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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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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Enter the world of the art class, alongside teachers and students, as they work at easels, contemplate still life objects and inspire each other’s creativity. David Macbeth Sutherland David Macbeth Sutherland (1883-1973) was born in…

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As a former Trustee of the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust I was delighted to contribute to a series of films they are making about each decade of her important, long and prolific career. I was invited…

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During a lull in this summer’s lockdown, I was lucky enough to observe the photographer David Eustace at work on a new portfolio of portraits. The series is now complete and has been named ‘Thirty…

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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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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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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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