About the exhibition

We can’t begin to tell you what a delight it is to be able once again to host a ‘normal’ exhibition for Tim Gustard. So much time, thought and effort, not to mention skill, goes into every one of his paintings that it would be almost unthinkable for them not to go on public display and give everyone the opportunity to see them.

In 2020 due to the pandemic, we were forced to stage the exhibition purely online which, although incredibly successful, had its limitations and was very frustrating for Tim deprived from seeing his collectors for his much deserved fix of adulation and adoration.

So finally it gives us the greatest of pleasure to introduce you to the 2022 Tim Gustard collection – with 30 paintings it is definitely a bumper crop! Despite our best efforts to spy on him especially during lockdown (literally), we had really no idea what was coming our way until the big reveal and well all we can say is wow.

It is hard to believe that Tim can improve on perfection but that is indeed what he seems to have managed once more, with a collection of paintings featuring a wide array of subjects some familiar and some not but all with the trademark Gustard greatness.

Never afraid to push the boundaries, his collectors or himself, this body of work will delight and excite you and even in some cases possibly raise an eyebrow! As always the level of technical skill and execution is beyond belief with some pieces taking many hundreds of hours to complete. Silver, glass, porcelain, terracotta and even the most delicate flowers are all portrayed with such remarkable realism it’s hard to comprehend. Textures are so carefully observed and the illusion of real space between the objects so masterfully created, it is plain to see why Tim is regarded as one of the finest still life artists in existence today.

In addition to sell out shows at Beckstones, Tim has exhibited at the Royal Institute of Oil painters, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Society of Watercolour Painters and the Royal Glasgow Institute and has received many awards. Tim has written a series of features in the Artist Magazine and has featured on TV.

Beckstones’ association with Tim goes back many years and we still feel privileged to be his foremost gallery and very fortunate to consider him and his lovely wife Marion family friends. We so look forward to this exhibition as it is always the perfect combination of the finest of art and fun and we do hope you can join us.

A word from Tim

We’ve made it in one piece thankfully. Four years on from the last show and it’s my tenth with Beckstones Gallery. Lots of new subjects and a different way of presenting the work in some cases.

I’ve been going to paint on panel for some time, it allows me to submit work to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters for one thing but I like the way it is so immediate without the glass. I’ve also got a new framer who actually has the framing made locally in hard wood, very much more durable frames giving the paintings a more contemporary look.

You must forgive me for some of the quirkier subjects but I like to have a bit of fun and I hope they at least make you smile; they come from the heart, it’s not a desire to be different, between Marion and myself we come up with lots of ideas and eventually I’m in the mood to try them out.

I must thank Marion for all her help, without her the show simply wouldn’t happen and of course thanks also to Karen and Niki for all their hard work, I couldn’t do it without them either.