Colin Gibson

Colin Gibson (5 November 1907 – 7 April 1998) was a Scottish painter, born in Arbroath, Scotland. He won the Guthrie Award in 1943 with his work, the painting Lisbeth. Lisbeth was the name of his wife. He was also a noted journalist, writing largely about nature and also his local Angus area.

Life

Colin Gibson was born in 1907. His parents were Colin Gibson, a missionary, and Euphemia Sophia Axworthy (1879 - 8 February 1954). They had married in 1903 in Arbroath. They had two sons Colin, and his elder brother William Axworthy Gibson (1904 - 1979).

He was Art medallist at Arbroath High School. While still at High School he wrote nature notes for the Arbroath Guide and drew football cartoons for the Arbroath Herald.

He worked in journalism, writing for the People's Friend and wrote nature diaries in the Dundee Courier.

He married Elizabeth Jarvis Lawrence (1911 - 1990) on 6 July 1938, known as Lisbeth.

He moved to Monifieth and in 1941 he submitted two works to the RSA:- Arbilot Mill; and Dalbrack, Glenesk, In Spring. In 1942 that increased to five works:- Lisbeth; Pensive Girl; Girl Seated With Hand Poised; Still Life; and My Love Is Young!.

In 2017, the colour sketches that Gibson did from the isle of Rona were turned into island stamps; his sketches of Dry Harbour, Church Cave and the cliffs seen in rough weather from Dry Harbour were all turned into local issue stamps.