I shall be giving a Scottish Colourists talk for Toppings in Edinburgh on 29 September 2026. I shall be discussing my National Galleries of Scotland book, The Scottish Colourists: Art and Life, which will be…
View PostTulips have provided inspiration to many artists, despite the fact that they continue to grow after being cut. This means that as models they do not ‘sit still’ and need to be observed, sketched and…
View PostI’m half-Geordie, so I particularly enjoyed writing about modern Scottish art in the collection of the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. I wrote about paintings by the Glasgow Boy E. A. Hornel, Glasgow School of…
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