{"product_id":"michael-mcveigh-i-am-getting-younger-everyday","title":"Michael McVeigh - I Am Getting Younger Everyday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael McVeigh - I Am Getting Younger Everyday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA richly detailed sepia etching by the Scottish artist Michael McVeigh (b.1957), depicting a group of traditional musicians gathered around a table in a Scottish pub. Signed and titled below in pencil and inscribed “PROOF” at the lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree monumental figures dominate the composition: an accordion player, a mandolin player and a musician playing a tin whistle. A violin rests on the table beside a bottle of McEwan’s 80\/-, drinking glasses and a packet of cigarettes, while two further figures converse beneath a large McEwan’s sign in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gently humorous title, \u003cem\u003eI Am Getting Younger Everyday\u003c\/em\u003e, contrasts with the musicians’ solemn and introspective expressions. McVeigh presents the pub session not simply as entertainment, but as a place of companionship, memory and temporary rejuvenation. The unused violin is a particularly charming detail, suggesting a musical gathering already in progress, with players changing instruments or pausing between tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Dundee, McVeigh studied Drawing and Painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art before settling in Edinburgh. He is particularly known for his highly individual depictions of Scottish life, including crowded streets, harbour communities, public gatherings, musicians and animals. His work combines close observation with deliberately distorted scale and perspective, giving familiar subjects an imaginative and gently dreamlike character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional musicians and Scottish pub life were important subjects in McVeigh’s early work. The exaggerated scale of the figures, densely worked surfaces and mixture of humour and melancholy are especially characteristic of his distinctive narrative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in warm brown ink, the etching has a softly aged and atmospheric appearance. Fine cross-hatching, areas of plate tone and loosely modelled textures create a scene that feels both closely observed and filtered through memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented under glass in a dark wooden frame with a wide cream mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully characterful Scottish print, combining traditional music, pub culture and understated humour with McVeigh’s highly recognisable figurative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael McVeigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e I Am Getting Younger Everyday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa mid-1980s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sepia etching\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Proof impression, inscribed “PROOF”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed and titled below in pencil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.5cm x 41cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37.5cm x 58.5cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good vintage condition overall. Some light age-related toning and minor marks are visible to the sheet and cream mount. Minor surface wear and small marks to the dark wooden frame. Glazed and not examined out of the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"63Arts Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54399565365589,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/7170\/9525\/files\/McVeigh1Plate.jpg?v=1784338380","url":"https:\/\/63arts.co.uk\/products\/michael-mcveigh-i-am-getting-younger-everyday","provider":"63Arts Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}