pm. All subjects and media chosen by students with guidance from John.

Back to work after the festive holidays

Christmas and New Year have gone and its back to the day job at the easel. As we make an early start to the new year the paint brush has been very busy so I have several new works to show plus a few other older paintings that have been moderised with added colour. However we have had a few cold but sunny days so I spent some time in the garden transplanting shrubs, spring flowers and repairing fences blown down in the storms.

Last winter landscape painting for 2021

Christmas has just passed and 2022 is fast approaching. The last three paintings completed in 2021 are shown below. Had to do some winter landscapes as it seems this is the only place to find a wee bit of snow, as global warming takes hold and our winters turn grey and wet, but still warm. Still running with my festive bonus of £100 off these £400 acrylic winter landscape paintings. Contact me by phone or email from my website at www.johnstoa.com #winterlandscapepainting #snowscenepainting #scottishwinter

Winter Exhibition SMALL PAINTINGS FOR CHRISTMAS

I am putting on a two day exhibition in my studio next Saturday and Sunday 18 and 19 December 2021 open each day from 11am to 4pm.The theme will be on showing my range of small paintings covering winter landscapes, Scottish towns and villages, allotment plots from City Road Allotments in Dundee and several figurative studies with my Scottish models. Exhibition held in my Original Art Studio at 17a Menzieshill Road.Check website

for more details. Since we are all in the festive mood ahead of Christmas I am having a special offer of one free limited edition print(your choice)with every purchase.

Dundee Art Society Winter Exhibition

Dundee Art Society Winter Exhibition has now started and runs every day from 11am to 5pm in their Roseangle Gallery till Saturday 11th December 2021. Visitors very welcome to see a wide range of brilliant paintings. Plenty free car parking at bottom of Roseangle. I have added my three images below. They are Contemplation, then Lady in Red at the Bandstand, then Winter has Arrived.

Small Paintings for Christmas

Art Lovers are very welcome to pop in to see the Broughty Ferry Art Society Christmas Exhibition at Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort in the Braw Berry Box. Our Small paintings for Christmas starts on Sunday 21 November and then every day till 5 December open each day from 10am to 2pm but extended hours the last two days till 4pm to coincide with the Forbes of Kingennie Christmas Market.

Charity Art Exhibition for Cancer Research UK Fundraising

ARTISTIC ADVENTURES IN ALL SEASONS Three years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer then went through hormone treatment and radiation to kill the cancer. It affects so many men that I thought I would do some fundraising to assist research into a cure. I am putting on an exhibition in my studio of about 100 paintings and donating 50% of sales to Cancer Research UK. The exhibition starts on Saturday 30th October and runs every day till Sunday 7th November, open each day from 11am till 5pm. Some of the paintings can be seen here

Evening Art Classes in Dundee

As covid restrictions ease and all my students have been double vaccinated as well as John and Anna, Art Classes will start this autumn from Monday 27th September 2021 and running for 12 weeks till 13th December 2021, and the fee is still £90. More information on John's website at www.johnstoa.com

Contact John to book a place now.

Rattray Summer Festival in Blairgowrie

John is exhibiting a dozen paintings together with other Scottish artists at this years Rattray Festival. It is held in Rattray Hall on the Balmoral Road, PH10 7AB This is a two day art exhibition running on 28 and 29 August 2021, open from 10am till 5pm.