Posts Tagged ‘Art’
The artistic story of the Students at Hospitalfield
Hospitalfield was the nursery which cultivated around 700 20th century Scottish artists during its half a century in use. This book detils the history of Hospitalfield, located in Arbroath, and the impact it had on its community of artists who exchanged ideas there and found inspiration in the landscapes. Beardmore accompanies the fascinating history with…
Read MoreRecord numbers visit Enchanted Forest
A stunning Scottish sound and light show has confirmed it had record numbers of attendees this year. The Enchanted Forest, Perthshire’s multi award-winning attraction, has confirmed it had just over 80,000 visitors at this year’s sold-out show, with a 9% increase on the previous record-breaking year. Event organisers have also announced that its three official…
Read More100 year old Scottish yacht goes on public display
A stunning century-old William Fife III sailing yacht has gone on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum on the Harbourside in Irvine. Believed to be one of only 50 surviving seaworthy Fife yachts across the world, it was transported to Scotland and donated to the national maritime heritage collection by Canadian Tim Morton. The vessel,…
Read MoreDelicious recipes in Feathers: The Game Larder
The makers of Venison: the Game Larder have come back fully equipped with more game bird cooking recipes from master game chef José Souto. He offers a wide selection of recipes, both appetisers and main meals, simple and intricate, each of them truly of a higher class. There’s more: the reader is also given insight…
Read MoreInternational wines and Chilean flavours combine
A night of good food and fine wine is coming to Edinburgh next week. 83 Hanover Street has teamed up with natural wine experts L’Art Du Vin to host a special one-off dinner on Wednesday, 21 November. L’Art Du Vin has been bringing exciting wines to its customers since 2007, developing a reputation as one…
Read MoreLeading art historian to reveal painting secrets
One of the world’s foremost art historians is to give a talk at the art4you community art school in Stirlingshire. Professor Erma Hermens, senior researcher at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, will visit the studio near Killearn to give an illustrated talk on the evening of Wednesday 21 November entitled ‘The Masters’ Secrets: On how to…
Read MoreAn attractive six bedroom townhouse
An exceptional six bedroom Georgian townhouse with views of Arthur’s Seat is now on the property market. Offered for sale by Knight Frank, this is a grand townhouse in Regent Terrace, one of Edinburgh’s most sought-after addresses. Set over four floors, impressive reception rooms are balanced by up to seven bedrooms. A private garden, direct…
Read MoreThe story of McGill’s Buses brought to book
The story of Scotland’s largest independent bus operator is celebrated in a new book. McGill’s Bus Services operates throughout the west of Scotland, with its headquarters in Greenock, and David Devoy’s book charts and highlights the firm’s substantial growth in recent years. The present company was founded in 2001, taking on the name of a…
Read MoreScots schoolboy’s poem read at Buckingham Palace
A schoolboy from the Isle of Harris read a poem to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War I. Hamish Scott (15), was one of 100 young people taken to London by Never Such Innocence, the charity set up to give children a voice in the commemorations of the centenary of the First…
Read MoreRemembering the fallen on Scotland’s beaches
Tributes to the fallen in war were made all over Scotland yesterday, with six special commemorations on the nation’s beaches. Film director Danny Boyle’s special Armistice commission, Pages of the Sea, for 14-18 NOW and National Theatre of Scotland, took place at St Ninian’s Isle beach in Shetland, West Sands in St Andrews, Scapa beach…
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