Ladies who do lunch will often find themselves sitting outside a small bistro somewhere in the sun, with their glass of Rose or a Mojhito. Their little pleasures in life helping them
escape the routine of home, work and family and a chance to catch up on gossip; complain about their men and talk about clothes and their homes. Not often do you find these ladies of
leisure in the surroundings of mythical castles, or molten lava, and mingling amongst Canadians, Brazilians, Germans, Dutch, Irish and Dundonians all at once. Choose to spend some time in
St Andrews or Crieff though, and you will find just that.
At Artery Gallery, based in South Street at St Andrews and in King Street at Crieff, figurative sculptor Ronna Elliott is showing her beautifully crafted female figures with her own take
on ladies of leisure. The titles say it all, with 's8216;Ladies in Waiting,'s8217; 's8216;Pandora's8217;s Box,'s8217; 's8216;Contorted Bisoms's8217; and of course, those 's8216;Ladies Who
Do Lunch.'s8217; Each figure is embellished with their own marks and patterns which are not only decorative but also symbolise metaphorical fingerprints of people who have touched us in
some way, often unknowingly.
These particular femmes fatal socialise quite happily with those other works of fine breed and class created by worldwide artists and found at Artery Gallery, perhaps watching the marine
wildlife playing across the canvasses created by St Andrews own Dave Thompson, a marine biologist at the Sea Mammal Research Unit in the town.
Jewellery from Brazilian, Israeli, Scottish, Californian and English designers, sits beautifully alongside Australian, Canadian, Dutch and Chinese paintings, Scottish and Devonshire
clocks and even a Cretian sculptures creating a truly global gathering of high quality accessible, affordable, contemporary art.
St Andrews,
Fife,
Scotland
KY16 9QR