A Century of the Scottish Colourists

I am delighted to have written a blog called ‘A Century of the Scottish Colourists‘ for the National Galleries of Scotland. The Scottish Colourists The four artists F. C. B. Cadell, J. D. Fergusson, G.…

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A New Year of Art History

Celebrate 2025 as a new year of art history by reading texts I have written about Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Mabel Pryde Nicholson, the Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson and William Gillies. Read on to find out…

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Spend November with Me!

Spend November with me and modern Scottish art and architecture! I will be taking part in a Wilhelmina Barns-Graham book launch, giving talks about Mabel Pryde Nicholson and Fountainbridge Library and will be contributing to…

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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: The Glaciers

I have contributed an essay to the major forthcoming book, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: The Glaciers, which will be published by Lund Humphries on 7 October 2024. Grindelwald Glacier Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) is arguably best known for…

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A 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…

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