In LG Thomson’s work, the past is ever present. Using acrylic and mixed media, she contemplates ancient connections to and exploitation of the natural world, questioning the idea of nature as other, while meditating on the layering of time, memory, and folklore.
She is influenced and inspired by the flora, fauna and geology of the Highlands and is particularly fascinated by the sea, the creatures that dwell within it, and its shores, near and far. She is drawn to fragmented claws and limbs, dead crabs, and broken shells. Creatures that were once alive and are now destined to become grains of sand, much as we are destined to become no more than memories and dust.
For artwork enquires contact LG Thomson.
An Talla Solais Members Show 2026
An Talla Solais, Ullapool, 1 Aug - 11 Oct 2026
Pissenlit, acrylic on cradle board, 31 x 41cm.
Cycle, acrylic on canvas, 51 x 76cm.
Clock, acrylic on cradle board, 31 x 41cm.
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shorelines and mountains
The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool, Nov 2025 - Feb 2026
Muscular Hydrostats, acrylic on cradle board, 41 x 31cm.
Signalling, acrylic on cradle board, 30 x 22cm.
Jurassic, acrylic on canvas, 46 x 35cm.
An Talla Solais Members Show 2025
An Talla Solais, Ullapool, 30 Aug - 23 Oct 2025
The Idea of a Shark, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 100cm.
Here Be Monsters, mixed media on Admiralty chart,
54 x 44 cm (framed)
Depth Lines, acrylic on canvas,
50 x 20 cm (sold)
From the Shores of the Minch
​The artworks shown in this section represent a sample of work on display in HAVØRN Gallery & Studio, 30 West Argyle Street, Ullapool, IV26 2TY. Enquiries to sara@havorn.uk​​​​
Interiors Exhibition: 25 Jan - 8 Mar 2025
Upstairs Gallery, Weigh Ahead, 91 High Street, Dunblane FK15 OER
Escape, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 cm.
Sleepscape, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm.
Selected works from this is where we are
Moments Before, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 cm.
Last Summer, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 42 cm.
Overlapping of Solitudes, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm (sold).
Crab, oil on board, 50 x 50 cm (sold).
Moine Thrust, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 40 cm.
Rooks
A selection from a series of small acrylic paintings featuring Ullapool rooks. Each canvas is 7 x 7cm.
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Vessels
This work is an exploration of the pain, joy, and absurdity of human existence. ​Using acrylic and mixed media, LG Thomson considers the ways in which the past continually echoes around us and how life leaves its marks upon us.
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Our bodies are vessels containing the past, living the present, holding a promise for the future. When the past is toxic, every other part becomes infected. The only cure is to purge the poison and hope we don’t destroy ourselves in the process.
We have to cut ourselves open and dig deep until we find the sore place. Whatever we find there we must expose to the light so that we can examine it and then creatively and honestly explore and express what we have found there.
A Time When Monsters Were Born, acrylic on canvas, 76 x 76cm.
Echoes, Acrylic on paper, 57 x 42 cm (sold).
Glimpse, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 100cm.
For artwork enquires contact LG Thomson.