Owen Henderson Artist CV
Owen Henderson was born in Dundee in 1971. He studied Illustration and Printmaking at Read more
art, artist and paintings">Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art , graduating with first class Honours in 1993.
Scottish artist Owen; has worked as an Illustrator, both at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh and for the National Museum of Scotland. He has also taught painting in art classes, including photography, to adults with mental health problems.
In 2001 Owen won third prize in the Glaxo Smith Klein, Open Art Competition, and the following year won first prize in the Angus Open Art Competition.
Owen Henderson draws inspiration for his paintings from studying the Scottish Landscapes, and how the weather affects it. Using oil on canvas, Owen strives to portray the effect light has on landscapes and cityscapes at certain times of the day. He is influenced by the paintings of contemporary artists James Morrison, Ben Nicholson, Michael Andrews, Edward Hopper and Howard Hodgkins.
His contemporary paintings feature in many private Scottish art collections and other British Art collections. He was also commissioned to do a series of paintings during a residency in Lillisand, Norway.
