Born at Skene, Aberdeenshire. Studied at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen under Leo Clegg and Richard Robertson. Awarded a Post-Diploma in Sculpture.

Lives in Aberdeenshire and paints in Scotland, Spain and Portugal, working in watercolour, gouache and oil. Recently returned to sculpture, producing poetry for the garden in sandstone.

Colours are tonal, creating the mood of the landscape or weather. Working outdoors, in all weathers, to ensure a directness to the subject which results in an individual painterly style.

Reviews:

“Elspeth Haston’s muted oil painting Olive Grove sits particularly well in the newly refurbished sanctuary of Bridge View” – Roddy Phillips (Press & Journal)

“Time-honoured skills in draughtsmanship and handling of paint are on view in a number of excellent water colours, notably those by W Coutts Youngson and Elspeth Haston” – AT (Press & Journal)

“The paintings … make full use of the translucent nature of the watercolour medium” – N McH (Press & Journal)

Open Studios:

2018 – NEOS, (Aberdeenshire) Sunhoney
2017 – NEOS, (Aberdeenshire) Sunhoney
2016 – NEOS, (Aberdeenshire) Sunhoney
2015 – POS, (Perthshire) Fairfield Studios
2014 – NEOS, (Aberdeenshire) Balbithan
2013 – NEOS, (Aberdeenshire) Oriel Studio
2012 – NEOS, (Aberdeenshire) Oriel Studio

Solo Exhibitions:

Malcolm Innes Gallery, Edinburgh
The McEwan Gallery, Aberdeen
Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven
Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeeshire
Galeria Portimao, Portugal
Aberdeen University
Grampian Hospital Art Trust
The Milton Art Gallery, Crathes, Aberdeenshire

Group Exhibitions:

Royal Scottish Society of Artists in Watercolours (RSW), Edinburgh
Chateau de la Groulais, Loire Atlantique, France
Contemporary Scottish Artists, Aberdeen
Anthony Woodd Gallery, Edinburgh
Aberdeen Artists, Aberdeen
Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Grays Graduates, Aberdeen
Gallery Number Forty-Six, Aberdeenshire
Oriel Art, Skene, Aberdeenshire
Bridge View Gallery, Aberdeen
The McEwan Gallery, Aberdeenshire