BAY ATTIC LIMITED - Key Persons

Colin's studio lies about 12 miles south of Edinburgh, therefore he travels to many locations to gather information for paintings and depend quite a lot on internet weather forecasts, particularly as areas such as Fort William and Braemar seem to have an eco system of their own. He especially likes the variety of weather conditions that the autumn to spring months presents in the Grampian, Perthshire and west highlands locations. This gives him the opportunity to use all the warm friendly earth colours that he like and allows him to work in a midge free environment.

Kate Philp was born in Africa, brought up in Scotland and currently lives in North Northumberland where contrasting stretches of sandy beaches and rugged cliffs feature in her work. She also enjoys the white sands and turquoise waters of the West Coast and Islands which inspired many paintings by Scottish colourist Bunty Cadell, who was in fact Kate's grandmother's cousin. Kate graduated from Edinburgh University in 1993 with a degree in biological science and moved through garden design into a full time career painting in 1997. She has also travelled extensively throughout Europe.

Margaret is known internationally for her pastel painting, teaching, writing and is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America. She trained in oils, and uses watercolour for bold, colourful sketching diaries of her travels, gouache to work in with her pastels. She studied and graduated at Glasgow School of Art and promotes and endorses pastels as a serious and worthy medium, using dry or wet techniques. Through teaching and travelling worldwide, her work is bolder in tone and colour, painting plein-air whenever possible, inspired by many artists she has met along the way. Respected tutor and author of many art books and publications, she tutors worldwide, and appears in art television programmes. She is best known for her rich dramatic landscapes, but also paints still life, flowers and undertakes commissions.

Robert Kelsey is an established name in the contemporary British Art Market. He represents the best of Neo "Scottish Colourist" Painting, regularly working in locations made famous by FCB Cadell and SJ Peploe at the turn of the 20th century. His vibrant palette combines with the richness of his brushstrokes to produce paintings that have superb clarity of colour, depth of texture, and overall simplicity of form. He graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1970. A career in Art Education followed until 1995 when he became a full time painter. The West Coast of Scotland is Robert's main source of inspiration but his painting trips take him all over the world to locations in the Caribbean, France, Portugal and Italy. In recent years Venice has proved to be most inspiring, and Robert was enchanted by the effects of light on the water especially at the magical times of dusk and dawn. His paintings can be found in Private and Corporate collections world wide.