Pat douthwaite biography

Pat Douthwaite 28 Julie — 26 Julie wis a Scots airtist. She traivellt widely, bidin in various places athort the warld until her daith in Dundee , in Awtho she wis born in , she claimt throuoot her life that she wis born in In , Douthwaite teuk up expressive dance an ballet classes, ainly makin the chyce tae be a penter later in her life, an athoot ony formal airt eddication.

Following several years successfully performing with the Celtic Ballet she decided to become an artist – a decision often linked to the influence of Morris's husband, Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson.

Her wark is featurt in several different museums. Douthwaite's extensive traivel durin her life saw her bidin in York, Edinburgh, Dumfriesshire, an Berwick upon Tweed. Forby, she traivellt tae North Africae, Indie an Peru. Douthwaite teuk up dance classes in , that wis taucht bi Margaret Morris. It wis there that she met the airtist J.

Fergusson, Morris' pairtner. In the late s, Douthwaite makit the chyce tae tak up a career in visual airt, raither nor dance, wi Fergusson perswaddin her nae tae tak formal airt eddication. She flittit intae Crozier's hoose in Essex in , houaniver the extent o her relationship wi mony ither o the airtists isnae clear. Awtho muckle o her wark explores issues surroondin femininity an wumanheid, Douthwaite didnae sel identify as a feminist.

In , follaeing her daith, the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh haudit a memorial exhibition. In he debuted her Love Pictures.