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WELCOME What constitutes art – and what constitutes good art? Such questions surface quickly whenever a painting, sculpture or artwork in any medium is discussed. Art provokes debate and can be divisive, but it can also be emotive, personal and uplifting. With works in every style, medium and price range, the Scottish art scene is as expansive as it is diverse – so where do you start if you want to buy art for the first time? We’d suggest right here, with the Art Guide 2016, free with issue 110 of Homes & Interiors Scotland. It will help you navigate the art maze, with advice on everything from how and where to buy to how best to present your new purchase. If you’re already a seasoned collector, there is much here for you, too, with rising stars to look out for and detailed listings of galleries and leading venues.

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Hello art Where to start

Rising stars Who to look out for

Dress to impress How to show the work

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Art words Fine artist & silversmith Clare Crines

Hands up

Where and when to buy

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Central Edinburgh Glasgow North and England

INDEX

Auction etiquette

Purchase order

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Reading list Books to lust after

Meet the maker Bryony Knox, silversmith

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INTRODUCING ART

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RT is a magical thing. It can make you stop, look, question, forget, remember… It can act as a trigger for all sorts of very basic human emotions.

Occasionally, artwork matches our curtains or sits perfectly in a particular space. That is a bonus, and not to be sniffed at, but it shouldn’t be the reason you buy a piece of art in the first place. Rather, it’s the connection you make to an original artwork that makes it so special. It is also why we want to live with it in our homes. The kind of art most of us generally buy – paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, original prints – touch us in all sorts of ways on a daily basis.

So where do you start buying art? Well, luckily, Scotland is blessed with a vibrant and lively art scene, which has grown and developed over hundreds of years. Art fairs are a great place to start any art-buying mission. I bought my first original artwork in 2008 from Aberdeen’s Heinzel Gallery at the old Glasgow Art Fair in George Square. I fell in love on the spot with a wee oil painting by Anna King, then a recent graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee.

At £320, it was a significant purchase, but gallery owner Maura Tighe told me about the Own Art scheme (now run in Scotland

by Creative Scotland), which allows buyers to pay up a work in instalments. I was hooked. What a rush. I loved that painting then and I still love it now.

According to Patricia Fleming, who, from a small studio base in Glasgow runs Patricia Fleming Projects, staging major

Buying your first piece of original artwork can be the beginning of a lifelong love affair. Here’s our guide to getting started Words: Jan Patience

Academy’s New Contemporaries exhibition, held every spring, and featuring the work of graduating students from fine-art degree courses across Scotland. Other art organisations, such as the Society of Scottish Artists, Visual Arts Scotland and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts select graduates to show at their annual exhibitions.

The tiny Compass Gallery in Glasgow has staged an annual New Generations show for many years, which has picked out some of the most sought-after artists working in Britain today.

In Montrose, meanwhile, artist and curator Kim Canale, who runs Wall Projects, presents Artsyland every year, which offers her pick of the degree shows.

Becky Walker is the owner of the Green Gallery (started up by her painter mother, Ann Johnston) in Buchlyvie and Dollar, and her advice is to look at a broad spectrum of art, in small shows in out-of-the-way galleries as well as the bigger exhibitions in our major towns and cities. “Nowadays, almost every region of Scotland has an open studios event – they produce print and online brochures that give an instant guide to artists working in the local studios and also help you find smaller galleries,” she points out.

“Keep your mind open – the more you look, the more confident you’ll become about the kind of work you like. Art is subjective – we all see things differently. And if you’re buying from a gallery for the first time, ask questions. Think about placing the work or hanging it.

Do you like the frame? A frame can be changed. The gallery can take it off and reduce the painting’s price. Many galleries offer payment plans too.”

The online market has grown in scale and importance in the last five years. You can find art to buy online and browse to your heart’s content. Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest can be a hugely helpful resource and will help you save on shoe leather and mileage as you search for artwork.

Personally, though, I would always recommend seeing the real thing before you buy, as nothing compares to being up close and personal to original art. Becky Walker agrees: “Unless you already know the artist’s work well, I still believe you should see each piece for real,” she states. “Colours can be different and texture is difficult to gauge from a photograph.” ■

“The more you see, the more confident you’ll become about the kind of work you like” exhibitions by the likes of award-winning Glasgow artist Jacqueline Donachie, art fairs offer “a great way to get a global snapshot of where the art market is”.

“Art Fairs bring galleries together under one roof – often from across the globe – and if more than one is showing the same artist it’s a sure sign of that artist’s status and of the type of work big collectors are buying.”

Auction houses too are a great place to browse, especially now that you can look – and bid – from the comfort of your own home. See pages 16-18 for more on that.

College degree shows are a happy hunting ground for anyone looking to start a collection. They can be large and unwieldy, though, so read the reviews which pick out stars in the making. After the degree shows, there are often exhibitions that gather together some of the best recent graduates.

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MY FIRST ART BUY JANICE KIRKPATRICK

is the creative director at Graven As a student at Glasgow School of Art I often exchanged artworks from friends who were artists, designers and architects. I’ve sketches by Jan Nimmo, Anne Elliot and Annie Cattrell and I often buy work by recent graduates.

I don’t remember my first ‘art’ buy but I do remember the first artistic object I bought. Growing up we never had much money and my folks often took me to auctions at local estate houses that were being broken up and their contents sold. I bought a hand-built heavily tooled Western saddle made by a company in Buffalo, New York state. I love auctions and I recently picked up a George Houston painting of Inveraray which I’ve had repaired and reframed.

MURRAY CHALMERS

has worked with some of the bestknown names in the music industry during a 30-year career as a publicist The first piece of Scottish art I bought was called Still Life in the Presence of Abstracts by Robin Philipson (1916–92), which I got from the Portland Gallery in London in 2006.

Philipson is known as a Scottish painter but he was born in Lancashire, and I became interested in him after seeing his paintings of cock fights and cathedrals. The idea that someone could capture both the visceral nature of the cock fight and the stillness of a cathedral interior intrigued me.

Still Life in the Presence of Abstracts juxtaposes many of the motifs that appear in his work – almost like a ‘greatest hits’ in one painting. It’s a big work, with much use of impasto, and it seems to tower over you in quite a menacing way. I like the idea that Philipson was a gentle person but that he painted such disquieting images. →

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My First Art Buy

PETER SAMSON

is a Glasgow-based public relations consultant and award-winning journalist If an artwork catches my eye and I like it enough, I’ll be tempted to part with the cash to have it on my wall.

That’s what happened when I wandered into an Edinburgh gallery in the late 1980s and saw a woodcut by the Scottish artist Willie Rodger. I kept being drawn back to it and ended up stumping up what felt then was a substantial amount of cash – around £350.

It is one of 25 woodcut prints Rodger made called Do You See What I See? and features a group of people lying on a beach. The answer to the question is unknown as we can’t see what’s caught the attention. What’s also interesting

is the way those featured in the picture are lying and seated. The number of limbs don’t match up to the visible bodies. Are there four in the group? Is there a fifth? What are they looking at, and who are the people in the group?

The piece has provided many hours of interest over the years.

Recently I picked up another Willie Rodger print called The Gathering.

There’s something wonderfully simplistic yet powerfully striking about his work.

FIONA BLACK

runs a PR consultancy in Ayr The first original artwork I bought was a seascape with crashing waves and vivid Mediterranean colours, painted by an ex-journalist colleague and friend, Sandra Ratcliffe.

I bought it during a visit to Sandra’s home in the Murcia region of Spain in 2007. The painting was one

of many propped against her diningroom wall waiting to be hung at a local gallery. I knew immediately it was for me. It now hangs in my kitchen in our home in Ayr, and on a dull day brings life into this favourite room.

Having bought the painting in Spain, I had to wait weeks before it

arrived back in Scotland at the end of her exhibition, but it was worth the wait. My husband and I now own three original Ratcliffe paintings. One is of Ailsa Craig, an appropriate and welcome wedding present from Sandra herself. The other is a wave breaking on the isle of Gigha. We love them all.

IAN SMITH

is the proprietor/director of Ian Smith Design (Edinburgh) Ltd Interior Architects & Designers I have been buying art for as long as I can remember, bedroom posters to start. I think art enhances your life. I always encourage clients to buy original art. To be surrounded by good art is even more important than the furniture. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune, and it should be personal. The first serious piece I bought was a sculpture, which had been abandoned at Georgian Antiques and covered in dust. Wrongly catalogued at an auction bought by Georgian

Antiques in a job lot, the piece turned out to be by Vincent Butler who had just completed a bust of the Duke of Edinburgh.

It’s a full-height sculpture of a woman crafted in Africa and cast in Italy. I have had people desperate to buy it off me, but I wouldn’t consider selling it. I get so much pleasure from looking at it, this piece of bronze. Art is a very personal experience. Go with what you like, and forget about what other people think. ■

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Rising Art Stars

Meet six artists from across a range of disciplines who are pushing boundaries

Words: Jan Patience

SCOTT SMYTH

PRINTS

Scott Smyth was a digital graphic designer for nearly a decade before he embarked on a Master’s degree in communication design at the Glasgow School of Art, which he completed in September. Smyth is fascinated by traditional industries in the Outer Hebrides (his partner is a weaver), and two beautiful series of screenprints emerged from this contemplation. One series is inspired by the various industries in the Hebrides, while the other focuses on the Hattersley domestic loom, once the workhorse of the Harris Tweed industry. This series of relief-printed patterns was taken directly from steel punchcards used to programme the loom. As well as printmaking, Smyth also designs book covers, including that of The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau by the Booker Prize shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet. scottsmyth.co.uk

EILEEN GATT

JEWELLERY & SILVERWARE From her base on the Black Isle, Eileen Gatt is making a name for herself at home and abroad with her unique handmade pieces of jewellery and silverware. Gatt studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee before attaining a Master’s in goldsmithing, silversmithing, metalwork and jewellery at the Royal College of Art in London. She blends traditional skills with a contemporary sensibility, and draws inspiration from a variety of sources, such as the Polar wilderness and Inuit culture, Scottish folklore and landscapes, and the small fishing communities found along Scotland’s north-east coast. In Gatt’s world, tiny wrens, polar bears and hares dance around the exquisite, softly frosted silverware of her jewellery, creamers, sugar bowls and candleholders. eileengatt.co.uk 8 THE ART GUIDE 2016

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HARRY MORGAN

GLASS SCULPTURE Harry Morgan’s degree show at Edinburgh College of Art in 2014 generated a great deal of attention and the Manchester-born artist continues to build on this promise.

Last year, he won the London Glassblowers’ Award for Emerging Talent at the British Glass Biennale, while earlier this year, he was given a prestigious Graduate Craft Award by the Inches Carr Trust. This autumn, he has been invited to show his work at European Glass Context 2016 at Bornholm in Denmark. His latest body of work examines the relationship between concrete and glass, investigating the conflict between a fragile and transparent medium on the one hand and a solid, functional one on the other. Using traditional glass-making techniques (particularly the Venetian murrine method), Morgan creates a sequential structure cast within the concrete. harrymorgan.info

CELIE BYRNE

PORTRAITS

A graduate of Edinburgh School of Art, Celie Byrne was a BP Portrait Award finalist in 2011 with Teenage Dirtbag, an image of her son Nathaniel in his bedroom. This year sees her first major solo show, The Grand Gestures, at Fire Station Creative in Dunfermline (ends 6 Nov). This collaborative project, founded by Jan Burnett, frontman with Dundee-based band Spare Snare, includes portraits of Emma Pollock, Sanjeev Kohli and Gary Clark among others.

Byrne comes from an artistic family – her father is the renowned artist and writer John Byrne, and in 2013, father and daughter worked together on the spectacular dome mural at the King’s Theatre, Edinburgh. celiebyrne.com

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Rising Art Stars

CALUM McCLURE

PAINTING

Calum McClure won the prestigious Jolomo Award for Landscape Painting in 2012, just a year after he graduated from Edinburgh College of Art. Still not yet 30, he has been developing as a painter and printmaker in the intervening five years. The Glasgow-based artist hails from an artistic dynasty (he is the grandson of the celebrated Scottish painter David McClure) but he has never been afraid to push himself into difficult terrain, tackling the exacting process of etching and monotype at Glasgow Print Studio, where he recently exhibited. His drawings, prints and paintings depict country estates, cemeteries, parks and botanical gardens – “Places created for man’s solace and pleasure,” he says. Earlier this year his work was selected for the prestigious Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. calummcclure.com

ANDREA GEILE

ENVIRONMENTAL Bremen-born artist Andrea Geile has been creating environmental sculpture from her Edinburgh studio since 1996. Her art doesn’t fit neatly into any particular category but sits well in gardens, interior spaces and open landscapes. She strives to challenge existing notions of ‘garden art’ and ‘land sculpture’ in her work. Organic and architectural forms often merge in her sculptures as she explores the relationship between the landscape, buildings and living plants. Her chosen medium is oxidised steel, which seems to melt into the landscape. Her work is in private collections all over the world, while her latest large-scale commission, The Chlorophylls, can be seen at Lettermore Forest on the Isle of Mull. ■ andreageile.co.uk 10 THE ART GUIDE 2016

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Presentation Matters

Getting the frame right will enhance your artwork and transform your room

Words: Jan Patience

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o you’ve bought the artwork, taken it home and hung it up – and decided nothing looks right. Do you take everything down from your walls and start again? The answer, according to Ayrshire-based painter Charles Jamieson, is why not.

Charles is a master at hanging and placing art in both a domestic setting and a gallery.

As a former president of the Paisley Art Institute (PAI) and one-time chair of the Aspect Prize for Painting, he has years of experience in hanging big shows with hundreds of paintings, prints and drawings in every possible size.

His home, too, is like a mini-art gallery, with every wall and surface crammed with artworks. “I’m all for experimenting – I’m happy hanging right up to the ceiling if I can reach,” he says. “You can have lots of small pictures on a big wall or a big picture on a small wall. I’m always telling people not to be afraid to hang something, since they can take it down again if it doesn’t work.”

Artists hanging shows always argue about large paintings being placed above smaller paintings or

smaller ones over large, he says. But both can work as long as the small ones are not too small: “Arranging art is all about colour, line, lightness, darkness and grouping of paintings,” he explains. “You can be bold and hang pictures that at first you might not think work together – and then they do. You’ll soon know if they don’t. In the end there are no rules. And that goes for 3D work too.”

Award-winning painter Liz Knox, also a former PAI president, agrees. “It’s about turning a wall into a good composition, just as one would compose a painting,” she says. “If you’re using a picture rail in your house, have all the top edges at the same height. But if it’s one large piece, it may hang with the top above the rail and that works just fine.

“No painting is too big for a domestic space as long as it fits between floor and ceiling – a picture that almost covers a wall is great! A painting should have its own identity – in my opinion, it shouldn’t blend with the decor.”

Tracy Sifaoui, senior designer at Glasgow-based Chelsea Mclaine Interior Design, goes along with this – up to a point. “Aim to use other items around your pieces of art to make an attractive and styled vignette,” she suggests. “Hang a piece of art on the wall and accentuate it with a well-placed lamp or an orchid sitting on a piece of furniture below, with some carefully positioned books and objets d’art. Use your selected pieces of art to add accents of colour to your interior colour scheme. For instance, take the turquoise from a seascape and add cushions and a throw in the same shade of blue to your sofa, thus connecting the art to its environment.”

Dumfries-based Archie McCall has been a potter for more than 40 years. When it comes to displaying ceramic work, his view

Above: Giving images space to breathe is important, says Damian Shields, who took this view of Loch Coruisk and the Cuillin. Right: Archie McCall likes his ceramics to be simply displayed – and not under glass

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Hang on in there Mark Greer, owner of Art Hire Framing, gives us the lowdown on the right way to hang pictures so they can be seen at their best is that it should always be kept simple. “And wherever possible,” he adds, “ceramics are best displayed ‘in the open’ and not under glass.”

For Glasgow-based curator Patricia Fleming, the frame should play only a minor role. “You want the frames to disappear, so within each room keep to similar materials for them, and stick to a palette of white, light oak or black for photography.

“You can get away with these three types in one room if they are similar in other ways – the same frame in the three different colours, for example. I would suggest only white frames in north-facing rooms. Good frames are worth the money you’ll pay for them, so if you find a framer you like, stick with them – it will bring a degree of unity to the works.”

Patricia’s belief is that it’s worth importing gallery rules on hanging into your home. “Most galleries tend to hang artworks so that the middle of the piece sits at the average eye level, which is around 147 to 150cm. But exceptions are made depending on the artist and the height of the ceiling.”

Landscape photographer Damian Shields has more good advice: “I’m always conscious of putting breathing space between works and usually allow at least two feet between images,” he says. “I think about the quality of the light too, as I want to cut down on reflections (I usually print my images onto a matte gallery-grade giclee paper, which helps this). And I would recommend you walk around the space so you understand the natural flow of the room. Try to select prime wall areas for your strongest images. I like to break up the nature of the work by avoiding grouping too many monochrome shots together or shots from the same location all in a huddle.” ■

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I’d say 99% of frames can be hung with decentquality picture hooks. These are designed to be easily removed from the wall without leaving any noticeable mark or permanent damage. In other words, there is no need to drill holes in your wall.

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We don’t use cord – it’s better to have a hook holding a D-ring on either side of the frame. Not only is it stronger, but once the work is in place, it will never be squint.

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Lots of small pictures can look impressive when grouped together.

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I never use a spirit level as I believe your eye is a better judge of what looks straight. This is especially true in older houses, where none of the walls are level anyway.

If you’re going to group a number of pictures, lay them out on the floor in front of the wall first to see how they work together.

Look for symmetry when hanging – it’s restful and pleasing on the eye.

If you’re struggling to decide which pictures will work in which room, let the artworks guide you. If you have a really bright room you’re probably not going to hang a big black frame, and the converse is also true. It’s not rocket science.

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Art Words Hame Is Where Yer Art Is By: Clare Crines

The artist explains why certain items had to be in her drawing of home

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ecause I still dream about my childhood home, I had to pick some objects that have meaning in my life now as well as then. Central though small is a rendition of our house. There, I had time and space to practise my passion of drawing. All the kids from round about would converge there to play rounders because my parents didn’t worry about the state of their lawn – in fact, they often joined in!

As paper girl to Jock Stein, I developed a work ethic from an early age that has defined my career, from a factory pillowcase turner to life-drawing lecturer and chip-shop worker. I am happiest when deeply engaged in the task at hand, whether that is giving each student a different part of the model’s body to draw, or serving a fish supper to a regular with a penchant for a bit of west coast patter; the cross-pollination of life’s rich tapestry weaves its way subconsciously into my drawing.

Voltaire and Rousseau take up a lot of space in this sketch, because I have spent a great deal of time with them over the years. They were painted on vases that had been passed down through my father’s side of the family and would stare at us during childhood Sunday dinners (these often featured homemade crumble with rhubarb picked fresh from the garden). My sisters and I would look back at them, wondering who they were.

I thought Voltaire was a judge (because of his wig). Rousseau, with his Boy George hat, looked like a pop star of old – hence the shades I’ve put on him. Those would have come in handy when

he was on the run from the authorities who banned his writings.

I don’t believe in all he stood for – how can an artist agree that science and art are indulgences rather than necessary parts of our culture? – but I value his standing up for what he believed in.

I look around my own home and wonder which objects inspire my own daughters’ imaginations. Does the sitar fuel a desire to travel? Does the botanical print from last summer’s RA show inspire a love of growth in the garden as well as in their souls? I don’t know. What I do know is that although it’s not the material stuff that matters as much as the emotional bonding in our homes, matter does matter in terms of shaping our sense of style.

It was a simple vase of flowers picked from the garden that would entertain me for hours at the age of seven as I tried to get the perspective right. I’d get so lost in the process I’d be unaware of the fun going on outside in the street.

Drawing and gymnastics were a huge part of my life – I still stand on my head at home to get a different view of what’s going on around me. Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci were my heroines. Here, Nadia is statuesque outside Kelvingrove Art Gallery, finishing her routine on top a caravan in the refugee site at Calais. Rousseau now looks down on the makeshift city and there is an ironic (or perhaps post-ironic) parallel in his running from the authorities and the modern-day abandonment of people in need. Voltaire and Rousseau’s connection to my family has never been truly known but I thank them for looking over my tentative years with such combined intelligence and belief. r

Clare Crines teaches botanical drawing at Glasgow University and the City of Glasgow College. She is currently studying silversmithing and jewellery-making at Edinburgh College of Art. Her work has been exhibited widely and she has won several awards, including the Homes & Interiors Scotland prize at the RSA Open Exhibition 2015 14 THE ART GUIDE 2016

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Galleries aren’t the only place to buy art. Auctions are full of interesting and unusual pieces, often at bargain prices Words: Jan Patience

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uction houses can be a happy hunting ground for what’s known as ‘secondary art market’ works.

This means that the work has already been sold either by the artist or in a private gallery. A sale can throw up the work of new artists, wellestablished painters and those waiting to be rediscovered by the market.

and even unique items which almost never come up in any other outlet.”

There are disadvantages, he adds. “Unlike in a shop, you can’t just pay a price and walk away with the item. You may be outbid by someone more determined with deeper pockets and come away empty-handed.

All sorts of work ends up at an auction. At the recent Scottish Contemporary Art auction at Glasgow’s McTear’s, a painted guitar by acclaimed Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne was one of the lots. It ended up fetching £2,200.

On day two of the auction, an oil painting by the Ayrshire artist Graham McKean depicting First Minister Nicola Sturgeon riding a motorbike (accompanied by her predecessor, Alex Salmond, in the sidecar) sold for £2,100.

Michael Fan, a seasoned bidder, says the secret of buying

“Once you’re in the auction room it’s easy to get carried away, so set yourself a limit first” But if you have never bought anything at auction before, how do you get started?

According to Gavin Strang, managing director of Edinburgh-based auction house Lyon & Turnbull, the exhilaration of taking part and the joy of securing the winning bid is worth all the anxiety of metaphorically throwing your hat into the ring.

“Auctions can be an exciting way to buy eclectic furnishings and art at prices that are a lot lower than retail prices,” he says. “They also offer the opportunity to buy unusual, rare

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Auction terms Explained ESTIMATE

Most items in the catalogue are accompanied by two

figures, a low and a high estimate. This is the price

range within which the auction specialists expect the

item to sell for.

REGISTERING

In advance of a sale, you’ll need to register, which

involves giving the auction house your name,

address, phone number/email and some basic

financial details. You will then be given a unique

bidder, or ‘paddle’, number for the sale.

BIDDING

You can bid in person, by ‘commission’ (you tell the

auctioneer the maximum amount you are prepared

to pay and he/she will act as your bidder), by phone

or online. Some auctions are live-streamed, but

there is sometimes a small additional charge (around

3%) for this service as the software is provided by a

third party.

[Above]Lyon & Turnbull’s Edinburgh saleroom. [Below left] A guitar painted by John Byrne recently sold for £2,200. [Below right] Graham McKean’s painting of Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond fetched £2,100

successfully at auction lies in doing your homework – and keeping a cool head when it matters.

“Get a catalogue for the sale and study it so you can identify which pieces may be of interest to you before you register,” the Glasgowbased naval architect advises. “The majority of the items will be listed online, so if you have a decent screen it’s a good way to view them. Most catalogues only show an image of the painting, not its frame, but you can request a picture of the complete work from the auctioneer.

“Once you have identified a few works you like, make sure you go to the designated preview.

There’s nothing like seeing the work for yourself ‘for real’ – even for things as simple as the actual size. There was one picture I bought, thinking I had a feel for the size of it from the online catalogue, but when I got it it wasn’t what I thought it would be.”

As well as researching the artist and their work, adds Michael, if you decide to go for it, set yourself a limit for the bidding.

“Once you’re in the auction room, it’s easy to get carried away. I’ve found it easier to stick to my predetermined limit if I bid on the phone.

And always bear in mind that there is VAT and the auctioneer’s premium to pay on top of the hammer price. This is quite substantial, so set your maximum hammer price accordingly.” ■

BUYER’S PREMIUM, VAT AND DROIT DE SUITE

Auction houses charge a buyer’s premium on top of

the hammer price, usually around 20 to 25%. VAT is

charged on this premium. Another charge that

can be added is Droit de Suite. This is a royalty of 4%

payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each

time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and

for a period of up to 70 years following the artist’s

death. It applies to items that sell for over 1,000 euros

(or the sterling equivalent). Be sure to factor in these

additional charges when deciding the maximum

amount you’re prepared to pay for an item.

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ADDRESS BOOK BONHAMS EDINBURGH 22 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JX, 0131 225 2266, bonhams.com BONHAMS WEST OF SCOTLAND The Studio Kirkhill House, Broom Road East, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5LL, 0141 223 8866, bonhams.com BORDERS AUCTIONS LTD The Mill, Garfield Street, Hawick, TD9 9BH 01450 376170, borderauctions.co.uk FRANKLIN BROWNS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS 6b West TELFERTON, Edinburgh, EH7 6UL, 0131 555 6777, franklinbrowns.co.uk LYON & TURNBULL 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh EH1 3RR, and 182 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HG, 0131 557 8844 and 0141 333 1992, lyonandturnbull.com McTEAR’S AUCTIONEERS Meiklewood Gate, 31 Meiklewood Road, Glasgow, G51 4EU, 0141 810 2880, mctears.co.uk RAMSAY CORNISH AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS 15-17 Jane Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5HE, 0131 553 7000, ramsaycornish.com

The Art of the Auction (with thanks to Gavin Strang of Lyon & Turnbull) • Taking part is as simple as turning up, registering for a bidder paddle (you’ll have to give your name and other details), then going into the saleroom. Once in the room, you raise your paddle when you want to bid on a lot, and keep doing so until you either win with the highest bid or drop out when the price goes beyond what you’re prepared to pay.

• Buyers wave to attract the auctioneer’s attention first. Once he or she knows you’re bidding, they’ll look to you each time the price rises.

That’s the point at which a small nod will indicate to the auctioneer that you wish to continue bidding.

• Don’t worry if you blink or wave at a friend – it doesn’t mean you’ve inadvertently spent a fortune. If the auctioneer is uncertain whether someone is trying to attract their attention or just waving at a friend, they will always ask, ‘Is that a bid?’

• The auctioneer will trade two bidders against each other until one drops out (with a shake of the head). He or she will then look around the room for another bidder and pit the newcomer against the remaining bidder until one drops out again, and so on until there is only one bidder left, prepared to pay one more bid than anyone else. ■

ROBERTSON’S OF KINBUCK Main Street, Kinbuck, Dunblane, FK15 0NQ, 01786 822603, kinbuckauctions.co.uk SHAPES FURNITURE LTD 1 Banhead Medway, Sighthill, Edinburgh, EH11 4BY, 0131 453 3222, shapesedinburgh.co.uk SOTHEBY’S Thistle House, 21-23 Thistle St, Edinburgh, EH2 1DF, 0131 558 7799, sothebys.com TAYLOR’S AUCTION ROOMS Brent Avenue, Montrose, DD10 9PB, 01674 672775, www.taylors-auctions.com THE GREAT WESTERN AUCTIONS LTD 1291 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, G14 9UY, 0141 954 1500, greatwesternauctions.com

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FRANCIS CAMPBELL BOILEAU CADELL Pink Carnations Estimate £200,000–300,000

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Art for sale

It has never been easier to buy original works, thanks to the web and the ever-evolving gallery scene

Words: Jan Patience

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hen you haven’t bought a piece of art before, making that first purchase can be a daunting prospect. The good news is you have nothing to fear. I have yet to come across anyone who owns or works in a gallery who doesn’t want to blether about art. Many are artists themselves and have vast knowledge of the art scene at their fingertips, not to mention an endless up-and-coming and established artists from across enthusiasm for sharing the art love. All you have to the disciplines. Veterans such as John Bellany do is ask. and Francis Boag sit alongside new face Hatti There are great galleries all across Scotland, Pattisson. The latter is also a textiles designer and from Bonhoga Gallery in Weisdale, Shetland, to has created cushions and lamps based on her Fidra Fine Art in North Berwick, and I have d original artworks. iscovered many gems in the most unexpected Perth-based gallery Frames started out in places. Once, on a camping trip to Acharacle, in the late 1970s as just that – a framing shop.

Ardnamurchan, I stumbled across the Resipole The outfit, headed up by Hugh Goring, moved Studios and Fine Art Gallery. It consistently to more generous premises nearby in 1997, to shows high-quality work from a ‘remote’ location. allow more space for exhibitions, particularly the Recently, for example, it held an outstanding work of contemporary Scottish artists such as exhibition of work by the late American abstract watercolourist Jenny Matthews and self-taught expressionist painter Jon Schueler. figurative artist Hazel Bowman.

In Argyll, John Lowrie Morrison, aka Jolomo, Matthew Hall runs Panter & Hall in Pall Mall, paints exuberant expressionist landscapes of London, which has always championed the work Scotland, something he has been doing for fifty of Scottish artists. A recent exhibition of work years now. You can take in a virtual exhibition of

by Edinburgh-based figurative painter Audrey his work on his website or visit in person at various galleries throughout 2017.

In the Outer Hebrides, at An Lanntair, Stornoway, you will always find high-quality selling exhibitions, while the Watermill Gallery in Aberfeldy consistently exhibits high-calibre artists such TOP FIVE TOP FIVE as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and Arty Instagram accounts Arty Twitter accounts even has the odd Picasso print @contemporaryartsociety @VisualArtsScotland for sale. @davidshrigley @Art_Scotland Close to the Churchill @wilfreeborn @SocietyScotArt Theatre in the south of the city, @edinburghsketcher @RGIArt Edinburgh’s Morningside Gallery @helenglassfordart @RoyalScotAcad plays host to a diverse range of

click, like and buy

From left to right: Fluorescent Pink Portrait by Rosalind Lawless; Helen Glassford at work in her studio – her Instagram account is worth a look

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“Buying art is no longer the preserve of the aristocrat or the industrialist”

“As dealers, though, we are often asked the question, ‘Is this a good investment?’ The simple answer is no. Always collect what you cannot live without. With the obvious caveat of not blowing the rent money, buy that painting or sculpture that otherwise will haunt you as the one that got away.”

Panter & Hall, like many other reputable galleries such as Cyril Gerber in Glasgow and the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh, offer valuations should you be looking to sell a work.

You can also commission them to bid on your behalf at auction.

Grant saw a flurry of red dots on the opening All the long-running artist collectives, such night. Best-selling novelist Val McDermid as the Scottish Society of Artists (SSA), hold even tweeted about it to her 38,000 followers. annual exhibitions at which you can buy work.

Matthew is keen to emphasise that if you are The SSA’s ‘annual’ is on until 24 November looking to buy work, “You should only ever buy at the Scottish National Gallery’s newly titled what you love, not what someone else advises Academy building on the Mound in the centre you to buy.” of Edinburgh.

He adds: “The breadth of choice and It’s an eclectic mix of oils, watercolours, comparative accessibility for today’s art buyers drawings and prints, and the majority of work is testament to the strong traditions nurtured at the exhibition is for sale. I like the members’ over two centuries of Scottish art education showcase Sit In/Take Away, which allows and patronage.” visitors to browse a wide array of smaller-scale Buying art is no longer the preserve of affordable original artworks under £250, which the aristocrat or the industrialist, he adds: can be purchased, wrapped and taken away on “The growing network of small galleries and the same day. the success of online portals has opened These days, if you are plugged into social the market to anyone with an eye for a good media, you can find out about all sorts of art picture and a few hundred pounds to spare. happenings and exhibitions. On Twitter, for example, @Art_Scotland has amassed an influential body of followers in a short space of time by tweeting news of art events around Scotland.

Its newly launched TOP FIVE TOP FIVE website artscotland.info Arty Facebook accounts Arty Pinterest accounts is dedicated to promoting www.facebook.com/jerry.saltz @art-in-scotland-now the visual arts across the /Royal-Scottish-Academy-RSA@artsyland country and is an excellent /glasgowschoolofart @eastudios30 first port of call if you are /stephen.ellcock @lynnemackenzie thinking about adding to /openculture @drawdrawdraw your collection. ■

Art on the web Over a decade ago, scotlandart.com was one of the first galleries in Scotland to get in on the act of buying art online.

Owner John McDermott quickly realised many people needed to talk about, see and touch work before buying, so a physical gallery followed in Glasgow, with a satellite gallery in Tuscany.

Fast-forward to 2016 and buying everything and anything online is second nature to most people. Many artists now have a dedicated ‘shop’ area on their websites.

Scots-born Turner Prize winner Martin Creed featured in a recent BBC documentary on conceptual art after the presenter bought a rolled-up ball of paper for £180 on the website martincreed.com.

More conventionally, award-winning artist Kate Downie’s work is now available at katedownie. com (starting at £200) while fionawatson.co.uk has beautiful original prints from £120. There is an online shop at the George Wyllie Foundation site (georgewyllie.com) from which you can buy prints (of original drawings) and even Christmas cards for a few pounds. All the Scottish print studios (Glasgow Print Studio, Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio, Edinburgh Printmakers, Peacock Visual Arts and Highland Print Studio) sell affordable original prints online made by some of the country’s finest artists. ■ THE ART GUIDE 2016 21

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books

Delve deeper into the world of your favourite artists with this selection of the latest publications For those of you who can’t get enough desk material, Stationery Fever, by John Z. Komurki, is sure to satiate your passion for pencils, pens and all things work related.

Each chapter highlights objects photographed in situ and on their own, with store information on where you can purchase them. Along the way, readers will learn the history of the lined book. Bonus. £24.99 www.prestel.com

Taking inspiration from 1961, The (original) Artists’ & Writers’ Cookbook (with recipes from the likes of Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Marianne Moore and Harper Lee), The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook is a collection of personal food-themed stories from 76 contemporary artists and writers including Anthony Doerr, Leanne Shapton and Joyce Carol Oates. Natalie Eve Garrett, who loves to cook, is an artist, writer and editor who’s done a brilliant job collating these heartwrenching, personal essays. £24.45 www.powerhousebooks.com

The pipe, the apple and the bowler-hatted man are just some of René Magritte’s mysterious masterpieces that have become icons of contemporary visual culture.

The question is, what is it about his life and work that makes the artist unique? This is Magritte looks into the importance of music, fashion and cinema in his work. With 25 of his key pieces, this hardback book is a colourful and insightful read into one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. £9.95 www.laurenceking.com

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Meet the maker Bryony Knox Silversmith Interview: Catherine Coyle Photography: Shannon Tofts and Rachel Hein

H [Above] Bryony Knox at work in her studio. [Top] Grouse, Capercaillie and Ptarmigan – her kinetic bottletop birds in silver and glass

undreds of years ago my family were Huguenot silversmiths, so maybe a little bit of inspiration has come down through the generations. All my work has a tale as its starting point. Inspiration has come from my very first Ladybird Book of Greek Myths and the German cautionary tale Struwwelpeter, to Edward Lear’s nonsense poems. My designing roots come from an interest in illustrating the stories, myths and nursery rhymes I was told by my parents. I grew up in London, Kenya and Hertfordshire, moving to Glasgow in 1997 after I fell in love with a man and the city and Scotland as a whole. I first started making automata from metal while studying three-dimensional design at college in Wolverhampton. I went on to do a Master’s in design at Glasgow School of Art in 1999. Metal suits my temperament – I am more of a hammerer than a meticulous measurer.

Once you under­stand how metal works, you can make in all scales, from jewellery to weathervanes.

It is colourful, magical and malleable. I remember working with a blacksmith in Glasgow, and thinking, ‘How on earth did I end up here?’ and ‘I love it!’ Everything starts with a story, fable or myth. It keeps my imagination ticking over, and then I research and draw the main character, animal or bird. I am currently silversmith-inresidence at Edinburgh Zoo, which is providing

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[Above] Bryony has won commissions from a wide range of clients, such as the makers of an advert for Irn Bru, and is currently silversmith-in-residence at Edinburgh Zoo. [Right] Hoopoe Sun Worshiper Box

wonderful inspiration. I also look at automata, tin toys, shadow puppets and Victorian inventions. My studio is at Coburg House in Leith where more than 70 artists work. It is the perfect place to have my silversmithing studio, as it has a great vibe and wonderful Open Studios. I bike over to the studio every morning and start planning my day over coffee and my favourite – Marmite on toast.

My days are very varied; I can be making small sets of my sixpence jewellery, trophies for corporate clients or working on a larger silver commission. These larger bespoke silver pieces take hours of designing and often weeks of detailed hammering, forming and soldering. The ancient hammering technique of chasing and repoussé is my specialist skill and I love losing myself in hammering and forming creatures and characters while listening to murder-mystery audiobooks.

My dream commission would be to make a large silver-and-glass chess set, where each piece is a decanter or bottle with the head of a bird or an animal. My work is made to be held and used, so it would be wonderful if it could be used at a chess tournament or party somewhere like Versailles or the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Last year I was commissioned to make a silver-and-gold swan decanter for the Worshipful Company of Vintners. As you pour the wine, the golden beak opens magically. It was the most I had

pushed my repoussé and mechanical skills, but I was so pleased with the final result. For ten years I have been making trophies for Red Bull sporting events and have made crazy things, from cliff-diving dragons to Big Ben made from tin cans, which was shown all over the London tube and bus network. A life-size Madonna-style ‘pointy boob’ basque made from Irn Bru cans for an advert is probably the most unusual commission I’ve had. Filing – in both senses of the word – is the worst

“Metal suits my temperament.

I am more of a hammerer than a meticulous measurer” part of the job. I don’t enjoy book-keeping or hours of filing the edges of metal smooth.

I love using the rich colours of steel, brass and copper as well as more precious metals.

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Stirlingshire, Trossachs, Fife, Angus and Perthshire

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&Collective Art Gallery

Artisanand

Elin Isaksson Glass

T: 01786 359864 E: info@andcollective.co.uk www.andcollective.co.uk

T: 01887 822700 E: angela@artisanand.co.uk www.artisanand.co.uk

E: info@elinisaksson.com www.elinisaksson.com

&Collective host a new featured artist every 6 weeks, specialising in a diverse range of fine art, drawing, painting and printmaking. Their work is exhibited within the gallery along with our constantly changing selection of applied art.

Artisanand is a contemporary gallery showcasing local Scottish arts and crafts.

We provide a mix of affordable quirky conceptual pieces of exceptional quality, style and function. The provenance enables customers to shop locally in a light and relaxed space that invites browsing.

28 Henderson Street Bridge of Allan, FK9 4HR

13-15 Bank St Aberfeldy, PH15 2BB

Braehouse, Touch Stirling, FK8 3AH

Elin makes hand blown glass in contemporary Scandinavian designs.

Gifts includes candle holders, bowls, whisky glasses etc. Bespoke service available for sculpture & chandeliers.

Christmas Sale 19th of Nov 12-4pm -20% off all stock!

greengallery Christmas Exhibition 19th November-23rd December www.greengallery.com Ballamenoch, Buchlyvie, fk8 3nx

greengallery@sol.co.uk

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‘Back to Black’ Marion Drummond

Frames Gallery

10, Victoria Street, Perth, PH2 8LW T: 01738 631085 E: info@framesgallery.co.uk www.framesgallery.co.uk Established in 1979, Frames Gallery continues to foster Contemporary Scottish Art, through their yearly programme of exhibitions in tandem with an award winning picture framing workshop, specialising in gilding and hand-finishing.

Greengallery

Maisie & Mac

T: 01360 850180 E: Greengallery6964@gmail.com www.greengallery.com

T: 01334 656523 E: info@maisieandmac.com www.maisieandmac.com

Ballamenoch, Buchlyvie, FK8 3NX 53 Bridge street, Dollar, FK14 7DG

Established 24 years ago the Greengallery showcases the very best artists and artists craftsmen working in Scotland today with four eclectic exhibitions a year in Buchlyvie, rolling exhibitions in Dollar.

Greengallery and friends Xmas show Buchlyvie 19th, 20th November.

Greengallery Xmas Dollar Sunday 27th November.

1-3 St Catherine St, Cupar Fife, KY15 4LS

Gallery & shop selling paintings & prints alongside quirky homeware, occasional furniture and a great range of interesting gifts & craft sourced from talented UK designer-makers.

Voted Best Fife Gift Shop 2016.

Artisanand is a fresh contemporary gallery offering a quirky affordable selection of conceptual pieces of exceptional quality, style and function. We actively promote both established and new artists and makers from around Scotland, most being locally based in creative Perthshire.

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Handblown glass gifts in simple Scandinavian forms Bespoke chandelier service

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Specialising in a diverse range of visual & applied art

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Christmas sale 19th of Nov 12-4pm. -20% off all stock!

Sale will be online also www.scotlandglassblowing.co.uk Studio & Gallery (Open by app.)

Braehouse | Touch | Stirling | FK8 3AH E: info@elinisaksson.com T: 07968871439 www.elinisaksson.com

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Marjory Sime

Melt Gallery

Pittenweem Arts Festival

T: 07935238113 E: marjorysime@hotmail.com www.marjorysimeart.com

T: 01796 472 358 www.meltgallery.com

T: 01333 313 109 E: info@pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk www.pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk

1 Main Street Larbert, FK5 4AB

Figurative and evocative artworks.

“When choosing a subject I am always looking for a way to engage the viewer. I want edgy, erotic and interesting.”

14 Bonnethill Road Pitlochry, PH16 5BS

A warm welcoming gallery that will serve you a complimentary coffee or tea while you browse. Melt Gallery offers a large range of unusual jewellery with a price range for everyone. Much of the original art, limited edition prints, sculpture, glass and ceramics are by Scottish artists.

47 High St Pittenweem, KY10 2PG

Pittenweem Arts Festival August 5th - 13th 2017 celebrates 35 years of bringing international artists to this East Neuk of Fife village. The unique rural setting beside the sea hosts over 100 exhibitions in houses and halls, harbour and wynd.

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"Marjory's paintings have a way of drawing you into a moment of intimacy with the subject" mobile: 079 352 38113 email: marjorysime@hotmail.com

Robertsons of Kinbuck Auctioneers and Valuers Main Street, Kinbuck Dunblane, FK15 0NQ

T: 01786 822603 E: robertsonauctioneers@gmail.com www.kinbuckauctions.co.uk We hold weekly sales of Antique & General, Pictures, Furniture, Ceramics & Jewellery.

Stirling Art

5-7 Upper Craigs Stirling, FK8 2DG T: 01786 465384 E: art@stirlingart.com www.stirlingart.com Our gallery is situated in Stirling city centre at Upper Craigs, just 50 paces from Marks & Spencers. Founded in 1989 Stirling Art specialises in contemporary Scottish art in both original and print form.

Sun Gallery

154 High Street, Newburgh Fife, KY14 6DZ T: 01337 842323 E: sales@sungallery.co.uk www.sungallery.co.uk Since opening in 2006, Sun Gallery has developed a diverse and loyal clientele.

Residents of the town enjoy an impressive range of creative work with much depicting the local landscape.

Visitors from further afield will find a carefully chosen mix of Scottish art and crafts appealing to all tastes.

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We hold weekly sales of Antique & General, Pictures, Furniture, Ceramics & Jewellery

ALCHEMY Winter Collective

Featuring artists include: Catherine Ross, Olivia Irvine, Ellen McCann, Lucia Gomez, Paul Furneaux, Raymond Higgs, Henry Fraser, Freya Payne, Helen Glassford, Ronald Forbes, Alan Robb.

Our refreshingly simple ethos of making art accessible guarantees our shows to be lively and thought provoking, a great environment to find something you love with a passion.

1 High Street, Newport-on-Tay, Fife, DD6 8AB T 01382 690800 www.tathagallery.com

Main Street, Kinbuck, Dunblane, FK15 0NQ T: 01786 822603 E: robertsonsauctioneers@gmail.com

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Graham Rich: Crossing Day’s Ledge (detail)

INCHMORE Pittenweem GALLERY Arts Festival

Original art, basketry, ceramics, glass, jewellery, sculpture, textiles, printmaking, photography and wood carving by established and emerging Scottish artists.

August 5–13

Larks Gallery

This spacious gallery offers an inspired collection of 10 Braemar Road, Ballater, AB35 5RL paintings, sculpture, ceramics, woodwork/furniture, metal 01339 755 888 • larksmail@larksgallery.com work, glass, bronzes, lighting, mirrors, limited edition larksgallery.com prints, art/greeting cards and jewellery, with the vast majority being made and produced in Scotland both from Monday 10-4 • Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10-5 established artists and exciting new talent.

Winter hours vary – please check the website.

Regularly upd ated group and mixed exhibitions throughout the year.

Opening Times Tue-Sat 10-5 Winter Times may vary

Graham Rich Anna S King Paul Furneaux

Inchmore, Inverness IV5 7PX (6miles west of Inverness on the A862) use Postcode with satnav

Work on show is constantly changing to show the wealth of creativity in Scotland.

Tel: 07777652953 info@inchmoregallery.co.uk www.inchmoregallery.co.uk find us on facebook and twitter

Sun Gallery also offers a bespoke framing service.

www.pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk

1 High Street, Newport Milton of Crathes, Banchoryon Tay Fife, DD6 8AB Aberdeenshire, AB31 5QH T: 01382 690800 T: 01330844664 E: helen@tathagallery.com E: info@miltonart.com www.tathagallery.com www.miltonart.com We have the refreshingly simple ethos of The making Milton Art Gallery exhibits mainly art accessible.

We aim to reflect Scottish and local artists together our enthusiasm and love for Fine Art withand ceramics, wood, to convey and jewellery, share our dream so glass, sculpture and also bronze work, it. We that others may experience artistbelieve prints,that artist books, cards.given We the art is powerful, run achance, mixed itexhibition programme can exert major benefits on throughout peoples the lives.year.

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TheLawson Ruthven Gallery Ron

90 High Street Grey Sky Publishing Auchterarder, PH3 1BJ T:T:01382860296 01764 664233 E:E:barrylawson@live.co.uk enquiries@theruthvengallery.co.uk www.ronlawsonart.co.uk www.theruthvengallery.co.uk SetLawson over two floors, this spacious Ron is widely regarded as and bright gallery shows established Scotland’s most original and distinctive and emerging artists; painter. something a contemporary landscape different, something affordable, Hislittle works of the Scottish Islands and something artistic merit, all in a Highlands are of enthusiastically collected four-starand artsare venue. worldwide displayed in many Open Tue - Sat, galleries all over the10:00 UK. - 17:00.

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The Quay Gallery

29-33 High Street, Aberdour Fife, KY3 0SH T: 01383 860602 E: wacdawson@tiscali.co.uk www.thequaygallery.co.uk The gallery has an inviting domestic atmosphere. A good place to see a carefully chosen selection of paintings, prints and objets d’art, in context and all sourced from the UK.

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Edinburgh, Lothian & Borders

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THE CRAFTERS ART & DESIGN FAIR

An Exclusive Seasonal Shopping Experience Showcasing the very best in art, craft and design

19 & 20 November 10am-5pm Border Union Showground Springwood Park, Kelso, TD5 8LS

Admission £1

Children Free

Refreshments

Free Parking

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Bon Papillon

15 Howe Street Edinburgh, EH3 6TE T: 0131 5382505 E: bonpapillon15@gmail.com www.bonpapillon.com A hidden gem in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic New Town, Bon Papillon is the working studio of owners Stuart and Ingrid, who frame and paint respectively in between serving home made baking and lunches in the adjacent cafe.

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Doubtfire Gallery

3 South East Circus Place Edinburgh, EH3 6TJ T: 0131 225 6540 E: art@doubtfiregallery.com www.doubtfiregallery.com Choose art. Make it original. Doesn’t need to be red, but should have heart (and soul). We show dedicated exhibitions every month or so.

Coming up 2016/17: Michael G Clark, Beth Robertson Fiddes, Alan James McLeod, Chris Nugent, Linda Park, Simon Rivett.

Edinburgh Art Shop

129 Lauriston Place Tollcross EH3 9JN

T: 0131 229 1809 www.edinburghartshop.com Edinburgh Art Shop is a sweetie shop of art materials to satisfy anyone, from beginners to professional artists. Based in Tollcross, we are open 7 days a week with a friendly, knowledgeable team.

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Fidra Fine Art

45 Dirleton Avenue, North Berwick East Lothian, EH39 4BL T: 01620 895057 / 07981 982464 E: info@fidrafineart.co.uk www.fidrafineart.co.uk Covering over 200 years of the best in Scottish art. Watercolour and oil paintings, drawings and original prints, Fidra Fine Art currently displays work from a range of leading Traditional and Contemporary Scottish artists.

Fine Art Society Edinburgh 6 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ T: 0131 557 4050 www.fasedinburgh.com The Fine Art Society deals in fine Scottish paintings and sculpture from 17th century to the best of the modern. The gallery buys and sells Scotland’s most important artists including: Allan Ramsay, David Wilkie, Alexander Nasmyth, the Scottish Colourists and Anne Redpath. FAS can provide expert assessments, valuations, auction advice and a specialist framing and conservation service. The Fine Art Society also has a premises on Bond Street, London.

Art: On walls, on shelves and online.

Franklin Browns Auctioneers & Valuers 6b West Telferton Edinburgh, EH7 6UL

T: 0131 657 4162 E: info@franklinbrowns.co.uk www.franklinbrowns.co.uk We are an Independent Edinburgh based Auction House and we pride ourselves on our ability to provide an honest, professional and efficient service where customer satisfaction is our core principle.

Contemporary Art Gallery in the beautiful Upper Tweeddale region of the Scottish Borders, showcasing Visual Art, Artisan Crafts, Picture Framing service.

Tweed Art is the only Guild Commended Picture Framer in the Scottish Borders.

Open Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5.00pm Sunday 10.30am – 4.30pm

Or, visit our website and online shop: tweedart.co.uk

Hill House Gallery Broughton by Biggar, ML12 6HQ

Visit our Framing Studio and Artists & Craft Makers Gallery, to discuss bespoke framing and view our selection of original art, limited edition prints, sculpture, wood, glass, ceramics and jewellery.

1 Biggiesknowe, Peebles EH45 8HS

Tel: 01721 720246

07768 690069 jan@hillhousegallery.com hillhousegallery.com

Open 9.30am - 5pm, Monday to Saturday

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Hill House Gallery

Broughton by Biggar, ML12 6HQ T: 07768 690069 E: jan@hillhousegallery.com www.hillhousegallery.com New contemporary art gallery in the beautiful upper Tweeddale region of the Scottish Borders. Showcasing established and emerging artists with an emphasis on paintings as our space, a former church, lends itself to this medium. Visit website for further information.

Lyon & Turnbull

Ramsay Cornish Auctioneers

T: 0131 557 8844 E: info@lyonandturnbull.com www.lyonandturnbull.com

T: 0131 553 7000 E: info@ramsaycornish.com www.ramsaycornish.com

Lyon & Turnbull hosts regular auctions of jewellery, furniture, antiques, paintings, books, and art, as well as providing valuations for clients across the UK. Visit our website for our up-to-date auction calendar and to browse our full-colour catalogues.

Featured in BBC’s Antiques RoadTrip, Ramsay Cornish, Edinburgh’s busiest saleroom - weekly General Interiors and regular Specialist Auctions.

Visit our refurbished saleroom or call to arrange a free home visit from one of our experienced valuers.

15 - 17 Jane Street Edinburgh, EH6 5HE

33 Broughton Place Edinburgh, EH1 3RR

Christmas Exhibition Featuring work by Simon Laurie, Astrid Trügg, Graeme Wilcox, Dominique Cameron, Matthew Draper, Sandy Murphy and much more.

9 December to 29 January 2017 Preview Friday 8 December 6-8pm

CHRIS NUGENT

MANHATTAN 29th October – 26th November 2016

DOUBTFIREGALLERY 3 South East Circus Place Edinburgh EH3 6TJ www.doubtfiregallery.com

45 Dirleton Avenue, North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39 4BL www.fidrafineart.co.uk | info@fidrafineart.co.uk 01620 895057 | 07981 982464 | /FidraFineArt

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The Crafters

T: +44 20 7293 5000 www.sothebys.com

T: 01896 823823 E: sales@thecrafters.co.uk www.thecrafters.co.uk

Sotheby’s is an innovative global art business serving the most discerning clients. Auctioneers since 1744, today Sotheby’s is so much more, offering clients extraordinary opportunities to buy and sell across a wide array of categories.

A cooperative of artists and designers established in 1998. With a shop in Melrose, we create and sell an extensive range of unique, hand made products including ceramics, glass, jewellery, leather, soaps, paintings and textiles.

Tweed Art

Market Square, Melrose Roxburghshire, TD6 9PQ

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1 Biggiesknowe, Peebles, EH45 8HS T: 01721 720246 E: info@tweedart.co.uk www.tweedart.co.uk The Scottish Borders’ only Guild Commended Picture Framer, featuring an Artists and Craft makers gallery.

Visit our website to see a selection of sculptures, glass, ceramics and jewellery, as well as local artists work and to shop online.

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Fine Furniture & Works of Art Sell better with Scotland’s original auctioneer

We hold regular Antique, Collectables & Interiors auctions throughout the year which include a great range of Georgian, Victorian and later furnishings and accessories.

With all sales live online events, it is always worth a look.

Visit us at www.franklinbrowns.co.uk to see what hidden treasures you might discover.

FREE PARKING

FINE GEORGE III SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD,

Franklin Browns, 6b West Telferton Edinburgh EH7 6UL Tel: 0131 657 4162 Email: info@franklinbrowns.co.uk

TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE AND KINGWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE CIRCA 1790 Sold for ÂŁ52,500 July 2016

We hold our Fine Furniture auctions in Scotland four times a year. We are currently accepting entries for our January 25th sale in Edinburgh.

For more information, or to arrange a complimentary valuation, please contact our specialists on 0131 557 8844 or email Theo Burrell theo.burrell@lyonandturnbull.com

All welcome to the opening of the Winter show "And other stories..." from gallery artist and framer duo Ingrid Nilsson and Stuart Allan: Thursday 17th November from 5.30pm.

The show runs up to the New Year, with the cafe also open for accompanying sustenance.

Also showing 'A Winter's Tale': postcard-sized art from gallery artists and the Parkinson's Society art group, with all proceeds going to Edinburgh Parkinson's.

Gallery/Studio/Cafe Open 9-5 Wednesday - Sunday Closed Monday, Tuesday

Auctions will be held at 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh EH1 3RR. For more information or to view our present or past catalogues, please visit www.lyonandturnbull.com

15 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TE

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AREA LOCATOR : WEST

Glasgow, Argyll & Bute and South-West Scotland

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loch sunart | acharacle | argyll | ph36 4hx | 01967431506 | www.resipolestudios.co.uk | find us on social media

Alexis R Bradley

Arran Art Gallery

Arti Farti

T: 01236 436451 or 07958 480433 E: alexis.rbradley@btinternet.com www.alexisrbradley.com

T: 01770 700250 E: info@arranartgallery.com www.arranartgallery.com

T: 01294 287207 E: artifarti48@outlook.com www.arti-farti.co.uk

Alexis R Bradley creates top quality contemporary art using many unique techniques and designs. Swarovski crystals are often used to enhance designs which adds spectacular ďŹ nishing touches and focal points to any room!

Arran Art Gallery represents 80+ artists, many local and some well-known Scottish artists. Open all year round... or visit our new online gallery for original paintings, Artist prints, sculpture, glasswork, ceramics & Artisan silver jewellery.

Blairhill Place, Blairhill, Coatbridge, ML5 1PL

Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran Scotland, KA27 8QH

48 Hamilton Street Saltcoats, KA21 5DS

Arti Farti is Ayrshire’s premier exhibition gallery featuring artists Alexander Millar, Robert Kelsey, Dronma and many more.

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HIGH ST. GALLERY A R T, D E S I G N & C O L L E C TA B L E S

Schaffer & Vater Powder Pot

Art Deco Necklace

1950’s Italian Ceramic Cat

Murano 1950’s Vase

Marie C. Pavone Brooch

Wedgwood 1860’s Tile

‘Blue Afternoon’ by James Macaulay

WMF Art Nouveau Vases

Arts & Crafts Toast Rack

Maling Art Deco Vase

Gold Cameo Brooch

Lea Stein Brooch

Venetian Art Glass Vase

Wedgwood 1860’s Tile

Bitossi Retro Vase

84 High Street Kirkcudbright DG6 4JL 01557 331 660 contact@highstgallery.co.uk www.highstgallery.co.uk open: 10am-5pm (11am-5pm Sun) closed Mon & Thurs

Christo’s Gallery

Clience Studio

T: 01415790004 E: info@christosgallery.com www.christosgallery.com

T: 01556 504318 www.cliencestudio.co.uk Open Mon - Sat, all year

Christo’s situated in Glasgow’s westend has an everchanging exhibition of original art as well as a large gift selection.

Looking for something special or just a cheer up pop in, where a warm welcome awaits.

This welcoming gallery shows work in progress and paintings by Angela Lawrence. Landscape, seascape and more abstract themes. Affordable commissions and new originals directly from the artist.

Signed, limited edition giclee prints: Galloway seascapes a speciality.

595 Great Western Road Hillhead, Glasgow, G12 8HX

212 King St. Castle Douglas, DG7 1DS

Concept Gallery . Bearsden

Schaw Lodge, 174 Drymen Road Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 3SG T: 0141 942 8877 E: conceptgalleryscotland@gmail.com www.conceptgallery.co.uk At Concept Gallery we surround ourselves with inspiring Art and Sculpture by leading artists. The gallery shows over 120 paintings exhibited in a relaxed friendly space. We offer the personal service of sourcing Art on your behalf and deliver within the UK and Worldwide.

Gallery Car Park.

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Pam Carter LIMITED EDITION PRINTS | BESPOKE FRAMING SERVICE

DIRECT FROM THE ARTIST Prints l Paintings l Commissions

For upcoming Exhibitions please visit the website at:

www.pamcarter.co.uk

Email: pam.carter@btinternet.com Tel: 01360 620 830 • Mob: 07715 015752

TUES–SAT 9.30AM–4.00PM 111 SALTMARKET GLASGOW G1 5LF 0141 552 5847 OR 07816 967262

WWW.MERCHANTGATEGALLERY.CO.UK

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High St. Gallery

Iona Gallery & Pottery

T: 01557 331 660 E: contact@highstgallery.co.uk www.highstgallery.co.uk

T: 01681700439 E: mail@ionagallery.com www.ionagallery.com

High St. Gallery in Kirkcudbright, now in its 16th year, exhibits a blend of Scottish Contemporary Art and Scottish Fine Art alongside an extensive collection of Antiques and Collectables, including Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, MidCentury, Retro and Scandinavian design.

The Iona Gallery & Pottery located near the Abbey on Iona specialises in paintings of Iona, both contemporary and early C20th, and limited edition prints of Iona.

Working Pottery: handbuilt and thrown stoneware evoking Iona seascapes.

84 High Street Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JL

T: 07502546770 Since his time at Glasgow School of Art, Donald has been obsessed with the noble sacrifice of ordinary folk in times of conflict. And the notion that all that separates us from them, is time.

From November Flying Scotsmen t-shirts available from: jcmcinley@sky.com and Veneer Gallery.

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Mansfield Park Gallery 141 Hyndland Rd. Glasgow G12 9JA www.mansfieldparkgallery.com art@mansfieldparkgallery.com

‘The Kelpies’ Bronze by Andy Scott

Contemporary Scottish Art Tel: 0141 342 4124 Tues - Sat 10am - 5:30pm

Isle of Iona Argyll and Bute, PA76 6SW

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www.conceptgallery.co.uk Schaw Lodge, 174 Drymen Road, Bearsden G61 3SG 0141 942 8877

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“Art from the Heart’’

By Alexis R Bradley

‘’No two people are the same. No two homes should be the same. No two of my paintings will ever be the same as everything I do is truly unique and created especially just for you!’’

Get in touch to discuss a viewing or commission 01236 436451/07958 480433 l alexis.rbradley@btinternet.com l www.alexisrbradley.com

Jolomo

Juno Design Gallery

Mansfield Park Gallery

T: 01546 870303 E: jolomo@thejolomostudio.com www.jolomo.com

T: 01369707767 E: jo@junogallery.com www.junogallery.com

T: 0141 342 4124 E: art@mansfieldparkgallery.com www.mansfieldparkgallery.com

John Lowrie Morrison OBE is one of Scotland’s most successful and best loved artists. For over 50 years he has been painting stunning scenic pieces of Argyll and the Hebrides and exhibiting all over the UK.

Established 12 years ago. Although Juno is a bijoux gallery we pride ourselves in bringing new and exciting Art Works to the Cowal area. These include paintings, design led gifts, ceramics & jewellery.

In the heart of Glasgow’s vibrant west end, Mansfield Park Gallery is proud to showcase artwork by Scotland’s finest artists as well as the best up-andcoming new artistic talent.

Tigh-na-Barnashalg, Tayvallich

by Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8PN

159 Argyll St Dunoon, PA23 7DD

141 Hyndland Rd Glasgow, G12 9JA

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Arti~Farti Ltd.

Originals & Limited Editions VAT Registered

NEW GALLERY OPENING 5th NOVEMBER 2016

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MEET ARTIST ALEXANDER MILLAR 12-3PM

Tel: 01294 472222

www.arti-farti.co.uk

Arti~Farti Exhibition Gallery | 48 Hamilton Street | Saltcoats | KA21 5DS

Merchant Gate Gallery 111 Saltmarket Merchant City, Glasgow

T: 0141 552 5847 E: enquiries@merchantgategallery.co.uk www.merchantgategallery.co.uk Purveyors of high quality contemporary limited editions, showcasing an eclectic mix from the country’s most collectable artists. The gallery has a first- class framing service, offering a wide range of bespoke framing options.

Pam Carter

T: 01360 620 830 / 07715015752 E: pam.carter@btinternet.com www.pamcarter.co.uk

artifarti48@outlook.com

Resipole Studios and Fine Art Gallery Loch Sunart, Acharacle Argyll, PH36 4HX

DIRECT FROM THE ARTIST Prints | Paintings | Commissions

T: 01967431506 E: info@resipolestudios.co.uk www.resipolestudios.co.uk

I am recognised for painting Hebridean and Coastal Landscapes. You can visit my studio near Glasgow by appointment to view prints and discuss commissions. I am also featured in a number of galleries round the country.

Resipole Studios and Fine Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery with on-site artist studios and bespoke framing workshop, located on the edge of Loch Sunart, Ardnamurchan.

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Visit our NEW online gallery for quality contemporary paintings, limited editions, sculpture, glasswork, ceramics and artisan silver jewellery from talented local and wellknown Scottish artists.

Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran 01770 700250 www.arranartgallery.com

CLIENCE STUDIO ANGELA LAWRENCE

This friendly gallery in Castle Douglas displays Angela Lawrence’s atmospheric paintings. Galloway land and seascapes, award winning “Sea Spirits” and more abstract “Reflections”. Commissioned and exhibited widely, Angela Lawrence affordable originals can be seen in changing displays at Clience Studio with a large selection of her signed prints and art gifts.

christos

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Pop in to see our everchanging exhibitions of new and established artists where a warm welcome awaits...

_Original Art _Gifts _Prints _Jewellery

Clience Studio, 212 King Street, Castle Douglas DG7 1DS. Mon-Sat 10.30am – 5pm 01556 504 318 • angela@cliencestudio.co.uk • www.cliencestudio.co.uk

_0141 579 0004 _info@christosgallery.com _www.christosgallery.com 595 Great Western Road, Hillhead, Glasgow, G12 8HX

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Juno Design Gallery Group Painting Exhibitions Alongside an Eclectic Mix of Design Led Gifts Jewellery, Textiles, Prints & Much More…..

Open Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm

DONALD MCLEOD The Return Of The

FLYING SCOTSMEN ... and other stories...

Xmas Exhibition 5th November Showing A Selection of Artists from 2016 programme Visit the web site for details 159 Argyll St, Dunoon Argyll PA23 7DD t.01369 707767 jo@junogallery.com Visit the website for details www.junogallery.com

VENEER GALLERY GLASGOW

1184 Argyle Street, Finnieston G3 8TE T: 07799 638 879 E: alex@veneergalleryglasgow.com www.veneergalleryglasgow.com

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‘Draped Reclining Woman’ by Henry Moore

Tighnabruaich Gallery

Veneer Gallery

T: 01292 445447 www.themaclaurin.org.uk

T: 01700811681 E: Robbie@tig-gallery.com www.tiggallery.com

T: 07799 638 879 E: alex@veneergalleryglasgow.com www.veneergalleryglasgow.com

The Maclaurin Gallery and Rozelle House, set in picturesque Rozelle Park.

Walk to see the carved soldiers in the Woodland Remembrance Garden.

Visit the various exhibitions and enjoy food in the Tearoom.

A great day out.

Long established as one of the finest galleries in the west, Tighnabruaich Gallery endeavours to bring dynamic and engaging works to rural Scotland alongside contemporary art and crafts from a range of established and emerging talents.

A exciting platform for established and emerging artists. Available to rent.

The Maclaurin Art Gallery & Rozelle House Rozelle Park, Monument Road AYR, KA7 4NQ

Seaside House, Tighnabruaich Argyll, PA21 2DR

1184 Argyle Street Finnieston, G3 8TE

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AREA LOCATOR : NORTH

Grampian and the Highlands and Islands

SOUTH

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THE RENDEZVOUS GALLERY LTD Adrian Wiszniewski “Notes on a Train” A Solo Exhibition of Recent Works December 3rd - December 23rd, 2016

info@rendezvous-gallery.co.uk | www.rendezvous-gallery.co.uk 100 Forest Avenue Aberdeen, AB14 4TL

01224-323247 Mon-Sat: 11am - 6pm

Japanese Garden, 120 x 150 cm, oil on canvas

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Marion Thomson, “Sunset, Iona” – Oil on canvas, 35cm x 35cm

Contemporary Scottish painting, sculpture, ceramics & glass in the heart of Aberdeen’s West End

Open from Easter until Christmas Thursday - Monday | 11am - 5pm

The Quay Gallery, Aberdour, Fife

Open Monday to Saturday from 10am 24 Thistle Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1XD T 01224 625629 E info@galleryheinzel.com www.galleryheinzel.com

www.thequaygallery.co.uk

Gerry Irvine - Katie’s Croft

Alder Arts Gallery

No. 4 The Square, Beauly Inverness-shire, IV4 7BX No. 4 High Street, Beauly Inverness-shire, IV4 7BY T: 01463 782247 / 01463 783125 E: info@alder-arts.co.uk www.alderarts.co.uk With 38 years in the trade, our small family business which specialises in 17th - 20th Century fine art will assist you in finding the perfect painting for your home, either in our galleries, or online.

Braemar Gallery

Diana Mackie Landscape Artist

T: 013397 41681 E: info@braemargallery.co.uk www.braemargallery.co.uk

T: 01470 511 795 E: diana@diana-mackie.co.uk www.diana-mackie.co.uk

Selling Scottish Painting and Printmaking in the heart of the Cairngorms…

Featuring work by owners Kirsty and Andrew Braidwood alongside some of our favourite Scottish artists…

Working studio and dedicated Gallery of Diana Mackie.

Situated above a rugged coastline. The source of inspiration for her dramatic land and seascapes.

34 Mar Road, Braemar Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YL

10 Borrearaig Park, Dunvegan Isle of Skye, IV55 8ZX

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MILTON ART GALLERY

DIANA MACKIE STUDIO & GALLERY www.diana-mackie.co.uk

Open 7 days a week: 10am-5pm Sun 11am-5pm

MILTON ART GALLERY MILTON OF CRATHES BANCHORY AB31 5QH

Gallery Heinzel

24 Thistle Street Aberdeen, AB10 1XD T: 01224 625629 E: info@galleryheinzel.com www.galleryheinzel.com Gallery Heinzel specialises in contemporary Scottish art including paintings, sculpture, ceramics and glass.

Established in 1990, it hosts a varied annual exhibition programme.

01330 844664 info@miltonart.com www.miltonart.com

10 BORRERAIG PARK, DUNVEGAN, ISLE OF SKYE, IV55 8ZX OPEN ALL YEAR PLEASE TELEPHONE BEFORE VISITING. t: 01470 511795 • www.diana-mackie.co.uk

Inchmore Gallery

Inchmore, Inverness-shire, IV5 7PX T: 07777652953 E: info@inchmoregallery.co.uk www.inchmoregallery.co.uk A wide range of original fine art, basketry, ceramics, glass, jewellery, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and wood carving by established and emerging Scottish artists. Regularly updated group and mixed exhibitions throughout the year.

Larks Gallery

10 Braemar Road Ballater, AB35 5RL T: 013397 55888 E: larksmail@larksgallery.com www.larksgallery.com Larks Gallery is a friendly, contemporary gallery situated in the heart of Royal Deeside where Scottish artists are celebrated in a number of mediums including paintings, sculpture, glass and ceramics.

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INCHMORE GALLERY Original art, basketry, ceramics, glass, jewellery, sculpture, textiles, printmaking, photography and wood carving by established and emerging Scottish artists.

Larks Gallery

Regularly upd ated group and mixed exhibitions throughout the year.

10 Braemar Road, Ballater, AB35 5RL 01339 755 888 • larksmail@larksgallery.com larksgallery.com

Opening Times Tue-Sat 10-5 Winter Times may vary

Monday 10-4 • Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10-5 Winter hours vary – please check the website.

Inchmore, Inverness IV5 7PX (6miles west of Inverness on the A862) use Postcode with satnav Tel: 07777652953 info@inchmoregallery.co.uk www.inchmoregallery.co.uk find us on facebook and twitter

Milton Art Gallery

Milton of Crathes, Banchory Aberdeenshire, AB31 5QH T: 01330844664 E: info@miltonart.com www.miltonart.com The Milton Art Gallery exhibits mainly Scottish and local artists together with ceramics, wood, jewellery, glass, sculpture and bronze work, artist prints, artist books, cards. We run a mixed exhibition programme throughout the year.

Ron Lawson

Grey Sky Publishing T: 01382860296 E: barrylawson@live.co.uk www.ronlawsonart.co.uk Ron Lawson is widely regarded as Scotland’s most original and distinctive contemporary landscape painter.

His works of the Scottish Islands and Highlands are enthusiastically collected worldwide and are displayed in many galleries all over the UK.

The Quay Gallery

29-33 High Street, Aberdour Fife, KY3 0SH T: 01383 860602 E: wacdawson@tiscali.co.uk www.thequaygallery.co.uk The gallery has an inviting domestic atmosphere. A good place to see a carefully chosen selection of paintings, prints and objets d’art, in context and all sourced from the UK.

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Braemar Gallery

Verrocchio Art Centre

www.braemargallery.co.uk

Offering painting Holidays in Tuscany since 1985

Expert art tuition or an untutored painting/sculpture holiday in a friendly, unspoilt Tuscan hill town with spacious airy studios, sun terrace and panoramic vistas.

2017 courses include Watercolour, Oils and Landscape, Art and Yoga, Colour and Composition, “From iPad to Painting”, Mixed Media and Sculpture master-classes.

Beginners and experienced artists welcome.

Optional mini trips to Siena and San Gimignano, authentic Italian home cooking.

6 – 13 day courses from £700 including Pisa transfer and half board.

Art Tutors – bring your own group of 10 or more students. Call Hannah to schedule in a date for the 2018 season. (May – Sept).

Verrocchio Art Centre

34 Mar Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5YL

The Rendezvous Gallery 100 Forest Avenue Aberdeen, AB15 4TL

T: 01224 323247 E: info@rendezvous-gallery.co.uk www.rendezvous-gallery.co.uk Since its establishment in 1974, the Rendezvous Gallery has promoted Scottish artists through its solo and group exhibitions as well as a Residency Programme. Post Modern furniture, glass and jewellery are featured in the gallery.

Verrocchio Art Centre Casole d’Elsa Italy

T: 0117 330 4973 E: office@verrocchio.co.uk www.verrocchio.co.uk Art Holidays: Watercolours, oils, landscape, sculpture, mixed media, ipad and ‘Art and Yoga Retreat.’

Beautiful spacious studios. Authentic Italian home cooking. All set in the vibrant Tuscan hill-top village.

to HOMES & INTERIORS SCOTLAND call 0141 567 6004

New Works

www.verrocchio.co.uk office@verrocchio.co.uk Contact Hannah on 0117 330 4973 or 07981700396

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JOHN BYRNE

Moonshine

OSCAR MARZAROLI (1933-1988)

Photography

18 Nov to 23 Dec 6 Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6HZ +44 (0)131 557 4050 www.fasedinburgh.com

RON LAWSON - GREY SKY PUBLISHING Direct from the artist - Signed Limited Edition Prints and New 2017 Calendars

The Jolomo Studio Solo Exhibitions 2017 March – Gallery Q. Dundee

April – Tolquhon Gallery. Aberdeenshire

July – The MacLaurin Gallery. Rozelle House. Ayr

August – The Archway Gallery. Lochgilphead

May – Gallery 8. St. James’s. London

June – The Torrance Gallery. Edinburgh

View a range of original artwork.

September – The Strathearn Gallery. Crieff August – The Caledonia Club. Belgravia. London November – The Gullane Gallery. Gullane

Visit www.ronlawsonart.co.uk Email barrylawson@live.co.uk or call 01382860296 for more details.

The Jolomo Studio, Tigh-na-Barnashalg, Tayvallich, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8PN Tel: 01546 870303 Email: jolomo@thejolomostudio.com

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