FOLLOWING their recent joint exhibition at the Lanntair Arts Centre in Stornoway Scotland, Settle-based artists Margaret Uttley and David Knight are exhibiting their paintings and drawings at Gavagan Art.

Gallery owner Mary Gavagan said that their body of work is inspired by a number of trips to the Outer Hebrides, in particular the Isle of Harris. Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides make up the largest island in Scotland.

Mary added: "When I suggested to Margaret and David my idea of bringing this exhibition to north Yorkshire I was delighted that they enthusiastically agreed to the suggestion of having the exhibition at Gavagan Art."

Margaret and David's paintings and drawings celebrate the dramatic promontory and vertical cliffs of Gallan Head and the Valtos peninsula of Harris.

Dominated by the Atlantic Ocean and vast open skies Margaret described it as a "place of uninterrupted space."

Their work captures the dramatic weather and movement of the sky and sea.

Both artists are originally from Yorkshire: Margaret from Todmorden and David from Halifax; David is head of art at Giggleswick School, near Settle.

Each have had their work in numerous exhibitions both regionally and nationally and one of Margaret’s drawings has recently been selected for the prestigious Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2018 exhibition. The drawing was exhibited last year at Gavagan Art.

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, formerly Jerwood Drawing Prize, is the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the UK.

The Edge of Sight - Outer Hebrides exhibition is on show at the Gavagan Art Gallery in Settle Town Hall, until Saturday, October 6.

Open Thursday-Saturday, from 11am-4pm.

Also on show will be a display of watercolours by the late Norman Adams, who was keeper at the Royal Academy London for 15 years and had a long association with both north Yorkshire and the Hebrides.

For further information go online at www.gavaganart.com.