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…

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Norman McBeath’s ‘Perdendosi’ series

What began as a joke about the mispronunciation of our surnames (his is like ‘Macbeth’, mine is not ‘Strange’) turned into admiration for a beautiful body of work created during lockdown. ‘Perdendosi’ is the title…

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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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Simple Pleasures

Join me in celebrating some of the Simple Pleasures that many of us are able to enjoy whilst living under lockdown, via works in public collections.

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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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