Colin has often travelled to this part of the country. He loves the light, the remoteness and the unspoilt nature of rugged, beautiful coastline which is hard to find in too many parts of our island nation today.

Travelling to Ardnamurchan, viewing Sanna Bay for the first time, with its brilliant white deserted sands, is a thrill for anyone and Carruthers captures its wildness and solitude wonderfully. And that beautiful sunset on Islay...

There are some subtle innovations within this series of paintings. A still life foreground, with a view to the sea through a window and buildings breaking up desolate views in others bring new areas of interest and perspective. But one of my favourite paintings in this collection is a gentle triptych of a gate on the edge of woodland - so the show's not all about sea and sand.

Colin Carruthers has become a highly popular artist and with due reason. He is a painter producing work of the highest quality.

Ian Courcoux

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