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Francis Boag

Francis Boag was born in Dundee in 1948 and studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in the late sixties. The influence of his tutors, Alberto Morrocco and David McLure, can be seen in his use of vibrant colour and sensuous application of paint. Francis enjoyed a successful teaching career in Dundee and Perth before becoming Head of Art at Aberdeen Grammar School in 1989.
Since 1995 when his expressionist interpretations of the local landscape first began appearing in galleries in the North East, the demand for his vibrant, colourful paintings has grown steadily and recent sell out exhibitions in London and Dublin are an indication of how prominent a figure he has become in the new generation of Scottish colourists.
Aqua Romana
Aqua Romano
acrylic
60cm x 75cm
Price: £1960
Big Pond, Evening
Big Pond, Evening
acrylic
23cm x 26cm
Price: £550
Culer Greens
Culter Greens
acrylic
15cm x 17cm
Price: £375
Devenick Braes
Devenick Braes
acrylic
80cm x 80cm
Price: £2550
In 1999 a major commission from John Lewis plc for three large paintings for permanent display in their new flagship store in the Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow prompted Francis to take a year long sabbatical from teaching. During this period he studied for an MA at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen and, being a research based course, this required him to reflect deeply on his own work and try to see it in the wider context of current contemporary art.
Essendy Hill
Essendy Hill
acrylic
60cm x 60cm
Price: £1665
Isla Ruin
Isla Ruin
acrylic
19cm x 21cm
Price: £490
Isla Steading
Isla Steading
acrylic
15cm x 17cm
Price: £375
Kinloch Rise
Kinloch Rise
acrylic
60cm x 60cm
Price: 1665
During this time his success in the commercial gallery market enabled him to leave education and become a full-time professional artist in June 2001. Francis now exhibits widely throughout the UK and is becoming known in the international market. A successful one-man show in Dublin was followed by the sale of several large paintings at the New York Art Fair and a successful exhibition of his work in Seattle. And last year saw the publication of several images of his work for the international childrens charity, UNICEF. He is the first Scottish artist to be included in their permanent collection.
Francis has exhibited several times at the Atholl Gallery before.
Netherley Dusk
Netherley Dusk
acylic
15cm x 17cm
Price: £375
Netherley Pinks
Netherley Pinks
acrylic
20cm x 25cm
Price: £530
Over to Arran
Over to Arran
acrylic
20cm x 25cm
Price: £530
Summer Meadow
Summer Meadow
acrylic
50cm x 50cm
Price: £1410
Swanley Farm
Swanley Farm
acrylic
15cm x 17cm
Price: £355
Tiny Blooms
Tiny Blooms
acrylic
15cm x 15cm
Price: £355
Treeline, Lintrathen
Treeline, Lintrathen
acrylic
30cm x 30cm
Price: £670
Ury Flowers, Red
Ury Flowers, Red
acrylic
30cm x 30cm
Price: £670
Ury Lilies, June 2
Ury Lillies, June 2
acrylic
14cm x 15cm
Price: £335
Ury Lillies, June 3
Ury Lillies, June 3
acrylic
14cm x 15cm
Price: £335
Wee Red Study 3
Wee Red Study 3
acrylic
10cm x 15cm
Price: £315
Wee Studio Flowers 3
Wee Studio Flowers 3
acrylic
15cm x 15cm
Price: £355