About Jane Glue — originalart

Jane's art career from over 35yrs

Posted by Jane Glue on April 24, 2022

Today I work mainly from my studio and visiting all the locations that still inspire me. I never get tired of looking and taking inspiration from my home and discovering new ways of interpreting what I see. I still paint with watercolours, mixing them with collage and other mixed media. These last few years I have been obsessed with birds in all forms and set amongst different landscapes of sea and sky. I still love the colours and light of my home, Orkney.

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Dr John Rae the Orkney explorer

Posted by Jane Glue on October 3, 2021

I’ve always known about John Rae, there is a memorial in St Magnus Cathedral which shows the explorer lying down, his gun by his side, and I knew about Clestrain and that John Rae had lived there. But it was only after my mother, who after reading Ken McGoogan’s book on John Rae, Fatal Passage , had insisted on my sister and I taking her out to see the house of Clestrain that I became more interested in John Rae’s story............

Orkney Artist Jane Glue biography

Posted by Jane Glue on September 28, 2021

Jane studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen from 1975-76 and Harrow school of art, London from 1982-85, graduating with an HND in Art and design/Illustration. She opened her own gallery, Shorelines, in Kirkwall, Orkney on returning home in 1987. In 2005 she moved to her studio/gallery-shop in the village of Finstown. She has sold her prints, original work and other products worldwide. Jane moved to her new studio in Kirkwall at The Creative Hub, Hatston in 2016 and in 2019 she launched a new website www.janeglue.com celebrating over 35yrs of artwork. The website sells a wide range of limited edition prints and other products produced from her artwork. There is also a range of new original work for sale.

Jane is a member of the Aberdeen Arts Society and The Royal Glasgow Institute of art.

June is the month for wildflowers!

Posted by Jane Glue on June 14, 2021

June is my favourite month in Orkney! The colours and smells of all the wildflowers are wonderful. In early June we have the celadines and marsh marigolds which appear out of our freshwater streams, all a few weeks later than down south and this year especially late as Orkney has been dry and cold.

A visit to the secret garden of Happy Valley is a must in early June also, just to see and feel the bluebells which grow below the trees that surround 'Edwin's' cottage.

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About Jane Glue

Posted by Jane Glue on August 10, 2020

I cannot begin to talk about myself without mentioning that I am a twin. My sister, Judith Glue and I were born in Orkney in 1958 to Don and Ella Glue. My parents met in Orkney during WW2 when dad was based at Scapa flow on the naval ship, The Rodney. We have two older brothers, Donald and Gus and all of us have our own businesses. Mum and dad owned Orkney's furthest north garden nursery which is now run by my two nieces, Sarah and Kirsten.