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Philip Raskin was born in 1947 and studied at the Glasgow School of
Art. He then entered the world of business and became well known as
the proprietor of The Inn on the Green, a celebrated jazz restaurant
in Glasgow over which he and his wife presided. He did not lose contact
with the world of art however, as the venue doubled up as a quality
gallery with a full programme of exhibitions and private views. After
20 years as a successful restauranteur, Philip returned to his easel
and brushes on a full time basis. Over time, he has developed a painterly,
impasto style; using the texture of the paint and the shape of the brushwork,
he gives each of his luminous landscapes its own reality, rather than
allowing it to be a smooth window onto a world beyond. With a trademark
soft palette and dramatic skies, the overall effect magically captures
the textures, moods and changeable light of his native Scotland. Philip
is rapidly acquiring a loyal following of collectors both in the UK
and abroad. “I tend to paint very private places for the viewer
to own and enjoy; no people, no houses, no telegraph poles – just
the driftwood of an ebb tide, mist tumbling on a distant hilltop and
silence broken only by lapping water and gulls acending.”
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