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Daisy Banks

Watercolour artist from Aberdeen, Scotland.

Daisy Banks

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Familiarity Doesn’t Make a Place Any Less Beautiful

Hi! My name is Daisy, and I’m a watercolour artist from Aberdeen, Scotland.

For me, the purpose of painting isn’t to paint places that are obviously beautiful. It’s to paint the places that we see so often that we forget how special they really are, the places we pass every day without stopping to look.

I want my paintings to be a little reminder to slow down and appreciate the beauty that is already around us. The bright red of Merkland Stand, the grandeur of His Majesty’s Theatre, the distinctive architecture of the Beach Ballroom, these places can become so familiar when we see them over and over again that we stop noticing them.

But familiarity doesn’t make a place any less beautiful.

Through my paintings, I hope to capture the little details, memories, and feelings that make these places special, and perhaps encourage you to look up and see them a little differently the next time you pass.

Based in
Aberdeen
Works in
Ink & Watercolour

Daisy Banks

I paint the places we Aberdonians have come to know very well so they can stay with us for the rest of our lives, no matter where we are.
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Airyhall Primary School

Airyhall Primary School

From £7.00

Where I first picked up a paintbrush as a pupil, and where my first ever Christmas fair set my business on its way. Coming back to paint it felt like coming full circle.
Beach Ballroom

Beach Ballroom

£10.00

My grandma and granda spent many evenings dancing here as their love story grew. I love its red tile roof against a bright blue sky, a gorgeous piece of Art Deco on the seafront.
His Majesty's Theatre

His Majesty's Theatre

£10.00

From the oxidised copper dome to the sparkling granite and grand wooden doors, Frank Matcham’s theatre is a building you could stare at forever and still find something new.
King's College

King's College

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Generations of my family are tied to King’s College, and I still slow down to take it in on my way to lectures. The crown tower takes centre stage here.
Girdle Ness Lighthouse

Girdle Ness Lighthouse

£10.00

Watching over Aberdeen’s coast since 1833, and a building I’d never really noticed until someone suggested I paint it. Now I look for it every time.
Powis Gates

Powis Gates

£10.00

Pointed roofs, golden finials and crescent moons, like something from a storybook, with a difficult history that is an important part of their story.
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