Artist Statement
I am most inspired by the places I visit. I love to travel and record those memories in sketches and photographs. The subjects I choose to paint are a result of those travels, whether close by or distant. They are a part of my story, my life. I begin an artwork either from my sketches or photographs, never from someone else’s. I had to be there, be involved, and recall the sounds and smells of the place.I often create a painting on location, known as Plein Air, which gives the artwork a spontaneous vitality sometimes difficult to recreate later in the studio. I enjoy working on both canvas and paper.The way oil paint or watercolour is applied to the surface and how it reacts is so different, so exciting, each having its own qualities shine through in the end result.
Bio
Born in Sunderland in 1957, Colin has lived in Dunfermline, Fife since 2004. Having always had an interest in art since early school years, Colin studied art to Advanced level and, later, part time college. Never attended art school, instead pursuing a career in Financial Services for 38 years, painting in his spare time. Took early retirement in 2013 to concentrate on painting full time. Colin has been fortunate to have studied with renowned oil painter Ken Howard RA OBE, also internationally known watercolourists Joseph Zbukvic and Alvaro Castagnet.
He writes articles for art magazines, tutors workshops abroad for Arte Umbria and Slikamilina and is an art instrutor on cruise ships. Colin produces regular newsletters and blog posts from his website www.colinjoyceart.com
Galleries
Presently represented by the following:
Bass Rock Framing & Gallery, Dunbar, Scotland RS Hanna Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas, USA
Exhibitions
Fife Art Exhibition Oct/Nov 2017Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show, Bonhams August 2017Dundas Street Gallery Edinburgh Feb 2017Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show, Bonhams August 2016 Featured Artist RS Hanna Gallery Fredericksburg Texas February 2015 Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show, Bonhams August 2015 Hopetoun House Edinburgh Group Exhibition April 2015 Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour Edinburgh 2013 Dundas Street Gallery Edinburgh Oct 2012 Group Exhibition Patchings Art Exhibition June 2011 Winner of the Winston Oh Award Dundas Street Gallery Edinburgh Feb 2011 Group Exhibition Patchings Art Exhibition June 2008 Patchings Art Exhibition June 2007 Winner of the Earnley Concourse Award Exhibited with the British Society of Painters 2002 (Prize Winner), 2003, 2004, elected Companion of the International Guild of Artists (C.I.G.A.) in 2004.
Publications
Leisure Painter aricles March/April/July 2017Blog post by Pit Vins Feb 2016 American Art Collector Dec 2015 – RS Hanna Gallery show preview ad Western Art Collector Nov 2015 – RS Hanna Gallery show preview Blog post by David Gough Photography Nov 2015 Scottish Art Scene online magazine – Aug Issue 53 Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show pages 15 and 24 Leisure Painter magazine – 2011 Patchings Art Exhibition winners Leisure Painter magazine – 2007 Patchings Art Exhibition winners SAA Paint magazine 2004