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Oil on Canvas Painting of Kiloran Bay towards Mull, Scotland
Oil on Canvas painting of the Evening Sunset at Statfield Bay, Knapdale, Scotland
Gigha Tide Rush Painting from my West of Scotland Painting Collection
Oil on canvas painting of the sunset over Jura
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Welcome to Charles Randak Art

Born in Edinburgh, I am a graduate from the Glasgow School of Art. My grandfather was an accomplished artist and my most valued possessions are a small selection of books awarded to him as prizes for his art in 1897 from the Glasgow Master Painters Association along with a couple of his paintings. Family legend has it that he ‘hung out’ in Montmartre in Paris in the early 1900’s.

My painting style is direct, unfussed brush strokes and knife work usually in oils on canvas creating what I call  ‘Statement Pieces’ of a reasonable size where the contrasting textures reflect the reality of the scene and the reality of natures colour palette in front of me – avoiding any artificiality in producing  the image.

“I aim to capture real places and moments in time – creating a window on another place which the viewer will find uplifting and will be able to return to it for a visual, mental or spiritual ‘refresh’ (feel good factor) – especially when it is sky, sea or beaches and the combination of all three. I do believe that we are ‘hardwired’ in our genes to receive a calming energy from these locations – probably they meant safety. security and relaxation to our ancestors in dim and distant past and that a painting can equally deliver some of that resonance ?

My first focus is on the West of Scotland where I have had connections over many years although, as you can see, I do indulge myself in other areas ranging from dance to Italy and the Caribbean as they are difficult to resist.

This website covers recent work on the West Coast, the Crinan Canal series and the ‘Gallery’ with a selection other works. Do bear in mind that the images of the paintings often do not capture the real colours or texture of the paintings featured – they do need to be seen in the ‘flesh’.

I have also added two paintings framed in the ‘Contact’ section to show a recommended choice of frame styles although the ‘deep edge’ canvases can be hung without a frame for a more contemporary look.

Contact details are at the end of this website along with how to order a Giclee print. The ‘News/PS’ section will carry any latest updates or stories.

I have also added a ‘Small Paintings’ section to the website which are often ‘studies’ for my larger ‘statement’ pieces.

Feel free to contact me if you have any queries regarding my work – I don’t put all of it on the website.

Hope something catches your eye!

Charles

 


VISIT THE SHORT VIDEO OF MY SHOW AT THE LILLIE ART GALLERY – ON THE ‘PS/NEWS’ PAGE

Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
Castle Gallery, Rothesay
Colinton Gallery, Edinburgh
Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
Stag Gallery, Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
Glasgow Gallery
Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

Lillie Gallery, 2024 – one man show

Outside the UK my paintings have been exported to New York, Texas, Idaho, Connecticut and California

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Portfolio 1 - West of Scotland Series 2

‘The Boathouse, Gigha’
‘The Boathouse, Gigha’

Oil on Canvas, 16 x32″

SOLD


£1750.00
Portree Bay, Isle of Skye
Portree Bay, Isle of Skye

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″/76x102cms


£3250.00
Arran from Skipness
Arran from Skipness

Oil on Canvas, 23×38″(60x100cms) Framed size
Hand Finished Gilt Frame


£2950.00
Towards Rum and Eigg from Silversands
Towards Rum and Eigg from Silversands

Oil on Canvas,23×38″(60x100cms) framed size
Hand Finished Gilt frame


£2950.00
Iona North End ‘Landscape’
Iona North End ‘Landscape’

Oil on Canvas, 16×40″ (40x100cms)


£3250.00
Towards Arran ‘Landscape’
Towards Arran ‘Landscape’

Oil on Canvas, 16×40″ (40x100cms)


£3250.00
Camusdarach Beach, Arisaig
Camusdarach Beach, Arisaig

Oil on Canvas, 20×48″ (50x120cms)

SOLD


£3250.00
Sanna Bay Waves
Sanna Bay Waves

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£2950.00
Sanna Bay
Sanna Bay

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
The ‘Contemplation Pool’ Gigha
The ‘Contemplation Pool’ Gigha

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
Palm Beach, Gigha
Palm Beach, Gigha

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

SOLD


£3250.00
Iona Abbey – ‘the road ahead’
Iona Abbey – ‘the road ahead’

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)
Framed in a hand finished and gilt frame

SOLD


£3950.00
Iona, towards Mull
Iona, towards Mull

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
White Sands, Iona
White Sands, Iona

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
Skipness  Flower Meadow
Skipness Flower Meadow

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
Iona North End
Iona North End

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
Kiloran Bay, Colonsay
Kiloran Bay, Colonsay

Pentaptych, Oil on canvas, 5 Panels
overall size with spaces 80cms/32″x 163cms/64″

SOLD


£6500.00
Arran Landscape
Arran Landscape

Oil on Canvas on Board, palette knife work
21×40″/53x103cms


£1400.00
Morning Ferry to Gigha
Morning Ferry to Gigha

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″(76x102cms)


£3250.00
Safe Harbour, Gigha
Safe Harbour, Gigha

Oil on Canvas 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
Arran Alps 2 – rainclouds gather
Arran Alps 2 – rainclouds gather

Oil on Canvas 30×40″ (76x102cms)  ‘contrasting textures’


£1850.00
Arran Alps 1 – summer sky
Arran Alps 1 – summer sky

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms) ‘contrasting textures’

SOLD


£1850.00
Winter Tide
Winter Tide

Oil on Canvas Painting, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

SOLD


£3250.00
Snow on Jura
Snow on Jura

Oil on Canvas Painting, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£3250.00
Sunset over Jura
Sunset over Jura

Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 40″ (76cms x 102)

£3250.00 SOLD

Study – Oil on Board, 20″ x 30″ (51cms x 76)


£1600.00 Study
Gigha Calm
Gigha Calm

Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 40″ (76cms x 102)


£3250.00
Gigha Tide Rush
Gigha Tide Rush

Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 40″ (76cms x 102)


£3250.00
Skye Sunset
Skye Sunset

Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 40″ (76cms x 102)


£3250.00
Skye Westwards
Skye Westwards

Oil on canvas, 30″ x 40″ (76cms x 102)


£3250.00
Elgol, Skye Calm
Elgol, Skye Calm

Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 40″ (76cms x 102)

SOLD


£3250.00
Loch Fyne towards Arran
Loch Fyne towards Arran

Oil on Canvas, 40″ x 30″, Deep edge Canvas

SOLD


£3250.00
Port Righ, Kintyre towards Arran
Port Righ, Kintyre towards Arran

Oil on Canvas, 20″ x 30″


£1600.00
April Shower over Arran
April Shower over Arran

Oil on Canvas  20″ x 30″


£1600.00
Silvercraigs Loch Fyne
Silvercraigs Loch Fyne

Oil on Board, 20″ x 30″


£1600.00
Kilmory Bay, Knapdale
Kilmory Bay, Knapdale

Oil on Canvas 20″x 60″ Diptych – two canvases

SOLD


£3700.00
Crinan Ferry towards the Paps of Jura
Crinan Ferry towards the Paps of Jura

Oil on Canvas  20″ x 60″ Diptych – two canvases

SOLD


£3750.00
Loch Caolisport Knapdale
Loch Caolisport Knapdale

Oil on Canvas 38″x 38″


£3250.00
Clouds over Arran
Clouds over Arran

Oil on Canvas 16″x 40″


£2250.00
Carsaig Bay, Mid Argyll
Carsaig Bay, Mid Argyll

Oil on Canvas 30″x 40″ deep edge canvas


£3250.00 SOLD
Sound of Jura
Sound of Jura

Oil on Canvas 30″x40″ deep edge canvas


£3250.00
Evening Sunset, Statfield Bay Knapdale
Evening Sunset, Statfield Bay Knapdale

Oil on Canvas 30×40″ deep edge canvas


£3250.00
Loch Crinan
Loch Crinan

Oil on Canvas  30×40″ deep edge canvas


£3250.00
Skipness towards Arran
Skipness towards Arran

oil on canvas 30″x40″ deep edge canvas


£3250.00
Kiloran Bay towards Mull (on the beach)
Kiloran Bay towards Mull (on the beach)

Oil on canvas 30″x40 deep edge canvas

SOLD


£3250.00
Arran Panorama
Arran Panorama

Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 98″


£2800.00 SOLD
Crinan Harbour, Mid Argyll
Crinan Harbour, Mid Argyll

Oil on Board, 20″ x 30″

SOLD


£1600.00

Small Paintings

Skipness Flower Meadow
Skipness Flower Meadow

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms


£950.00
Sanna Bay
Sanna Bay

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms


£950.00
Iona, North End
Iona, North End

Oil on Canvas with a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms


£950.00
Crinan Harbour
Crinan Harbour

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished frame, overall size 46x56cms


£950.00
Crinan Ferry towards Jura
Crinan Ferry towards Jura

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms


£950.00
Gigha Bay
Gigha Bay

Oil on Canvas in a Hand Finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms


£950.00
Portree Skyline
Portree Skyline

Oil on Canvas in Hand finished Frame, overall size 46x56cms


£950.00

Portfolio 2 - Skyscape Series

Cuillins Skyline
Cuillins Skyline

Oil on Canvas
40×40″ (100x100cms) on Deep Edge Canvas


£1950.00
Summer Harvest, Perthshire
Summer Harvest, Perthshire

Oil on Canvas
40×40″ (100x100cms) on Deep Edge Canvas


£1950.00
Mull Skyline
Mull Skyline

Oil on Canvas, 40×40″(100x100cms) on Deep Edge Canvas


£1950.00
Portree Bay, Skye
Portree Bay, Skye

Oil on Canvas, (4ox40″) 100x100cms on Deep Edge Canvas


£1950.00
Sound of Mull Evening
Sound of Mull Evening

Oil on Canvas, 40×40″( 100x100cms) on Deep Edge Canvas


£1950.00
Evening Sky over Rhum
Evening Sky over Rhum

Oil on Canvas, 40×40″ (100x100cms) on a Deep Edge Canvas


£1950.00
Knapdale Morning
Knapdale Morning

Oil on canvas, 40×40″(100x100cms) on Deep Edge Canvas


£1950.00
Isle of Mull Headland
Isle of Mull Headland

Oil on Canvas, 28×38″ (71x96cms) Framed size in Charcoal Matt Frame


£1750.00
Mull Peaks
Mull Peaks

Oil on Canvas, 28×38″(71x96cms) Framed size in Charcoal Matt Frame


£1750.00
Knapdale Sunset
Knapdale Sunset

Oil on Canvas, 28×38″(71x96cms) Framed size in Hand Finished Frame


£1950.00
Loch Fyne Evening
Loch Fyne Evening

Oil on Canvas, 28″x38″(71x96cms) Framed size in Hand Finished Frame


£1950.00

Portfolio 3 - The Crinan Canal Journey

Heading Out – Crinan Basin
Heading Out – Crinan Basin

Oil on Canvas, 30x80cms


£1400.00
Crinan Sea Lock
Crinan Sea Lock

Oil on Canvas, 30×80 cms


£1400.00
Tarbert Loch Fyne
Tarbert Loch Fyne

Oil on Canvas 12″ x 40″ Series 7 of 7


£2250.00
Ardrishaig
Ardrishaig

Oil on Canvas 12″ x 40″  Series 6 of 7


£2250.00
Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead

Oil on Canvas 12″ x 40″  Series 5 of 7


£2250.00
Cairnbaan
Cairnbaan

Oil on Canvas 12″ x 40″ Series 4 of 7


£2250.00
Bellanoch Islandadd Bridge
Bellanoch Islandadd Bridge

Oil on Canvas 12″ x 40″ Series 3 of 7


£2250.00
Bellanoch Marina
Bellanoch Marina

Oil on Canvas 12″ x 40″ Series 2 of 7


£2250.00
Crinan Basin
Crinan Basin

Oil on Canvas 12″ x 40″ / 1 of 7


£2250.00
The Crinan Canal Poster
The Crinan Canal Poster

An A2 Poster  420mm x 594mm featuring six key locations on the Canal journey –

Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead, Cairnbaan, Bellanoch Islandadd Bridge, Bellanoch Marina and Crinan Basin

Price £19.99 plus £2.50 post and packing (UK)  – unframed


Gallery - West of Scotland Series 1, Caribbean, Dance School and Selected

Déjeuner a la Botanics
Déjeuner a la Botanics

A group of friends lunch in Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens

Oil on Canvas
50x60cms


£1950.00
Sunrise at Temple Wood, Kilmartin Glen
Sunrise at Temple Wood, Kilmartin Glen

Capturing the mystical atmosphere of the stone circle at Temple Wood in Scotland’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ demanded a change from my normal painting style. Over 3000 years
old and used for ritual ceremonies, the site has a magical quality.

Oil on Canvas
50 x 60cms


£2450.00
Family Day at Skipness
Family Day at Skipness

Oil on Canvas, 40x60cms (16×20″)

SOLD


£950
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond

Oil on Canvas, 50x76cms (20×30″)

SOLD


£1650.00
Tobermory Bay
Tobermory Bay

Oil on canvas, 16×48″ (40x120cms)

SOLD


£2250.00
Oban Bay
Oban Bay

Oil on Canvas, 16×40″ (40x110cms)


£1750.00
Caribbean Beach
Caribbean Beach

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″, 76 x 102cms


£2400.00
Wild Flowers
Wild Flowers

Oil on Deep Edge Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)


£1850.00
Wild Flowers
Wild Flowers

Oil on Canvas, 30×40″ (76x102cms)

£1850.00


Loch Crinan View
Loch Crinan View

Oil on Board, 10″ x 14″


£1200.00 SOLD
On the Beach, Carsaig
On the Beach, Carsaig

Acrylic on Board, 16″ x 20″


£1200.00 SOLD
Oronsay towards Jura and Islay
Oronsay towards Jura and Islay

Acrylic on Canvas, 20″ x 48″


£1600.00 SOLD
Westport – Machrihanish Beach
Westport – Machrihanish Beach

Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 32″


£1500.00
Port Righ, Morning
Port Righ, Morning

Acrylic on Canvas, Sketch Study, 16″ x 40″


£1200.00
Kiloran Bay 2, Colonsay
Kiloran Bay 2, Colonsay

Acrylic on Canvas, 20″ x 48″

SOLD


£2200.00
Kiloran Bay 1, Colonsay
Kiloran Bay 1, Colonsay

Acrylic on Canvas, 20″ x 40″

SOLD


£2200.00
Towards Jura
Towards Jura

Oil on Canvas, 47″ x 47″


£3250.00
Tayvallich
Tayvallich

Acrylic on Canvas  47″ x 47″


£3250.00
Caribbean Sunset
Caribbean Sunset

Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 32″


£2250.00
Tide Rush
Tide Rush

Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 32″


£2250.00
Caribbean Reflections
Caribbean Reflections

Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 32″


£2250.00
Incoming Tide
Incoming Tide

Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 32″


£2250.00
Between the Rocks
Between the Rocks

Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 32″


£2250.00
Untied Ribbon
Untied Ribbon

Acrylic on Canvas, 28″ x 36″


£2200.00
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom

Oil on Canvas, 28″ x 36″


£2200.00
Behind the Line
Behind the Line

Acrylic on Canvas, 28″ x 36″


£2200.00
At the Barre
At the Barre

Acrylic on Canvas, 28″ x 36″


£2200.00
Afternoon Rehearsal
Afternoon Rehearsal

Oil on Canvas, 28″ x 36″


£2200.00
Rosie – light and dark
Rosie – light and dark

Acrylic on Board – set of two pieces – each 36″ x 24″


£1800.00
Poolside a la Hockney
Poolside a la Hockney

Oil on Canvas, 28″ x 36″


£1800.00
San Gimignano,Tuscany
San Gimignano,Tuscany

Acrylic on Board, 20″ x 24″


£2400.00 SOLD
Spring, Kensington Gardens
Spring, Kensington Gardens

Acrylic on Board, 19″ x 23″


£1200.00
Grande Canal, Venice
Grande Canal, Venice

Acrylic on Board, 9″ x 24″


£1600.00 SOLD
Grande Canal, Venice, detail
Grande Canal, Venice, detail

Acrylic on Board, 9″ x 12″


£600.00