Gill Stewart Art

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A little bit of imperfection…For all I can enjoy beautifully curated accounts, there is something richer and deeper in t...
10/12/2025

A little bit of imperfection…

For all I can enjoy beautifully curated accounts, there is something richer and deeper in the ordinary everyday moments, quickly captured, without the ‘big tidy’

I love it when people just show themselves because they are happy with what they see.

In these two photographs; my Christmas tree by the smallest window with the best light is giving me so much pleasure. I walk into the room, and it’s the first thing I see.
I come downstairs in the dark in the dead of night, to its twinkling welcome.

You will notice in both images are signs of domesticity .
The first image has towels drying on the backs of the dining chairs.
Quickly grabbed from the washing line as a squall of rain passed over.
I didn’t notice them when I picked up my camera, because what I saw was the feeling of the story before my eyes. It is now all the richer for me with the signs of daily life.

The second image has piles of books from the bookcase on the table.
All had to be emptied to access room to put in a Smart meter. I disapprove. George approves. A bit of ‘ a domestic’ going on here.
This time, the good man won.

09/12/2025

Snippets of my week…

The things which are important. The comfort of home .
The place where we are free to fly.

A quick hello before bed. Too tired to write much. An early night beckons.Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of ...
07/12/2025

A quick hello before bed.
Too tired to write much. An early night beckons.

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you who have supported our first ‘Pop Up’ both visiting, and online.
We are deeply thankful.
This will be the first of many . My mind is a whir with ideas .
Next Pop Up this coming weekend - Saturday & Sunday 11.00 until 4.00pm
We would love to welcome you.

Hope you have all had a kind weekend.

With love,
Gill 🤍🌲

We hope to welcome you this weekend to our pop up gallery.Some of you knew us as Love Dove Studio in the square in Lochg...
05/12/2025

We hope to welcome you this weekend to our pop up gallery.
Some of you knew us as Love Dove Studio in the square in Lochgilphead.
Some of you who have known us longer will remember us as The Oystercatcher Gallery on the harbour in Campbeltown Mull of Kintyre.
Paul and Stella McCartney were customers back then.
Paul particularly liked our Jack Russell terrier - Paddy . He used to sit in a fruit box outside the gallery.
Anyway, enough reminiscing… we hope you might make it along one of our weekends.

With love, G&G&G xx🐾🐶

First of the framed paintings inspired from our annual painting retreat recently on Mull. A lot of works this year leane...
02/12/2025

First of the framed paintings inspired from our annual painting retreat recently on Mull.

A lot of works this year leaned to the abstract.
Some have been getting framed.
This is one collected yesterday from our fabulous framer .

I enjoyed getting lost in the paint and process. Shorelines and Harbours , Hulls of boats have always been fascinating to me.
I am naming this “Yellow Harbour Light”’
When I look at it I have a sense of shore and harbour, although it is not what I set out to paint.
I wonder what you might see in it?

I love paint, have done all my life. It endlessly fascinates me how things from our inner world can appear on a canvas .
There is so much within us we simply don’t know about, nor understand.
Paint often makes sense of things.
It can bring inspiration in so many ways.

You can guess what is on my Christmas list wish list…more and more delicious paint

A romantic writers studio surrounded by a small woodland by the banks of a river. You can tell I am still rather captiva...
28/11/2025

A romantic writers studio surrounded by a small woodland by the banks of a river.

You can tell I am still rather captivated by this divine old railway carriage.
The writer has long gone. I would so love to know the story this old railway carriage holds.

Whilst on my spiritual retreat last week, I was digging deep .
Go as the river …a river often has to divert, cutting through rocks and hard places to find a free flow and fullness.

Having come through a stroke and a TIA recently, I am determined to embrace the rest of my life filled with creativity and sharing with people.
The condition of my heart is ongoing, but my spiritual heart is flying.

Just before going on my retreat, the old garage across the way became available again. I had such a strong sense we should have it back. One phone call and it was ours again. The owner thrilled it would be for artistic pursuits.
Whilst it is not a romantic old railway carriage, I rather love it.
It is brick built with a lovely wooden roof and rafters. Fairy lights are a calling…
It is just across from our cottage, so perfectly placed.
It also offers me more growing room, which brings me on to workshops.
It is a lovely space for workshops.
Both floral and painting workshops.
Mini creative retreats and day classes.

We are also planning more pop up shops next year. The first being Easter. Dates to follow.
Art, florals and vintage , fine ceramics will flow through the space.
A free workshop in the middle of the day in keeping with the seasons. Things gathered and grown will shape the day.

A new ingathering of creativity awaits 2026 …I cannot wait!

27/11/2025

Honesty … a rare thing in these days we live.

I shan’t enter into world views, politics etc.

Honesty begins in the heart.
It marries with integrity.

Being true to oneself. The integral nub of one’s being.
Sometimes being honest with oneself is painful, but essential if change needs to happen in aspects of our lives, that will bring freedom to ourselves and others.

An honest friendship is a beautiful thing, isn’t it.
Also a deeply sad thing when that is broken.
It is often the pattern and story of life , at times.
Forgiveness is the only key to move on , for yourself and the other.
Both need to be set free.

Illness often comes through unforgiveness.
A bitter root forms and becomes cancerous within the system.
Our body and health becomes disrupted.
I don’t quite know why I am writing about this tonight, but I felt to. And I always go with my gut 🤍

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