The Jennifer Thomson exhibition, located in the Bonkers Original Gifts shop on Hanover Street, is a delightful array of colourful Edinburgh scenes. The display of greeting cards, placemats, calendars and mounted prints depicts famous scenes of Scotland’s Capital. The Edinburgh Tattoo, Princes Street Gardens, the Royal Mile, Murrayfield stadium, Jenners; it’s all here! Thomson brilliantly captures the places of this beautiful city that we all know and love so much in her wonderful cartoonish paintings. Just one glance at these charismatic works and you are transported to the hustle and bustle of everyday life in Edinburgh.
Jennifer Thomson was trained at the Edinburgh College of Art from 1987-1992 and has received a plethora of awards, including the Russell and Aitken Award (Highly Commended) and the Isaac Howitt Art Teacher Award to name a few. It is clear that she has been greatly inspired by the city and the people and places that surround her. This is an artist who uses her own memories and experiences to put a smile on people’s faces. Anyone who has ever been to Edinburgh recognises these iconic scenes; what make them special, however, is the way in which she makes them personal yet also relatable. They are downright charming.
If it’s the perfect souvenir gift you’re after or something to brighten up your house, Thomson’s work is ideal. Very reasonably priced indeed, they’re well worth taking a look at.
