An Eye for Wilderness

Added on 16 December 2015

Tom Thomson (1877-1917) The garden is coated in a heavy frost this morning. At this time of year I often take a look at Tom Thomson’s remarkable landscape paintings. Thomson was an extremely influential Canadian painter whose direct approach to painting landscape led to some of the most arre...

'What is the work of art about?'

Added on 04 August 2015

I don't think anyone who performs, publishes, or exhibits their work ever forgets the fear, trepidation and excitement of being reviewed in the media for the first time. I vividly remember the strange feeling of reading someone's thoughts and opinions about my work written in print by someon...

Edward Baird - A Very Still Life

Added on 12 May 2015

Not all great art comes from prolific artists. Edward Baird produced no more than 35 oil paintings during his lifetime. Owing to chronic ill health, (asthma), Baird spent nearly all of his life inspired by and working in his native town of Montrose. He died there in 1949 aged only 45. Baird spent th...