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Dingwall artist portrays dark humour in elaborate doodles, which are now on display at the Upstairs Gallery in Inverness


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ELABORATE doodles created by a Highland artist while recovering from breast cancer treatment and being single for the first time in 30 years are being displayed at an Inverness gallery.

The exhibition, men, A pause by Andrea Johnson, is showing at the Upstairs Gallery in Academy Street until January 3.

The doodles are inspired by stained glass windows, art nouveau and artist, Gustav Klimt.

The work, which includes hidden dark humour, considers the issues facing menopausal women who may find it is a time of feeling great loss but also brings a sense of freedom.

Ms Johnson has lived in the Highlands since the mid-1990s. After a brief time at Glasgow School of Art, she returned back to the region and now lives in Dingwall.

She is currently working on the second draft of a novel while caring for her mother.

The gallery is based in the offices of HRI|Munro Architecture.


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