Something in the East Anglian air?

CLEARLY there's something anarchic in the artistic, and educational air of East Anglia that attracts a defiant independence of spirit and a tolerance, indifference even, to difference. I state my case, M'lud, but will it stand up in Court? Where's the evidence?… read more>>

Glasgow – Oh, Glasgow!

THERE WAS A TIME, not long ago, when Glasgow was known for its majestic and impressive architecture. No longer… read more>>

'Woodpecker' Bewick – and follower Beckwith

I'M TWELVE MILES inland from Newcastle, looking down on the River Tyne from Cherryburn, the birthplace of Northumberland's most famous xylographer, the "woodpecker" Thomas Bewick… read more>>

Report from Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute

ORGASMADDICT. Twenty years after first visiting the enchanting architectural masterpiece of Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute, I would have never guessed that record would be the link for returning… read more>>

Artists' Town? Which one, though?

WUTH WELL-KNOWN names like William Mouncey, Jessie M. King, Charles Oppenheimer, E. A. Hornel, Christian Jane Fergusson and Lena Alexander associated with Kirkcudbright, how could it not have earned the tag, Scotland's Artists' Town?… read more>>

A new venture Popping up in Doune

WHEN PARTNERS Emma Yuill and Barry Jenkins visited Doune for the first time in 2023, they quickly realised it was the perfect place for them to fulfill a long standing dream. Artist Barry had been visiting the area to start a mural job accompanied by his partner Emma, and it was then that they stumbled upon the small, historic, pretty village of Doune, some 8 miles north west of Stirling on the River of Teith… read more>>

At Glasgow's Compass Gallery

Neil MacPherson: A Man Trying to Win the Affections of a Beautiful Woman… read more>>