Meet three artists redefining the landscape in new Glasgow exhibition

Titled ‘Lines of the Land’, the exhibition offers a fresh and unique perspective on classical landscape scenes as the artists experiment with form, colour, and gestural mark-making to convey unique interpretations of the world around them.

Their work explores themes of dreams, memories, and the environment, with layers of colour and texture building distinct responses to their surroundings.

Connie Liebschner’s Milk Wash 01Connie Liebschner, the founding member of the G20 Artist Collective draws on her background in printmaking to explore the fluidity of water and its relationship with light. Through multiple, translucent layers of acrylics, inks, and gesso, she creates textures that evoke the reflective qualities of water, contrasting them with the solid forms of land. Her work captures the shifting, transformative nature of the natural world.

For this show, Connie shares a new Milk Wash Series in which she has been exploring how in the absence of a defining landmass to anchor time, the scenes feel both eternal and fleeting.

Throughout this body of work, coastlines act as surreal yet familiar spaces, where horizons blend together to create a recurring, sublime memory.

With a degree in Textile Design and Printing, Katy Sawrey’s strong understanding of colour, texture and pattern can be seen through her abstract landscapes inspired by the shapes in the Scottish mountains and coastline around her. She physically absorbs the landscape, aiming to paint it only vaguely but conveying how it and the changing light makes her feel.

(Image: Katy Sawrey with Storm on the Horizon) Embedded within the acrylics, are collected materials such as sand and grit, taken from each location. This direct connection to the land adds texture and depth to her works, where geometric shapes and translucent layers capture the interplay of light across the landscape.

Katy discussed at the opening: “Lines of the Land is the perfect exhibition for me to be a part of, as I love highlighting the lines within the landscape and bringing them to the forefront using varied thicknesses and colours”

In contrast, Erraid Gaskell’s bold use of colours in her dreamlike landscapes explore the interplay between memory and imagination. Graduating in Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone College in 2020, Erraid’s diverse cultural experiences and upbringing on the Black Isle and abroad have heavily influenced her work.

Erraid Gaskell’s Up The Track

She uses pastels, acrylics, oils, and collage to build layers that evoke a sense of place and storytelling. Her landscapes are often ethereal, with overlapping textures and motifs that merge the familiar with the surreal, inviting viewers into a world where folklore and personal history intertwine.

In this exhibition, each artist brings their own unique approach to landscape painting, yet their work sits perfectly alongside each other as they share an exploration of texture, layering, and the transformative power of the natural world.

Three perspectives are brought together, offering a fresh, distinctive look at the essence of our surrounding landscapes, redefining how we perceive and connect with the land itself.

Lines of the Land runs until Saturday 1st March at The Glasgow Gallery, 182 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HG.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5:30pm & Saturday 10:30am-4:30pm www.glasgowgallery.co.uk