Jenny Matthews

‘I have been painting since the age of four and have always loved flowers, both cultivated and wild. Even as a child I was thrilled by the variety of colour and form, and the way flowers can appear in all sorts of unexpected places in the Scottish landscape. My paintings are not traditional botanical studies, not insipid, and generally quite large. I revel in the amazing variety of the plant world, and the joy I get from painting it is a constant motivator. For thrills and excitement, I choose watercolour’.

Born in 1964, Jenny Matthews studied at Edinburgh College of Art under Elizabeth Blackadder, John Houston and Ann Oram, graduating in 1986 with a BA Hons in Drawing and Painting. Being ranked by ‘The Scotsman’ as one of the top 20 most collectable Scottish artists, Jenny’s paintings are in the collections of Adam and Co plc, Brodies WS, Hewlett Packard, Ian Rankin and Miranda Harvey, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Murrayfield Hospital, Paintings in Hospitals and Walter Scott and Partners, as well as in private collections worldwide.

‘The winning combination of botanical precision and semi-abstract looseness is what makes Matthews’ work so instantly desirable’ – Lucy Sweet, Art & Interiors.

Helen Tabor

Helen has lived in the Scottish Borders for the past fifteen years with her partner and three children. Her paintings are very much inspired by her surroundings, in particular the rural Scottish Borders countryside, and the soft seascapes of south west Scotland. Whilst the figure paintings are more defined and linear, her landscapes are expressive and abstract but both styles hold something more enigmatic – a vagueness perhaps which takes you into the world of imagination.

Born in Middlesex in 1960, Helen graduated with English and History at the University of York in 1981. A Self-taught artist, Tabor drew her inspiration from Chagall and Picasso. Since 1986, she has successfully exhibited in numerous galleries both North and South of the border, including RSA and SAAC Royal Academy in Edinburgh. Helen’s work can be found in private collections both here and abroad.