A Studio Visit: The Workplaces of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

It’s great to see that my article ‘A Studio Visit: The Workplaces of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’ has been published on the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust’s website. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) was born in St Andrews, Fife and studied…

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My Favourite Painting

It was lovely to be asked to choose my favourite painting for a feature in Country Life magazine. Like parents, curators shouldn’t have favourites but….I decided on The Horsefair of 1928 by Scottish artist Agnes…

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‘Lockdown Loved Ones’ for The Fleming Collection

It’s great to see that my feature ‘Lockdown Loved Ones’ for the Fleming Collection, based on their holdings of modern Scottish art, has been published. Living under lockdown has meant that we are spending more…

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Digital Art during Lockdown

My article ‘Digital Art during Lockdown’ has been published in the Scottish Society for Art History‘s Spring / Summer 2020 newsletter. Since the closure of public and private galleries in late March due to the…

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The Success Story of a Scottish Colourist

I’m delighted that my feature ‘Samuel John Peploe: The Success Story of a Scottish Colourist’ is now live on the Art UK website. Read about Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) including his training in Edinburgh and…

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