Gallery, Arts & Crafts

Art and Artists

After opening in December 2009 the new Viva art gallery will take several weeks to select and display sufficient works to fill the gallery. It is then  planned that there will be a formal opening of the exhibition at some point in March 2010. This website will keep you up to date on what is happening.

As works are exhibited a selection will be available to view on the Gallery page. If you are interested in any of the works you see please get in touch with us.

Bill King

Bill King was taken on by a carpet manufacturer when he left school. His artistic talent was swiftly recognized and he became involved in design. As the carpet industry in the UK declined he decided to take up an offer of a job with a manufacturer in the USA.

While there he wondered if he could make a living as an artist and, with the support of his family, he gave up his job and began cold calling at mid west farms offering to do paintings. This proved a success and he soon had enough commissions to earn a satisfactory living.

Eventually he decided to retire to Scotland. He continues to paint, exhibiting in local galleries and exhibitions, and selling enough work to fund his supply of art materials. Bill is currently resident in Pitlochry.

Yvonne N Stewart nee Vernon D.A.Edin.

Yvonne was born  and brought up in Fife. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a Design and Crafts degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing  and later, after raising her family in Pitlochry,  took a teaching qualification and embarked on a career teaching in Tayside at Secondary and Primary schools and has also tutored Adult Education classes locally.

Yvonne cites the local countryside in Fife and Perthshire as a major influence, drawing her inspiration from the observation of natural forms. She has a particular interest in botanical composition and detail.

Some of her most striking work is mixed media. A collage of Japanese paper is built up, and watercolour, acrylic, pastel and graphite are applied to create a three dimensional effect. These pieces are born out of her interest in the carvings on Pictish stones which have led to her to speculate about the meaning and manner of their decoration.

Previous exhibitions:

Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition

Village Gallery Meigle

Various local Art and Craft fairs

Olga Todorovici

Olga was born and brought up in Romania. She graduated with a degree from the School of Popular Art.

She likes to work mainly in oils, but often adds her own signature to the work by painting on wood and adding 3D effects carved from pulverized stone. Her subjects are very varied as she is a competent portrait artist, produces fascinatingly detailed land and townscapes and beautifully observed wildlife paintings. Her work is also characterized by its bold use of colour.

She moved to the UK to pursue her studies and was enchanted by the local Perthshire scenery so reminiscent of her grandparents’s home. She loves living here although she misses her animals: german shepherd dogs and a collection of peacocks. Perhaps this explains why birds are often her subject.

Previous exhibitions:

The Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition

Gallery at the Atholl Centre

She also undertakes private commissions.