Review of David Mankin's "Interludes" exhibition showing at &Gallery, Edinburgh until 1st October 2025. Free entry. This is an exhibition for the subconscious mind—so leave your intellect at home and go and experience it. You’ll feel all the better for it.

"Tarnished Promises and Shawland Gold"

"Summer's Last Song" Poem and Painting by Jackie Holms

"The Ancients' Melting Breath" Poem and Painting by Jackie Holms

Stephen Deazley’s "The Way of the Cross" Exhibition at Upright Gallery, Edinburgh

Exhibition review of “Inked Up – Printmaking in Scotland” at the City Arts Centre, Edinburgh

This is me painting my expressionist landscape "Summer's Last Song" with original music by Ady Powers

Storm At The Mouth Of The Grand Canal, Venice (circa 1840) January has always had its rituals, and for many in Scotland, the annual...

Expressionists, Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider, Tate Modern Exhibition and book review

"Suburban Phasmophobia" by Robbie Bushe Born in Liverpool and raised in Aberdeenshire, Bushe's journey has been a rich tapestry of...

Alasdair Wallace's "All Enquiries" at the Open Eye Gallery - Exhibition Review. A feast or the eyes and the soul.

In the heart of Glasgow, a groundbreaking exhibition has been causing quite a stir. Banksy's "Cut and Run," hosted at the GoMA [16th June...

In the summer we were treated to a remarkable exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA), celebrating the lives and artistic...

"Grayson Perry: Smash Hits" [on show at the National Galleries of Scotland 15th September to 12th November 2023] offers an unparalleled...

From 1st to 26th August 2023, the Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh hosted a captivating exhibition honouring the life and legacy of one of...

“Anne Redpath and Her Circle”, is showing at the Maltings Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed. This exhibition displays some of the works from...

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