The Scottish Colourists and the Royal Scottish Academy

I am looking forward to giving the paper ‘Complete Impotent Senility: The Scottish Colourists and the Royal Scottish Academy’ at the Scottish Society for Art History and Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) conference ‘Scottish Art and…

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A Hugo Burge Foundation Writer’s Residency

I am very grateful to be undertaking a Hugo Burge Foundation Writer’s Residency this Autumn. It is giving me precious time to work on a book about the Scottish Colourists for the National Galleries of…

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The Humble Jug

What would artists do without that stalwart still life prop, the humble jug? More informal and utilitarian than a vase and used in a myriad of ways, once you become aware of its self-effacing role…

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