I, Michael Laing, am a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland, where I studied Drawing and Painting. Since graduation in 1996 I have had five exhibitions of my work. My main interest is in figurative work whether it is from life or imaginary. I believe that I possess as strong style together with confident composition, creating powerful imagery. I am interested in undertaking commissions, either commercial or private. If you would like to discuss it further, then please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Moving Torso. 1997. Oil on Paper: My obsession with movement resulted in this recently created image based on life studies. |
Portrait of a Young Woman. 1996. Oil on board: This is one of my more intimate head studies and reflects the familiarity with the sitter. |
Shapes in Life. 1996. Oil on board: This complicated and somehow humorous study involves bringing together Still Life and Life, which have always been represented historically as separate images. |
The Pianist. 1995. Oil on Canvas: Music and Art have always had close assimilation's, but never more so than in this dark study of a pianist in which the predicament of the artist is also reflected as he creates in complete isolation. |
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Head II. 1996. Oil on canvas: One of my personal favourites. Head is a study into the subject of Auras and the vibrations of colour and mood which are emitted in the human condition. |
Head III. 1996. Oil on canvas: In the third in the series the tension is created by the unusual composition. |
Head of a Pianist. 1996. Acrylic on Canvas: While working with paint in the animation process, this image came about. The paint has been applied sparingly, with no more than three colours creating the whole painting. |
Artist in Studio. 1997. Oil on canvas: Every artist tries to create paintings which evoke the mood of the sitter. This is not so much a portrait as a characterisation. |
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Lily. 1998. Oil on canvas: Seeing nature in unusual perspectives have always facsinated me. Especially in this close-up view of a Lily. |
Cyclamen. 1998. Oil on canvas: This is slightly unusual in it's use of a vibrant orange to create a negative space. The petals almost take on human attributes of form. |
Cyclamen(detail). 1998. Oil on board: A close view of the previos painting reveals more clearly the animated forms. |
Stargazer Lily. 1998. Oil on Canvas: Creating unusual composition comes from the study of Classical painters. Intrigue is created by that which we cannot see. |
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Freesia. 1998. Oil on canvas: When I painted this image, I wanted to paint colours which can create vibrations of our senses. I was influenced by such painters as Tiepolo. |
Peace Lily. 1998. Oil on canvas: This painting for me is very symbolic. It is a personal attempt to try to bring the viewer back to understanding the beauties of nature. |
