Andrea Geile ‘Fertile Ground’

It was my pleasure to mentor the artist Andrea Geile on the creative journey towards her retrospective exhibition, Fertile Ground, at the Gerhard Marcks Haus, Bremen. Andrea Geile Andrea Geile trained as a print-maker and…

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At Home with the Scottish Colourists

Join me ‘At Home with the Scottish Colourists‘ at Marchmont House in the Scottish Borders, for a very special weekend sponsored by Lyon & Turnbull this September. Marchmont House Marchmont House near Greenlaw in the…

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A Studio Visit

Hogmanay traditionally involves ‘first footing’, or the arrival of the first guest after midnight on New Year’s Eve. Whilst this hasn’t been possible this year, let’s visit some modern Scottish artists in their studios instead.…

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The Studio at 32 York Place

Whilst scrolling through the colour and noise of Instagram, a low-toned Mother and Son portrait slowed my finger to a stop. Taken by the photographer David Eustace it showed Elizabeth and Guy Peploe, daughter-in-law and…

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