Arts & Antiques
Vintage 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…
Read MoreGive your home a new look with a visit to Bonhams
We all enjoy having the chance to spruce up our homes. That’s why many of us go to auctions, where we can pick up some incredible items to furnish our homes and give them an incredible new look, whether with antique furniture, beautiful paintings, or assorted trinkets to adorn our sideboards. Bonhams Auctioneers is playing…
Read MoreThe opportunity to get your hands on real gems
Everyone enjoys looking at antique and modern jewellery – and there’s the perfect chance to obtain some. Bonhams is holding two auctions in 2019 specificially dedicated to jewellery, and these will take place on 23 May and 28 November. Bonhams is the only international auctioneer with a saleroom in Scotland, giving it that unique ability…
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