A Painter's Philosophical Journey Born in the quiet landscape of Braco, Perthshire, in 1947, Ronald Forbes has spent a lifetime navigating the intricate boundaries between reality and perception. As a Scottish figurative and ‘imagist’ painter, his work does not merely depict the world; it interrogates it. To encounter a Forbes canvas is to enter a space where the familiar is fractured and reconstructed, inviting the viewer into a profound philosophical discourse on the nature of existence. His artistic vision, deeply rooted in the traditions of Scotland yet reaching toward the avant-garde, h…