I was one of 83 artists selected for the 2018 Lynn Painter Stainers Prize held at the Mall Galleries London. This was for the 2017 oil painting ‘Would all Remaining Passengers’ 100cm x 105cm....
The Secret World of Drawing Pictures In February 2018, I gave this Open Lecture as part of the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning Programme. Can the intimacy of the thumbnail sketch, raw and untethered reveal secret thoughts and hidden meaning?...
I stood down as President of Visual Arts Scotland (VAS) at the end of 2016. I am delighted that my successor Andrew McKenzie has continued to develop VAS with great energy and professional judgement. For the 2018 exhibition, VAS and the Society of Scottish Artists...
I was nominated to become a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and I was thrilled to hear I was duly elected in October 2017. On Friday 3rd November 2017, I signed the historic book which has recorded all Academicians signatures since its inception. I had a little...
