Barbara Rae is a painter of landscape, and the way in which we reshape the world is a favourite theme. Goya and the landscapes of Sutherland, Piper and Nash were early influences on her work. Visits to Spain, New Mexico and Tuscany since 1985 have resulted in a use of rich colour. Almond Grove was inspired by vineyards and farms behind Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol. In her painting Rae uses collage - often picking up things from the studio floor - to build up her images. In many cases the finished work is almost an abstracted form of landscape.

Barbara Rae CBE RA RSA RSW, born 1943

Born in Stirlingshire, Rae studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1961 to 1965. Awarded a travelling scholarship, she visited France and Spain in 1966. She taught at Aberdeen College of Education from 1972, and in 1975 became lecturer in drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art.