LOCH KINORD, ROYAL DEESIDE, AN OIL BY HOWARD BUTTERWORTH

* HOWARD BUTTERWORTH (SCOTTISH b. 1945), LOCH KINORD, ROYAL DEESIDE oil on canvas, signed image size 50cm x 75cm, overall size 65cm x 90cm Framed. Provenance: Kindly confirmed by The Butterworth Gallery "The loch is Loch Kinord on the Muir of Dinnet in the Cairngorms National Park. Interesting to see the difference in the native birch woods from then to now. Probably painted in the late 80s or early 90s." The typical gallery price for a Howard Butterworth of these dimensions is in excess of £8000. Note: Born in Rochdale in 1945, Howard Butterworth is a renowned Scottish artist who has lived and painted professionally in Northern Scotland since 1968. Howard captures the atmospheric light and colours of Scotland especially around Balmoral, Royal Deeside, Cairngorms National Park and the Scottish Highlands. Capturing the moods and seasons as only an Aberdeenshire based artist painting outdoors can, Butterworth paints 'en plein air' and he describes his style of painting as "emotional realism". He conveys the sense of being in a particular place at a particular moment in time and the experience and feeling of Nature's constantly changing colours and light. Howard Butterwprth paintings are held in private and corporate collections worldwide, particularly his paintings of Scotland including those of native birchwoods, Caledonian pine forests, heather covered moorland, snowcapped mountains and the lively waters and bridges of Royal Deeside. Howard Butterworth's patrons include private and corporate buyers with several paintings featuring in the Royal Collections of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother who closely supported him over the years.