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One of four new paintings I’ll be exhibiting at the lovely @galleryfranklin summer exhibition in St andrews this month.
It opens this Saturday 4th July until the 31st July

Echoes of moonlight,
28.5 x 22cm
Oil on arches paper on board by @robertmacmillanartist

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4 months ago

Finally finished this painting today.

Sometimes a painting needs to be left alone for a while — a day or two, or sometimes even a month or more. Distance allows you to return with fresh eyes; you start to notice things that need adjusting, areas that can be enhanced, softened, or pushed back.

More recently, I’ve found myself moving away from simply following the reference and instead allowing the painting to take on a life of its own — heightening the colours, exaggerating forms, and abstracting the image that little bit further.

With the initial delicate rendering behind me, I am left to explore texture, mark-making, and colour. At times the image dissolves, only to slowly re-emerge, creating an almost breath-like surface — a place where suggestion and presence sit somewhere between the visible and the imagined.

#oilpainter #dailyart #artcollector #scottishartist #tonalism by @robertmacmillanartist

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4 months ago

A small oil on Arches paper, completed recently.

I often think of my landscapes as places that have been edited by memory. They are made by removing as much as adding — erasing moments, details, and fragments until something familiar remains. The east coast of Scotland is almost always the starting point: a landscape held through feeling as much as observation.

#scotland #scottishartist #landscapepainting #eastcoastlight #tonalism by @robertmacmillanartist

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A small oil I finished recently.
Sunlit Path, Oil on Arches paper

#landscapepainter #scottishlandscape #tonalism #guidance #cloudwatching by @robertmacmillanartist

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4 months ago

Some new landscapes on Archers paper I’ve been working on and a Nocturne on the easel that needs resolved.

#scottishartist #landscapepaintings #worksinprogress #artiststudio #robertmacmillanartist by @robertmacmillanartist

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5 months ago

Study of a wise man, oil on board 24 x 28cm by @robertmacmillanartist

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6 months ago

A new portrait I’ve been working on for the last wee while…almost there by @robertmacmillanartist

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6 months ago

A detail from a new painting I recently finished.

#oilpainter #figurativepainting #femaleportraiture #scottishartist #tonalistpainting by @robertmacmillanartist

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8 months ago

Delighted to be taking part in the Christmas exhibition at the lovely @galleryfranklin in St Andrews. The exhibition opens this evening.
Amongst the four new paintings is this little portrait
After party, 17 x 14cm, oil on board by @robertmacmillanartist

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10 months ago

A new landscape painting that I’ll be exhibiting next month in St Andrews - From the estuary, 30 x 20cm, Oil on board by @robertmacmillanartist

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a year ago

A small little Nocturne I’ve been working on recently.
Inspired by Venice

#nocturne #likebreathonglass #tonalism #landscapepaintings #landscapepainter #oilpaintersofinstagram #reflection #arthistorian #artcollector #impressionism #italy_landscapes #italy_creative_pictures #nightscapes #robertmacmillanartist #instagram by @robertmacmillanartist

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a year ago

Part of another figurative piece I’ve been working on. Still trying to resolve the background but nearly there…

Aviator, 34 x 41cm

#figurativepaintings #contemporyart #artgalleries #inspiration #portraitpainting #interiordesign #workinprogressart #oilpainter #contemporarypainting #daylight #daydreamer #artnow #paintbrush #scottishart #artcollectorsofig #robertmacmillanartist #artistsoninstagram #instagram by @robertmacmillanartist

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