Ronald Smith R.S.W., R.G.I., P.A.I., Modern British Composition, Oil Painting, 1990s

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a striking modern british oil painting by scottish artist ronald smith r.s.w., r.g.i., p.a.i. The painting is richly layered, with … Read more a striking modern british oil painting by scottish artist ronald smith r.s.w., r.g.i., p.a.i. The painting is richly layered, with creams, yellows, greens, blues and orange tones merging to form a complex, tactile surface. Organic and geometric forms drift across the composition, their softened edges creating a sense of rhythm and movement. Though abstract, the work has a subtle figurative undercurrent, typical of smith’s lyrical approach. This piece represents smith’s mature period in the late 1980s, when his colour harmonies and expressive mark-making became his defining language. Created in 1989 and presented in its original solid wood float frame with a subtle shadow gap. A related work by the artist, painted in 1990, of matching size and identical frame, is also available from hutt. Key details medium: oil on board dimensions: unframed 61 × 41 cm; framed 66 × 45.5 cm signed: monogrammed and dated ‘89’ lower left date: 1989 condition: very good frame: solid wood float frame, period to the piece artist biography ronald f. Smith r.s.w., r.g.i., p.a.i. (b.1946) is a noted scottish painter celebrated for his expressive abstract compositions and mastery of colour and texture. Born in glasgow, he studied at the glasgow school of art under david donaldson, developing a painterly style that bridges abstraction and observation. Smith is a member of the royal scottish watercolour society, the royal glasgow institute of the fine arts, and the paisley art institute. His work has featured in the royal scottish academy and royal glasgow institute annual exhibitions, as well as the open eye gallery and the scottish gallery, edinburgh. His paintings are held in public and private collections across scotland, including glasgow art club. Smith’s contemporaries include fellow scottish modern painters james d. Robertson and john cunningham, with whom he shared exhibition platforms and a dedication to painterly abstraction See less