Arts & Antiques
British and European art and design goes to auction
A remarkable collection of British and European art and design from the British collector and dealer Paul Reeves is to go under the hammer in Edinburgh. Following the success of the Textiles as Art sale in February 2017, Paul Reeves and Lyon & Turnbull are pleased to collaborate again in 2019 on Paul Reeves: An…
Read MoreScottish items set to go under the hammer in London
A number of items of Scottish provenance are coming up for sale at the Chiswick Auctions Arms & Armour sale next week. Taking place on Monday, January 28, this will feature group of items dating from World War I, related to Captain Sir Edward Austin Stewart-Richardson of The Black Watch. Born in 24 July 1872…
Read MoreVintage day of antiques comes to our screens
The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow’s visit to the National Trust for Scotland’s Crathes Castle is to air this weekend. Filmed on a perfect summer’s day last July, the first of two programmes made at Crathes will be shown on BBC One at 7pm on Sunday, 20 January. The sun shone on the historic Aberdeenshire setting as presenter Fiona…
Read MoreLesley’s making a hue and cry in the world of art
It’s been nearly two decades since award-winning painter Lesley Birch swapped her keyboards for a canvas. Born in Glasgow and based in Scotland until her late 30s, Lesley was a full-time musician writing songs and touring as a session keyboards player for chart-topping band Hue & Cry. Nowadays, she paints from her studios in York…
Read MoreTake flight to a fascinating avian art exhibition
Aviary, an exhibition reflecting on the significance of the bird as a motif in contemporary Scottish art, will open next weekend. Taking place at the Royal Scottish Academy’s Academicians’ Gallery from 19 January-17 February, exhibiting artists are Ade Adesina, Michael Agnew, Elizabeth Blackadder, John Busby, Joyce Cairns, James Castle, George Donald, James Fairgrieve, Alexander Fraser,…
Read MoreBotanical art to go on display in latest exhibitio
The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club is delighted to present an exhibition of contemporary botanical art. This will bring together paintings by members of the Scottish Society of Botanical Artists (SSBA), alongside sculptures by Ellen McCann. Botanical painting has a long and important history. It was used to record the nature of plants for scientific and medicinal…
Read MoreAll set for home and interiors auction at Bonham’s
Giving your home a new look for 2019, but with some classical touches, will be made much easier next week.. Bonhams Auctioneers is playing host to four home and interiors sales in 2019, and the first of these will take place next Wednesday, 16 January, It’s the perfect chance to pick up some incredible items…
Read MoreTurner in January exhibition opens its doors
A dramatic depiction of Robert Stevenson’s engineering marvel, the Bell Rock Lighthouse, is shining its light at the National Galleries of Scotland’s seasonal Turner exhibition this month. The work is by Britain’s most celebrated artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), and can be seen until 31 January. In 2019, this much-loved annual exhibition is supported…
Read MoreArtist Sandie knows how therapeutic art can be
Having run classes for terminally ill patients, former Macmillan nurse Sandie Youngson knows all about the therapeutic quality of painting. Growing up along Scotland’s coastlines has innumerable perks, not least for the creative spirits among us. No matter if you wake to a dreary morning, even the grey and blue hues in the skies seem…
Read MoreThese guns sold for high prices at auction
I well remember in my teaching career when the National Lottery was introduced. Every single pupil in the class, when asked to write an essay, would choose the question of what they would buy if they won the lottery. It was so boring as they all said the same, house, holiday, car…. zzz. Wel,l just…
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