@derekrobertsonart.bsky.social
Open! My annual exhibition at Gallery An Talla Dearg in the Isle of Skye is up and running until 1st October. Open daily 10am til 6pm in the most beautiful gallery in Scotland/the world/the universe.
#skye #isleofskye #loveskye #scottishart #scottishartist #scottishhighlands #skyeart
#skye #isleofskye #loveskye #scottishart #scottishartist #scottishhighlands #skyeart
August 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Open! My annual exhibition at Gallery An Talla Dearg in the Isle of Skye is up and running until 1st October. Open daily 10am til 6pm in the most beautiful gallery in Scotland/the world/the universe.
#skye #isleofskye #loveskye #scottishart #scottishartist #scottishhighlands #skyeart
#skye #isleofskye #loveskye #scottishart #scottishartist #scottishhighlands #skyeart
Getting ready! Aaagh..private view of @pittenweemartsfestival Tonight 1st Aug 6pm - 8pm. Then open tomorrow until 9th Aug. So much to do!
August 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Getting ready! Aaagh..private view of @pittenweemartsfestival Tonight 1st Aug 6pm - 8pm. Then open tomorrow until 9th Aug. So much to do!
Getting busy, busy, busy for @pittenweemartsfestival
Packing, framing, labels, lists and -most of all- preparing the display boards that turn Pittenweem Library into my gallery Venue 31
Open 10 til 5 from 2-9 Aug.
#pittenweemartsfestival2025
Packing, framing, labels, lists and -most of all- preparing the display boards that turn Pittenweem Library into my gallery Venue 31
Open 10 til 5 from 2-9 Aug.
#pittenweemartsfestival2025
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Getting busy, busy, busy for @pittenweemartsfestival
Packing, framing, labels, lists and -most of all- preparing the display boards that turn Pittenweem Library into my gallery Venue 31
Open 10 til 5 from 2-9 Aug.
#pittenweemartsfestival2025
Packing, framing, labels, lists and -most of all- preparing the display boards that turn Pittenweem Library into my gallery Venue 31
Open 10 til 5 from 2-9 Aug.
#pittenweemartsfestival2025
Seapink At The Dornie - Isle Ornsay
Oil on canvas completed today. For show at my annual exhibition at Galkery An Talla Dearg 15 Aug - 1st Oct.
Oil on canvas completed today. For show at my annual exhibition at Galkery An Talla Dearg 15 Aug - 1st Oct.
July 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Seapink At The Dornie - Isle Ornsay
Oil on canvas completed today. For show at my annual exhibition at Galkery An Talla Dearg 15 Aug - 1st Oct.
Oil on canvas completed today. For show at my annual exhibition at Galkery An Talla Dearg 15 Aug - 1st Oct.
Reframe of a painting from my studio. Red Grouse in August. Oil on linen. For show in my exhibitions at @pittenweemartsfestival and Gallery an Talla Dearg
#Grouse #redgrouse #wildlifeart #scottishartist
#Grouse #redgrouse #wildlifeart #scottishartist
July 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reframe of a painting from my studio. Red Grouse in August. Oil on linen. For show in my exhibitions at @pittenweemartsfestival and Gallery an Talla Dearg
#Grouse #redgrouse #wildlifeart #scottishartist
#Grouse #redgrouse #wildlifeart #scottishartist
I am excited to announce the following - Congratulations! We’re delighted to inform you that the artwork In The Compass of The Oceans has been shortlisted for Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
#orca #orcas #whales #marinelife #marinelifematters #wildlifeartistoftheyear2025 #way25
#orca #orcas #whales #marinelife #marinelifematters #wildlifeartistoftheyear2025 #way25
July 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I am excited to announce the following - Congratulations! We’re delighted to inform you that the artwork In The Compass of The Oceans has been shortlisted for Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
#orca #orcas #whales #marinelife #marinelifematters #wildlifeartistoftheyear2025 #way25
#orca #orcas #whales #marinelife #marinelifematters #wildlifeartistoftheyear2025 #way25
Apologies for tardy posting here. Improvements forecast...
July 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Apologies for tardy posting here. Improvements forecast...
Isle of May breakfast
June 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Isle of May breakfast
Eider painted from life. Isle of May
June 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Eider painted from life. Isle of May
Long tails sketch started. London park in sunshine. Watercolour on @tworiverspaper
May 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Long tails sketch started. London park in sunshine. Watercolour on @tworiverspaper
Sketching a late bluebell in a London park
May 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Sketching a late bluebell in a London park
One more sleep to go! Open Studios North Fife starts tomorrow at 10am on Saturday 3rd May. My venue no 75 in Balmerino is open 10am - 6pm so that is an EXTRA hour.
#Fife #lovefife #whatsonfife #walkfife #fifecoastalpath #wormit #newportontay #gauldry
#Fife #lovefife #whatsonfife #walkfife #fifecoastalpath #wormit #newportontay #gauldry
May 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
One more sleep to go! Open Studios North Fife starts tomorrow at 10am on Saturday 3rd May. My venue no 75 in Balmerino is open 10am - 6pm so that is an EXTRA hour.
#Fife #lovefife #whatsonfife #walkfife #fifecoastalpath #wormit #newportontay #gauldry
#Fife #lovefife #whatsonfife #walkfife #fifecoastalpath #wormit #newportontay #gauldry
My studio will be open an extra hour in Open Studios - so 10 am til 6pm on 3, 4 & 5 May. So you can take your time at the end of the day. All cleaned up and ready!
#openstudiosnorthfife
www.openstudiosfife.co.uk
#openstudiosnorthfife
www.openstudiosfife.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
My studio will be open an extra hour in Open Studios - so 10 am til 6pm on 3, 4 & 5 May. So you can take your time at the end of the day. All cleaned up and ready!
#openstudiosnorthfife
www.openstudiosfife.co.uk
#openstudiosnorthfife
www.openstudiosfife.co.uk
My studio will be open an extra hour in Open Studios - so 10 am til 6pm on 3, 4 & 5 May. So you can take your time at the end of the day. All cleaned up and ready!
April 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My studio will be open an extra hour in Open Studios - so 10 am til 6pm on 3, 4 & 5 May. So you can take your time at the end of the day. All cleaned up and ready!
Open Studios 3-5 May venue 75 where you can see a lot of my very, very new paintings and learn about the creative process. AND you can visit the other 94 studios in out of the way corners of this beautiful kingdom.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Open Studios 3-5 May venue 75 where you can see a lot of my very, very new paintings and learn about the creative process. AND you can visit the other 94 studios in out of the way corners of this beautiful kingdom.
CONGRATULATIONS! Seahorses in The Seagrass Forest has been juried into the Society Of Animal Artists 65th Annual Exhibition. It will take place at the Art Museum Of Eastern Idaho, USA, September 18th through January 3rd, 2026.
April 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
CONGRATULATIONS! Seahorses in The Seagrass Forest has been juried into the Society Of Animal Artists 65th Annual Exhibition. It will take place at the Art Museum Of Eastern Idaho, USA, September 18th through January 3rd, 2026.
Moscow! Every winter I trap woodcock under licence and they are quickly and safely measured, fitted with a ring and released. One was recovered in Latvia and news on this one just arrived- a bird recovered near Moscow 843 days later 2617 km away,
#artandscience #woodcock
#artandscience #woodcock
April 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Moscow! Every winter I trap woodcock under licence and they are quickly and safely measured, fitted with a ring and released. One was recovered in Latvia and news on this one just arrived- a bird recovered near Moscow 843 days later 2617 km away,
#artandscience #woodcock
#artandscience #woodcock
Wrens! Will be on show in my Open Studios show 3-5 May as part of @openstudiosnorthfife
What an amazing song these feisty little birds have. I just love their high-energy and lively character.
#Wren #wrens #birdartist #wildlifeart #Fife #spring #openstudio #wildlifeartscotland #birdart
What an amazing song these feisty little birds have. I just love their high-energy and lively character.
#Wren #wrens #birdartist #wildlifeart #Fife #spring #openstudio #wildlifeartscotland #birdart
April 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Wrens! Will be on show in my Open Studios show 3-5 May as part of @openstudiosnorthfife
What an amazing song these feisty little birds have. I just love their high-energy and lively character.
#Wren #wrens #birdartist #wildlifeart #Fife #spring #openstudio #wildlifeartscotland #birdart
What an amazing song these feisty little birds have. I just love their high-energy and lively character.
#Wren #wrens #birdartist #wildlifeart #Fife #spring #openstudio #wildlifeartscotland #birdart
My big oil painting " The Aird Road, Skye" has landed in its new home in the USA. Delighted to see it hanging in such a lovely setting and the new owners are over the moon.
#oipainting #scottishart #scottishlandscapeart #scottishartist #isleofskye
#oipainting #scottishart #scottishlandscapeart #scottishartist #isleofskye
April 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
My big oil painting " The Aird Road, Skye" has landed in its new home in the USA. Delighted to see it hanging in such a lovely setting and the new owners are over the moon.
#oipainting #scottishart #scottishlandscapeart #scottishartist #isleofskye
#oipainting #scottishart #scottishlandscapeart #scottishartist #isleofskye
AMAZING day on the Treshnish Isles with Turus Mara. Sketching puffins in blazing sunshine. Seals, sea eagles and great skuas too. Highly, highly recommended.
April 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
AMAZING day on the Treshnish Isles with Turus Mara. Sketching puffins in blazing sunshine. Seals, sea eagles and great skuas too. Highly, highly recommended.
April 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This study of hares will be on show at my studio. Venue 75 at Open Studios North Fife 3,4,5 May.
Sketched from life in watercolour on Frogmore paper using a telescope on 5th April. The paper has grass and straw embedded in it.
Sketched from life in watercolour on Frogmore paper using a telescope on 5th April. The paper has grass and straw embedded in it.
April 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This study of hares will be on show at my studio. Venue 75 at Open Studios North Fife 3,4,5 May.
Sketched from life in watercolour on Frogmore paper using a telescope on 5th April. The paper has grass and straw embedded in it.
Sketched from life in watercolour on Frogmore paper using a telescope on 5th April. The paper has grass and straw embedded in it.
Otters will be on show at my open studio show at venue 75 during Open Studios North Fife on 3,4,5 May.
April 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Otters will be on show at my open studio show at venue 75 during Open Studios North Fife on 3,4,5 May.
Drawn from observation. I have several sites where I find groups of 8+ Eurasian Woodcock doing this lek-like courtship behaviour in Jan-Feb. I don't know anyone else finding this so here is an illustration of their behaviour to accompany a short note that is getting sent for publication.
April 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Drawn from observation. I have several sites where I find groups of 8+ Eurasian Woodcock doing this lek-like courtship behaviour in Jan-Feb. I don't know anyone else finding this so here is an illustration of their behaviour to accompany a short note that is getting sent for publication.
The Fulmar In The Folio.
#handaisland #scotland #paintingbirds #sketchingbirds #exploretocreate #creativediscovery #artstudiolife
#handaisland #scotland #paintingbirds #sketchingbirds #exploretocreate #creativediscovery #artstudiolife
March 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The Fulmar In The Folio.
#handaisland #scotland #paintingbirds #sketchingbirds #exploretocreate #creativediscovery #artstudiolife
#handaisland #scotland #paintingbirds #sketchingbirds #exploretocreate #creativediscovery #artstudiolife