Heather McAlpine
Low Tide, Distant Shore
NEW ‘Low Tide, Distant Shore’, acrylic on canvas, 79 x 114 cm
Sea Drift and Sunset
NEW ‘Sea Drift and Sunset, acrylic on canvas, 104 x 104 cm
Summer Drift
NEW ‘Summer Drift’, acrylic on canvas, 34 x 34 cm
Sunset Porthmeor
NEW ‘Sunset Porthmeor’, acrylic on canvas, 34 x 34
Towards the Sea
NEW ‘Towards the Sea’, acrylic on canvas, 64 x 114 cm
Profile
Heather McAlpine, born in Stirling, Scotland, moved to London to study art, achieving a BA (First Class Hons) from East London University in 1993 and an MA from the Royal College of Art in 1995. In 1999, she emigrated to Vancouver, Canada, where her paintings were inspired by the wild coastline of the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains, with their aquamarine glacial lakes, tree lines, horizons and lake and sea reflections, which informed her work.
Having moved back to the UK in 2015, she chose to live in the artistic community of St Ives, and she was drawn to the rugged beauty of the Cornish coastline, which continues to inspire her paintings. Wild swimming has also become a vital source of inspiration.