Born in Hamilton, Scotland in 1966, Ian’s family have a tradition in creating and working with the arts. Second son to an engineer/draftsman and inventor, his mother being a talented kilt maker, both grandparents were highly skilled, his grandfather created wonderful sculptures and pottery, while his grandmother was a painter, creating scores of designs for pottery. Known for his Scottish landscapes and paintings of Scottish and American distilleries, Ian works with photography, oils and impasto to create photorealism with a twist.Commissions for his work hang in the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in...more