Category Archives: Projects I managed to get some time yesterday in the Kelvingrove museum in Glasgow. This is an amazing, classical building on a grand scale. Photographically the challenge is that the pictures have to be handheld as it is a busy museum and a tripod is considered a trip hazard for visitors. The light is low except…  Gerard Burns: “Prophet and Loss” I have found this second inspiration piece to be a real challenge. My friend Elisabeth chose this quirky and challenging painting by Scottish artist Gerard Burns. I didn’t know anything about Burns, but have since learned that one of his paintings hangs in the First Ministers office in Holyrood. (Scottish…  Patrick William Adam: John Miller Gray, 1850 – 1894. Art critic and first curator of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery1885 Born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1854, Patrick William Adam once said that he “was inspired to paint by the lush emerald landscapes of his homeland. The son of a well-known lawyer, Patrick chose a career…  I have been meaning to post this for ages. This is the December edition of “Homes and Interiors Scotland”. Two of my 100 portraits subjects are running this amazing little deli in Dennistoun in Glasgow. Gillian asked me to take some pictures for their article, and so I spent a pleasant hour drinking coffee and… |
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