Alexander Roy Gibson - Artist

Alexander Roy Gibson (1880-1968) was a Stirlingshire painter, born in Kilsyth, the son of a Kilsyth master grocer. He described himself as painter at his marriage in 1910. and was by then also an amateur artist. He turned to painting professionally after being injured in World War I. He mainly painted watercolours of topographical and rural scenes, especially around Kilsyth and in Fife and Ayrshire. He used his brother James’ photographic studio for his sales. A regular visitor to Galloway, he stayed with his relatives, the Charteris family on many summer visits to Castle Douglas and was also a regular visitor to Kirkcudbright.