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About Ken Findlay

Ken Findlay is a self-taught lifelong artist and former Architect living and working in Glasgow, Scotland having studied at the Mackintosh School of Architecture and the associated influence of The Glasgow School of Art.

Kens art gallery of unique paintings and drawings is a blend of seriousness with a touch of playfulness, some of which is autobiographical and connects the creative and diverse enjoyment of drawing and painting outcome from his chosen subjects of Scottish landscape, personal portraits, still life, animal and abstract paintings

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Sketching and drawing ideas is always part of Kens creative thinking that have created the majority of his art works

He works in oils and watercolour and paints in contrasting vibrant colours, reflecting natural vivid real-world and Scottish scenes.

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Photography and Kens art

As a keen photographer Ken collates many photographs from his travels around Scotland and Europe that provides a diverse collection of reference images of landscape and people scenes and subjects for abstract thoughts ,a fleeting moment, lighting conditions, or complex composition.

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Exhibitions

Ken has been successfully in being accepted for The Big Art show exhibition in Paisley in 2023,2024 and 2026 where his paintings have been sold.​​

He has submitted his art work to CASA ART call for artists, Scottish Landscapes, Visual arts Scotland and Wraptious Competition 

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NHS and Malawian Children fund raising

Ken has supported community NHS charity auctions, the Scottish Visual Arts Charity Auction in aid of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children with his artwork donations

He is also delighted to support Malawian children in helping raising funds by donating artworks to this worthy organisation.

 

 

 

 

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Kens sketching art ideas- how he works

Sketching on paper to test many ideas of landscapes, people and abstract by working with pencil and watercolour, Ken shows many of his skills as an artist and Architect

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People and portraits

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Portraits and places

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Still life

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Abstract

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