He said: “This exhibition is really to show I have many interests in the art world, although portraiture will always be top of my list.
Artist Robert Hair Miller will host a free exhibition at East Kilbride Arts Centre from later this month.
It will begin on Friday, January 30, and run through until Sunday, March 1, from 10am to 4pm.
Born in Bridgeton in 1954, he attended Thomson Street Primary School in Dennistoun then Whitehill Senior Secondary School.
He said: “I did have the honour of reaching the highest mark in my art higher in the history of the 100-year-old school at the time. I became a carpet designer at Lyle’s Carpet Factory after leaving school but was made redundant after only two years when the factory was closed. I decided to go to Glasgow School of Art at the age of 21 but left there after two-and-a-half years to make my living playing keyboards in various pop bands.
“I didn’t lift a paint brush for about 20 years. I decided to paint again when I was 40 mainly because it has always been my passion.
“This exhibition is really to show I have many interests in the art world, although portraiture will always be top of my list.
“I have painted many faces through the years but one of my favourite images is of Amy Winehouse. Amy’s mum Janis has one of my paintings and I have a treasured photo of Janis holding the painting of her daughter.
“I hope this selection of paintings interests the people who take the time to visit.”
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