JIM WYLIE
oil on canvas
30cm x 40cm image size
White Frame with white slip
This vibrant oil painting by Jim Wylie, “Twisted Pines,” has a really lively, almost windswept energy to it. Two tall, slender pine trees stretch and curve upwards, their glowing orange-red trunks twisting against a rich blue sky that feels full of movement.
Behind them, soft fields and clusters of trees fade into gentle pastel tones, giving the whole scene a dreamy sense of depth and space. The bold colours and loose, expressive brushstrokes make it feel like the landscape is alive — as if you can almost sense the breeze tugging at the branches and the light constantly shifting across the ground.
Jim Wylie - Twisted Pines
Jim Wylie, a native of Glasgow, is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art where he studied Drawing and Painting under such prominent figures as Willie Armour, Geoff Squires, Sinclair Thomson, and Duncan Shanks. The grounding he received in composition and in colour in the true Glasgow tradition has remained a mainstay of his work.
Wylie exhibits continually in a variety of private galleries across Scotland, with work also widely available in cards and in print. He is a member of Paisley Art Institute and contributes regularly to the annual exhibition, one of the largest of its kind outside Glasgow or Edinburgh, where he has been awarded prizes on three occasions.
