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Somerville graduated for Edinburgh College of Art in the late 50's where
he specialised in design and in particular wood engraving, a small
scale meticulous form of print making demanding of skill, technique and
a sound basis of good draghtmanship. Throughout his 30 year career in
teaching he comtinued to exhibit and ten year's ago he took the
oppportunity to retire early and paint full time. He now tends to show
mainly with The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh but also contributes to
other galleries in Scotland and a select few in England.
He has taken much of his inspiration from the countryside and architecture of his native land, particluarly in Fife. However he travels to Spain on a regular basis and many of his paintings are of the interior regions of Spain. The paintings themselves always come from things seen, although the end results are not slavish copies of what has been seen. Some verge on being abstract. They are more concerned with feelings, moods, emotions and reactions to the different aspects of the visual world. Dramatic viewpoints, strong shapes, contrasts and linear movement typify his work
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