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Brian Henderson studied at Edinburgh College of Art. He has won numerous prizes and exhibits widely in the UK. He currently has work in the Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh, Resipole Studios, Argyll and Scotland Art Gallery, Glasgow. brianhendersonpaintings.com

Brian Henderson is a bit of a perfectionist. His style involves acute observation and precise attention to detail. Regardless of subject matter, Brian investigates the way that natural and artificial light interacts with a range of surfaces and materials. He carefully crafts compositions, paying particular consideration to how light strikes or shadows fall.

The combination of surfaces and textures are just as important as the choice of objects themselves. Great satisfaction comes from the challenge of depicting the pearly surface of an onion or shallot with its

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