Posts Tagged ‘artist’
Unique war poster collection a part of remembrance
A selection of unique original First World War posters from Scotland is playing a part in an act of national commemoration. They will feature in a projection of the names of all those who died serving on behalf of Scotland in WWI onto the Scottish Parliament building on Remembrance Sunday. The recruitment posters are part…
Read MoreRoman sculpture found in a Scottish river
Recovered in 1997 from the mouth of the River Almond in Cramond, near Edinburgh, the Cramond Lioness is a sculpture dating back to Roman times. It portrays a male prisoner being killed by a lioness. It was Robert Graham, a local ferryman, who uncovered the sculpture from the mud of the river. It remains unknown…
Read MorePeploe’s Tulips in a Chinese Vase heads art auction
A bright, sunny work by the major Scottish Colourist, Samuel Peploe leads Bonhams 19th and 20th Century Pictures Sale in Edinburgh later this month. Taking place on Tuesday 27 November, Tulips in a Chinese Vase by Peploe (1871-1935), is estimated to reach between £220,000-£280,000 at auction. Bonhams Head of Scottish Art, Chris Brickley said: ‘Peploe…
Read MoreWee Folk Tales In Scots will charm and scare
Storyteller, novelist and playwright Donald Smith and artist Annalisa Salis team up to bring you a collection for all lovers of storytelling in Wee Folk Tales In Scots. This is a timeless piece to add to your library. Paired with simple, gorgeous illustrations comes the retelling in Scots of classical folk tales inhabited by magical…
Read MoreThere’s more to his paintings than meets the eye
What do Liverpool football player Mohamed Salah, a dog with flowers on its head and singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne have in common? To the untrained eye: nothing. But to Stonehaven-based artist Colin Brown, putting these images together on a canvas makes perfect sense: ‘It’s about putting a piece together, balancing structure and composition. The placement of each…
Read MoreNew exhibition charting lives of Scottish children
An exhibition following the lives of Scottish children through their first 18 years is now open. Child of the New Century is based at Duff House in Aberdeenshire, and Karen Curran’s exhibition, created for the Year of Young People, follows the lives of a group of children from the start of the Millennium through their…
Read MoreTurning the famous Tunnock’s wrappers into an art form
There’s no denying that one of Scotland’s most popular food brands is Tunnock’s. From its tea cakes, to its caramel wafers, to its caramel logs, the firm, based in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, is instantly recognisable from its distinctive branding. There’s no mistaking the packaging, no matter where you are in the world. The packaging has…
Read MoreExhibition of Toulouse Lautrec works opens in Scotland
A new exhibition celebrating the art of famous French artist Toulouse Lautrec has opened. Two dancers from the Moulin Rouge in Paris – Mathilde Tutiaux and Lucy Monaghan – paid a special visit to Edinburgh to help launch Pin-Ups: Toulouse Lautrec and The Art of Celebrity, the National Galleries of Scotland’s first major exhibition to…
Read MoreCapturing the beauty of nature with a paintbrush
Sandra Emslie’s house is a gallery of her work, with practically every patch of wall covered in paintings of the agricultural landscapes of Douneside and Migvie interspersed with scenes of her beautiful garden – Sandra’s other passion. As she leads me through a terrace of colourful flowers through a large, well-tended lawn flanked by ancient…
Read MoreA new visitor centre by the banks of Loch Ness
Restoration work has started at the site of a new multi-million pound visitor destination on the banks of Loch Ness. Housed within the former Dochgarroch village hall, the new unique destination is due to open its doors in May 2019 and is poised to become a beacon of Highland hospitality. Once complete, the development, which…
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