Artwork of the Week - 15th September 2014

Rob Hain - Marching the Mile

Colourful and quirky, Rob Hain's artwork has remained in Union Art's top sellers list from the beginning. Although Rob was born in Dorset he has established a career from his adopted Scottish Borders. His love of Scotland is evident in his subject matter with many of his artworks based on Scottish scenes. This week's Artwork of the Week Marching the Mile is a great example of this. In this Limited Edition Print from Rob Hain you can see his playful approach to old architecture and social traditions, the artwork is bold and distinctive. He has collectors of his work both nationally and internationally.

Rob Hain studied Fine Art at Banbury School of Art and Loughborough College of Art, he graduated in 1977 and became a professional artist in 1981. His work on Glasgow's Italian Centre gained him a Civic Trust Award and a Saltire Award.

Rob Hain sums up his approach in this way: "I try to bring out the soul of a place and its people. Not all buildings aspire to greatness but physically serve to function, which can be a challenge when such architecture runs riot; to subsequently achieve a good result is all the more rewarding. I enjoy altering the perceived colours in our environment with which we are familiar; for example, by turning the road into a rich red in order to show off the pale coloured buildings they frame. A sense of identity is what we all crave and a dearly-loved building can be invested with many memories. I give such buildings extra prominence by enlarging or moving them to visually dynamic positions within the composition. All artists set out to elicit a response in the viewer. I feel that my work has achieved its aim when we step back as the viewer and our response is to smile."