Biography

The subjects that I paint have a connection to me. It's an emotional and often historical connection. I need this if I am going to commit the time, work and feeling needed to produce a tempera which may take weeks to complete.

 

The cityscapes/nocturnes of Toronto came about after many visits for shows at Mira Godard Gallery and spending a lot of time, unable to sleep, walking around the city in the small hours. I never planned to make these pictures, they just happened as a result of the material I gathered together observing this fascinating place. They are not so much portraits of the city as how it feels as an outsider to walk around it.

COLIN FRASER was born in Glasgow in 1956, studied art in Brighton and currently lives and works in Sweden. Fraser is represented by Mira Godard Gallery and has exhibited internationally in London, New York and Glasgow. His work is found in numerous private and corporate collections throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Works
  • COLIN FRASER, Blooms, 2024
    COLIN FRASER
    Blooms, 2024
    egg tempera on board
    18 3/8 x 25 1/4 in.
  • COLIN FRASER, Eastern, 2024
    COLIN FRASER
    Eastern, 2024
    egg tempera on board
    18 3/8 x 30 1/8 in.
  • COLIN FRASER, First and Last, 2024
  • COLIN FRASER, Luberon, 2024
    COLIN FRASER
    Luberon, 2024
    egg tempera on board
    19 x 26 7/8 in.
  • COLIN FRASER, Mandurian, 2024
    COLIN FRASER
    Mandurian, 2024
    egg tempera on board
    20 1/8 x 26 3/4 in.
  • COLIN FRASER, Train, 2024
    COLIN FRASER
    Train, 2024
    egg tempera on board
    29 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.
  • COLIN FRASER, West Bay, 2024
  • COLIN FRASER, Wind Blooms, 2024
    COLIN FRASER
    Wind Blooms, 2024
    egg tempera on board
    20 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.
  • glass sky by colin fraser
    COLIN FRASER
    Glass Sky, 2021
    egg tempera on board
    19 x 29 1/8 in.
  • COLIN FRASER, Reverie, 2021
  • amsterdam by colin fraser
    COLIN FRASER
    Amsterdam, 2020
    egg tempera on board
    31 1/2 x 46 1/8 in.
  • vessels by colin fraser
    COLIN FRASER
    Vessels, 2020
    egg tempera on board
    33 x 34 1/2 in.
Exhibitions
Publications