George Houston (painter)
George Houston RSA, RI, RSW was a Scottish artist. He was a prolific landscape painter, using both oil and watercolour. He primarily depicted scenes of Argyll and Ayrshire.Houston was born in Dalry, North Ayrshire, before his family moved to the nearby town of Saltcoats. In later life he moved back to Dalry and lived at West Lynn until his death on 5 October 1947.Notable works
An Ayrshire Landscape was purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1904 and remains in the Glasgow Museums collection. Houston was a friend of the writer Neil Munro and illustrated Munro's book Ayrshire Idylls. Munro also provided commentary on Burns' Country, a series of 12 etchings made by Houston published in 1915. These etchings are now in the possession of the North Ayrshire Council Museums Service.Family
Houston married Anne Kerr Crawford in 1889 and the couple had ten children together.
