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Sharing RGU Art and Heritage Feline Gold by Caroline Heller Boon. At the time this painting was created the artist had just acquired a kitten and Caroline Heller Boon always used personal items as inspiration in her work. Something she still does to this day. Even a woolen jumper from a factory seconds Benneton shop

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Sharing RGU Art and Heritage Celebrating International Day of the Tiger with Richard Insh’s oil on canvas Egypt We hope you enjoy the exotic location for this cat sitting in the corner staring, having turned its back to the wonderful view of the Great Pyramid. Perhaps the cats name is Egypt?  How she stares! We

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Sharing RGU Art and Heritage The Supercilious Cat The student work of Gray’s School of Art graduate Bruce Paterson Oil on board 1975 Hands up if you own one…it may be found staring at you precariously perched on top of the Grandfather Clock! @artukdotorg @RGULibrary @RGU @UniMuseumsScot @MuseumsGalScot #Gray’sSchoolofArt_Painting #OnlineArtExchange

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Sharing RGU Art and heritage Ah yes, the morning alarm cat… The work of Simon Fraser …soon to transform into the Cat a lick it Convertor… @artukdotorg @RGULibrary @RGU @UniMuseumsScot @MuseumsGalScot #Gray’sSchoolofArt_Painting #OnlineArtExchange #MuseumsSparkJoy

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Sharing RGU Art and Heritage Exit Music by Alexander (Sandy) Fraser RSA hangs on the campus in Robert Gordon University in the city of Aberdeen.  The former Gray’s School of Art tutor populated this composition with many examples of favourite and imagined imagery.  A cornucopia of composition.  Sandy often included images of cats in his

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Sharing RGU Art and Heritage Mr Cat eyes up the wee bird in Jacqueline McDonald’s enchanting composition The Scaly Weaver. Who wins?  You decide. Fabrics have always fascinated me. but not from the point of view of actual dressmaking , but more an exploration of their qualities through representation via paint and collage. To me,