Art & design
Shaun McLaren speaks about creating during lockdown
Born in Stirling and trained at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, the designer, animator, illustrator and…
Watercolour artist Hugh Buchanan gives Edinburgh’s classical architecture a modern twist in his latest show
Painting Edinburgh’s Georgian splendour is far from an exercise in rose-tinted nostalgia for watercolour artist Hugh…
Ian Lawson’s new book Saorsa captures the beauty of Hebrides and Harris Tweed
The Hebrides captured Ian Lawson’s heart long ago. Now his latest book documents its landscapes and the cloth it…
Art Words by Kate Henderson
Kate Henderson trained at Edinburgh College of Art in stained glass and painting, and has built up a varied portfolio…
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Edinburgh Printmakers’ new home turned a derelict warehouse into a multi-use arts hub
A splendid new studio complex in Edinburgh adds to the capital’s growing portfolio of cool and creative artist spaces…
Art Words by Lex McFadyen
After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, Lex McFadyen ran a successful fashion business before deciding to go back…
Artist Norman Gilbert shares the love of his life
Norman Gilbert’s twin passions, for drawing and painting and for his wife and family, are celebrated in a new show in…
Abstract, thoughtful, dynamic: These are quilts, but not as we know them
Arrange Whatever Pieces Come Your Way is a collection of contemporary quilts that the makers describe as 'material…
Art Words by Lynnie Z
Brought up in the Borders and now based in London, the artist has exhibited in New York and Los Angeles …
Collective: Five artists taking part in an innovative project share their ideas
A former observatory on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill is the new home of Collective, the contemporary visual arts…
The last resort – Britain’s seaside shelters
Quirky, nostalgic and architecturally interesting, the best of them are now in a new book …
Art Words by Julia Krone Oliver
Works by the Cape Town-born Edinburgh-based artist can be found in private collections all over the world …
Power of the flower
Kirsty Lorenz’s floral paintings do much more than simply record the beauty of nature …
Art Words by Vanessa Lawrence
The mixed media artist studied in New York, but is now working from her studio in Ayrshire …
