John Leitch
John Leitch paints in a vigorous style, which is lively, colourful and painterly. His family roots in Argyll and his travels throughout Ardnamurchan and the Western Isles during his years as a traditional musician inspired much of his painting. From sketches and photographs, taken on location, his work captures the unique light so identifiable with that part of the Scottish coast. His approach is impressionistic and shows a wide range of influences from The Scottish Colourists to Matisse in both Oil and Watercolour.
"My work is concerned with capturing the lasting impression of 'place' through pattern and colour rather than an attempt at depicting every blade of grass or every grain of sand".
After graduating from The Glasgow School of Art (B.A.Hons 1st class) in 1979 John has worked as an art teacher, been curator of his own gallery (Rainbow's End Gallery, Moffat) and has exhibited widely resulting in him becoming a popular artist with work in collections worldwide, including works in the permanent collections of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow and the Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries. From his first one man show at the Gracefield Arts Centre in 1981 he has exhibited over the years in many of Scotland’s leading galleries, including;
The Open Eye, Edinburgh
The Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow
The Broughton Gallery
The Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld
John is also an avid collector of Scottish painting with a keen interest in the Kirkcudbright School of Artists. Most of the fine art works for sale on this site are from his personal collection, that has been amassed over the past 30 years, and are therefore generally 'new' to the market.
