Alison McWhirter lost her dad to colon cancer, in 2013, and her brother tragically died from a brain haemorrhage eight years later. She has credited the pair for their support and encouragement.
An artist has paid tribute to her brother and dad, who both died in the last decade, ahead of a Glasgow exhibition where she will showcase her work.
Speaking about her father, she told the PA news agency: "In the last week of his life, he said, 'Look, life is so short, it's incredibly short, it's so fleeting. Forget everything you're doing in your career and focus on becoming a painter, do it for me'."If I ever needed some advice, he was always there, and he was the most positive and colourful person.
After holding exhibitions in London and having her artwork showcased in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore, Alison will be opening her second exhibition, titled Summer Palette, at the Annan Gallery in Glasgow on Saturday. Alison said that she tries to regularly meet artists in the early stages of their careers to discuss her experience, to offer "as much advice as they want to take".
She said that she often finds flowers, and in particular sunflowers, coming through in her work, saying: "My dad loved sunflowers and I always think that sunflowers are quite masculine in some way. "My paintings are really, really emotional, and a lot of people who come to the exhibitions, it's quite a strange thing but people can get really emotional.For Summer Palette Ms McWhirter has been studying the "beautiful" palettes of famous artists, from Frida Kahlo to Wassily Kandinsky, to inspire her work.
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