
Inside & Out
The Art of Christian Small
Gerda Stevenson(Editor)
Scotland Street Press
Published on 31. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
108 pages
978-1-910895-36-8 (ISBN)
Description
Christian Small lived and painted in West Linton for over 60 years. Her work was of remarkable quality and range in many different media. Her choice of subjects was wonderfully imaginative: pears on a window sash, an armchair with slippers, her paint box - all so evocative of her life. Her landscapes were drawn from around the village, their colour and draftsmanship brilliantly capturing the countryside she loved: wind-bent trees, pale green grasses and the rolling Pentland Hills.
Woven in and out of the paintings are poems by Gerda Stevenson, and Christian's thoughts in prose as imagined with poignant eloquence by her daughter Jenny Alldridge - an unusual blend of word and image telling the unique story of a prolific and gifted artist
Woven in and out of the paintings are poems by Gerda Stevenson, and Christian's thoughts in prose as imagined with poignant eloquence by her daughter Jenny Alldridge - an unusual blend of word and image telling the unique story of a prolific and gifted artist
Reviews / Votes
'One of the most beautiful books ever published in Scotland' - The National "Every picture tells a story, and this selection tells of lifetime creativity. Still-lifes, glowing, domestic, ordinary and marvellous, portrait studies full of the sitter's life and individuality, the intimate landscapes daily walked in. Small things observed, relished." - Liz Lochhead, poetMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
90 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 245 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
469 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910895-36-8 (9781910895368)
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Persons
Gerda Stevenson is a singer-songwriter and actress know for her role in the film Braveheart. She has edited this collection of her friend's lost art so that it can be appreciated by all.