Garry Brander

Uncertain of what to do as a career when he left school, he then started, somewhat instinctively, to build garages, sheds, and house extensions, however, he became unsettled and decided that his real interest lay in art construction rather than physical building construction. He undertook an art foundation and portfolio course including graphic design at Anniesland College at the age of 21, before gaining entry to the GSA.

Garry is a very likeable character who paints equally likeable and expressive imaginative landscapes with a particular focus on sheds and huts set against simple, non-cluttered backgrounds. He adds, in a typical humorous fashion - ‘My buildings are like me and perhaps all of us - they are not perfect and are at risk of falling apart at the edges.’

Indeed, when Brander develops his huts, he is making some lateral observations about our lives. The huts are escapes, which manifest a desire for simplicity rather than the complexity of modern-day life, which he considers is dictated and driven by big brands and a pervasion of media and technology.