A Summer of Art
It’s been a busy and exciting Summer of Art championing Scottish Women Artists this year, from talking about Wilhelmina Barns-Graham on BBC Radio Four’s Front Row to recording an interview about Alison Watt. Read on…
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Ben Sullivan: A Portrait Commission
I have enjoyed being part of the process to commission a portrait by Ben Sullivan of Melvyn Roffe, the outgoing Principal of George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. George Watson’s College Watson’s was established in 1741 and…
View PostA James McIntosh Patrick Discovery
I was excited to discover a special painting by James McIntosh Patrick (1907-98) recently, in a private Scottish collection. Braemar Castle, Royal Deeside This Spring I was invited to visit the home of a recently…
View PostMabel Pryde Nicholson: An Artist of Edinburgh
I shall be giving the talk ‘Mabel Pryde Nicholson: An Artist of Edinburgh’ for Rottingdean Heritage on 10 August 2024. It will accompany the exhibition Prydie: The Life and Art of Mabel Pryde Nicholson at…
View PostAdam Bruce Thomson and Anne Redpath
I shall be giving my lecture ‘Anne Redpath: Queen of Edinburgh‘ at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh on 16 August 2024. It is part of the talks programme accompanying their exhibition Adam Bruce Thomson: The…
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