* NIGEL GROUNDS (SCOTTISH b. 1962), AUTUMN, BALMACARA

oil on canvas, signed, titled verso framed and under glass image size 36cm x 91cm, overall size 53cm x 108cm Note: Nigel Grounds was educated at Portree High School on the Isle of Skye and graduated from Gray's School of Art, in Aberdeen, with B.A (Hons.) in Fine Art in 1986. He draws his inspiration from the notable characteristics of his local landscapes; Skye with its rugged mountains and towering sea-cliffs, the western Isles, with their isolated crofts perching in machair, overlooking vast, empty beaches, while dark peaks circle turquoise seas; fishing and crofting villages such as Plockton and Applecross nestling in the grandeur of the surrounding hills. His work has been exhibited at numerous public exhibitions and at prestigious galleries and he also has his own gallery at Armadale (Isle of Skye). Public & Corporate collections include: HM King Charles III, Highland Council, Robert Gordon University, Herriot Watt University, Aberdeen University, Clydesdale Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Paul Mellon Foundation & Aberdeen Asset Management. Paintings in private collections worldwide. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 15th February 2024, lot 244 "Tall Ships, Aberdeen Harbour was sold to a Scottish public collection for £1500 (hammer).