Please join me on tour with the Scottish Colourists, as I give the talk ‘A Century of the Scottish Colourists’ in Edinburgh (in-person and online), Kirkcudbright (in-person) and Glasgow (in-person twice) in 2025 and 2026.…

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The Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson was born on this day 150 years ago. To mark this anniversary I have written a ‘Curation‘ for Art UK entitled ‘Beyond the Scottish Colourists: John Duncan Fergusson at…

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To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) I have co-curated a touring display of his work and will be delivering a paper about his legacy for…

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A season of Scottish Women Artists is upon us! From Anne Redpath in Traquair, to a major survey exhibition in Edinburgh, to Joan Eardley in Kirkcudbright and Jessie M. King in Glasgow. Anne Redpath: The…

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I am looking forward to giving the free on-line talk ‘Collecting Joan Eardley‘ for the Hunterian Art Gallery on 11 March 2022. Joan Eardley Centenary Joan Eardley (1921-63) is one of Britain’s leading twentieth-century artists.…

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With the furlough leave scheme coming to an end, more people than ever are working from home. Let’s take a look at the ‘new normal’ of work away from the open plan office, via paintings…

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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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As September proceeds, there is a definite feel of Autumn in the air. Bessie MacNicol (1869-1904) captures the season’s warm sunshine and the turning of leaves from green to copper in Autumn of about 1898.…

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