A coolly modern house inspired by the architecture of Finland’s Alvar Aalto has made itself at home in Glasgow

Pat Douthwaite: The painter of distinctive portraits and uncompromising images was a true original, but her personal life was turbulent and often self-destructive. 1934 -...

Confident colour rules in this first home DETAILS What A two bedroom tenement flat Where Glasgow's west end Interior designer Abi Crowther of Chelsea McLaine Photography Ryan Johnston  Words Gillian Welsh Sweetness isn’t...

The wildlife and nature of rural Aberdeenshire provide ideal inspiration for this Scottish painter

After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, Lex McFadyen ran a successful fashion business before deciding to go back to his first love of drawing and painting

Norman Gilbert’s twin passions, for drawing and painting and for his wife and family, are celebrated in a new show in Fife this spring, with the 92-year-old artist showing no signs of slowing down

This ready-made bothy has been designed to give artists – and everyone else – a place in which to create and dream

Since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 1983, Michael has been painting and exhibiting. His latest work can be seen at Auchterarder’s Ruthven Gallery, from 12 May to 7 July

Restoring and reupholstering furniture might be a new career for the two men behind this venture, but they have already won a legion of...

Sophie Morrish studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art. She moved to Scotland in the mid-1990s and is...