‘Think Less, Feel More’ is the second solo exhibition in Edinburgh by up and coming abstract artist, Alice Boyle.

Appearing in the specially adapted, ‘Edinburgh Ski Club Building’, in the Heart of the New Town, for the last week of July and the first 10 days of the fringe only.

Alice, who is the daughter of Lord Glasgow, said that the exhibition 'represents our thoughts and feelings in an abstract style and questions if we can ever truly separate the one from the other.'

Her paintings plunge you back into the feeling of winter while at the same time developing colour to soften the cold and break through to the promise of regeneration. The talented local artist also received a glowing review for her exhibition in The Times arts section.

Alice said: “My artwork is about the journey of learning about the spirit of the world and ourselves and accepting all the imperfections. I want people to feel there is a joy and playfulness within my work and titles, which comes from enjoying the process”.

Alice works with layers of plaster because this process and the artworks themselves then have a sense of the primitive, giving the feel of pictograms of ancient caves. Alice makes marks into the plaster with, various utensils, forcing her to be spontaneous as the final layer of plaster dries rapidly. It commands her from the start not to be too precious and to let her piece take on its own life.

Alice returned home from six years of exhibiting and living in London and now works daily from her studio in Edinburgh. She gained her Masters from Edinburgh College of Art then came up with and co-directed, the internationally acclaimed project, ‘The Graffiti Project’, at Kelburn Castle, Scotland. The artists urged Alice to focus solely on her artistic practice, which she has done since early 2008.

The venue is Howe Street Arts, 2 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH36TD. Venue 97, and runs daily until 13th August. Time: Open 10am – 7pm daily

Photos by Stevie Powers