An artist has been inspired to create a new exhibition after a visit to Great Comp Garden in Platt.

Alan Watson was taken to visit the garden by good friends who live locally and described the trees and surroundings as a ‘delight for the eye’.

After previously visiting in 2011, Mr Watson returned last July and has created his new set of works, ‘A Garden in July’ based on his experience of the well-known attraction.

He is a fan of Samuel Palmer’s ‘Shoreham’ paintings and said: “As a painter I see a lot of Palmer’s influence in the planning and lay out of the garden. This could just be coincidence but it inspired me to create this series of paintings.

“I love the gardens sense of space and drama. The trees so carefully placed are characters in their own right.

"They stand out as architectural forms allowing blocks of vivid plant colour to orchestrate an ever changing array of long and short views as you walk through the garden.”

The space created by Scot Roderick Cameron and his wife Joy. They moved to the 17th century Manor House in Platt in 1957 and set about creating the garden which they then opened to the public.

The garden’s curator, William Dyson said: “It is wonderfully colourful at this time of year and it’s entirely fitting that Alan should open his exhibition in Scotland just one day before we host our annual Summer Show which showcases award winning nurseries and local artists.”

Mr Watson’s new exhibition opens on Friday at ‘Freedom’ in the City of Dundee.

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