Gillian Westland
Gillian is an Artist working outside Edinburgh. She studied Fine Art at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, specialising in Sculpture and conceptual art. Her work was heavily focused on the marks we leave in time and centred mainly on the human experience, however Gillian has always been fascinated with Animals and nature. Now her need to create is driven by her interests in animals and nature and how our marks in time directly effect the natural world. At a time when we need to address our actions as a species, the work Gillian is making is more and more relevant to that cause.
Gillian searches for a message in the eyes of the animals and birds that she paints, seeing them as little messengers asking us questions about ourselves and our connections with nature. Recently Gillian’s work has been focused on Birds. Their ability to view our world from a completely different perspective is both intriguing and inspiring. Perhaps they see something which we cannot. Its this apparent wisdom that Gillian searches for in her work, while the simple act of looking and observing what surrounds us in nature reminds us of how delicate our world is.
Gillian was recently a finalist in the ‘David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the year 2019’ exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. An amazing opportunity to directly contribute to the conservation fight. This experience has cemented her desire to create art that can bring us back to nature and let those silent voices of the wild be heard.
Available work by Gillian Westland:
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£240
Coal Tit Landing
Gillian WestlandWatercolour on paper. Image size: 10 x 7cm, framed size: 33.5 x 28.5cm -
£700
Golden Branch
Gillian WestlandAcrylic and pencil. Image size: 29.5 x 20xm, framed size: 47 x 39cm -
£500
Courting the Light
Gillian WestlandWatercolour and metallic powders. Image size: 29.5 x 20cm, framed size: 47 x 39cm -
£750
With Wings We Fly
Gillian WestlandTriptych of 3 paintings in one frame. Oil on board. Each image size: 14 x… -
SOLD
Words Won’t Sting
Gillian WestlandEuropean Bee Eaters. Acrylic on board. Image size 30 x 29cm. Framed size 47.5 x… -
SOLD
Golden Grace
Gillian WestlandGreat Tit. Acrylic on board. Image size 21.5 x 16cm. Framed size 39 x 33.7cm -
£550
Peace & Prosperity
Gillian WestlandKingfishers. Oil on canvas. Image size 30 x 30cm. Framed size 35.5 x 35.5cm -
£450
Inner Depth
Gillian WestlandBlackbirds. Acrylic on canvas. Image size 39 x 29cm. Framed size 45.2 x 35.4cm -
POA
At Dusk
Gillian WestlandAcrylic. Framed. Image size 47 x 43 cm. -
POA
Nest Invasion
Gillian WestlandAcrylic and spray paint. Framed. Image size 47 x 43 cm. -
POA
Drawn Out Stare
Gillian WestlandAcrylic and spray paint. Framed. Image size 52 x 46 cm. -
SOLD
In the Heart of Thorns
Gillian WestlandAcrylic. Framed. Image size 52 x 46 cm.