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Fra Lowrie
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Scottish artist, based in Glasgow but happier in the countryside!
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New Wynd, Glasgow.
“New Wynd” with the green lights of the Panoptican theatre.
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Work in progress.
Elgol, Skye oil on canvas, 70cm x50cm.
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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A wee collection of paintings for The Jetty Gallery Christmas Show. Three little oil on canvas. 20 x 20cm and a larger 12 x 8cm.

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Three 20cm x20cm oilon canvas paintings, Three figs, Two tangerines and a pear! One still life with a blue china vase, 10 x 8”.
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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View from my window in beautiful Venice
Canal with a plant festooned bridge over turquoise waters flanked by tall Venice buildings.
October 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Work in progress
“Lillies” oil on panel, 40cm x 40cm

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Lillies in a little light and shade
October 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Thinking about Christmas exhibitions and this seems to lend a title for this little 20x20cm oil and gold leaf on canvas “Three Kings”!
A oil painting on canvas of three figs on a white table cloth with a gold leaf background. 20cm x 20cm
October 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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August 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A quirky little one!
“Crashing” oil on panel.

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Oil painting of a crashing wave framed in a brass porthole.
August 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Finally finished the portrait,
Happy with the likeness but still prefer the early sketch.

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Portrait of a woman in oil
July 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Aaaarrgh!
Totally lost any energy and likeness, overworked and bland.
Anyone else not know where and when to stop?

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Sad painting of an older woman, over worked and flat!
July 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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On the easel, “Community Hero” oil on board 12” x10”
Work in progress.
Portrait of a woman, oil on board. 12x10”. Work in progress.
July 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Second pass on this little 20x20cm oil.
“Study, Loch Awe”

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Oil painting of Lock Awe as sunsets. 20cm x20cm.
June 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Third attempt at this one!
“Peonies” oil, 30x30cm

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Peonies on a white table with leaves and a glass jug in the shadows
June 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Second pass, amended composition.
“Peonies “ oil on canvas
30 x30 cm

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Peonies in dramatic light on table top.
May 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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On the easel, 2nd pass of flowers in season.
“Peonies”
Oil 30x30cm

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Oil painting of Peonies on a table top dramatically lit.
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Finally finished-I think!
“Still life with Coffee “ oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm

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Still life on a white table cloth dramatically light.
May 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Second pass, working up the right side to centre.
“Still life with Coffee “ oil on canvas.

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Oil painting in progress, white table cloth with dramatic light and breakfast stuff!
May 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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First pass, with lots of drying time. A lot still to do but happy with the composition so far.
“Still life with Coffee” oil on canvas 40cm x30cm

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Painting of a Coffee pot, fruit and a jug of juice on a white tablecloth. Oil on canvas, work in progress
May 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Finally finished! A wee study of Iris on prepared paper. Not my favourite surface, any one else find the colour sinks more than on canvas or board?

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Painting of Iris in a white china vase decorated with blue.
April 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Second pass at this little study
“Iris Study” oil on gessoed paper

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Little study on paper of Iris in a china vase with blue detail. Oil on gessoed paper.
April 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Work in progress
“Iris Study”
Oil on gesso prepared paper.
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Oil study on paper prepared by application of gesso.
April 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Fab photo!
This trio were chilling at Ayr beach, Scotland
April 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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A change of subject,
“Alexander” oil on canvas, 12”x16”.

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An oil painting of a man with a beard, textured and blocky.
March 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Beautiful Oban, on the West Coast of Scotland.
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Oban Bay at twilight, light reflecting on the water.
March 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Paintings delivered to The Jetty Gallery in beautiful Oban on the west coast of Scotland. Including the one below.
“Blue China and Cherries”
Oil on panel, 12”x8”

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A dark background with a blue and white china bowl in middle ground. A tangerine and cherries to the front. Oil on panel 10”x12”. Available from The Jetty Gallery.
March 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM