Blackadder

Elizabeth Blackadder exhibition reveals wintry Tuscan landscapes and minimalist still lifes

Early works show a less familiar side to the Scottish artist celebrated for her flower and cat paintingsShe may be best known for accessible paintings of flowers and cats but a new exhibition of Elizabeth Blackadder’s work focuses instead on chilly landscapes and pared-back still life compositions. The show in Hampshire, far from Blackadder’s Scottish home, presents a less familiar side of the artist, with most of the pieces exhibited for the first time.

Elizabeth Blackadder exhibition reveals wintry Tuscan landscapes and minimalist still lifes

Early works show a less familiar side to the Scottish artist celebrated for her flower and cat paintingsShe may be best known for accessible paintings of flowers and cats but a new exhibition of Elizabeth Blackadder’s work focuses instead on chilly landscapes and pared-back still life compositions. The show in Hampshire, far from Blackadder’s Scottish home, presents a less familiar side of the artist, with most of the pieces exhibited for the first time.

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