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Lothians in Pictures: Musselburgh
Lyn Murray pictured Musselburgh on a glorious sunny day that was more reminiscent of eastern Spain than East Lothian
Lothians in Pictures: Martello Court
Martello Court in Muirhouse towers into the sky above Cramond in Dennis Connolly’s picture. Arthur’s Seat is in the background
Pub says ‘bottoms up’ to nude life drawing classes in the bar
IT IS a cold, cold night in Glasgow and I am on way to see people naked in a pub.
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Slow Marathon all about the art of walking
WHEN Claudia Zeiske, the director of Deveron Arts in Huntly, was a student, she had an epiphany that changed her life.
Lothians in Pictures: Salisbury Crags
News reader Walter McGillivray spotted this climber negotiating the top of Salisbury Crags last week
Analysis: Photographs will always have power to move us and inform
EVEN in this day when we are surrounded by moving images, the still photograph retains as strong an impact as it ever has.
Analysis: A chance to learn some very valuable lessons from our past mistakes
THIS excellent exhibition is a valuable record of a very important period in Scotland’s political history.
I was very much involved in the Referendum campaigns of 1979 and 1997, and the exhibition brought back many memories, both good and bad.
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Lothians in Pictures: Cockenzie power station
Eric Tomlinson pictured Cockenzie power station and the Pentlands in the winter afternoon light from near Archerfield
Exhibition fit for a queen heading for palace gallery
The Queen’s Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse is to stage its biggest ever show next month, with more than 140 items on display picked from nine Royal residences to mark the Queen’s Jubilee and the gallery’s 10th anniversary.
Big Societies: Why Scottish painters deserve better
Three professional bodies – which represent artists who create the kind of work people actually want to own – deserve better than being crammed together into one building for a few weeks each year. By Duncan Macmillan
Lothians in Pictures: Morton Reservoir
Boats nestle side by side on the banks of Morton Reservoir, near Livingston, in this photo by News reader Dennis Connolly
Lothians in Pictures: Edinburgh’s skyline
Leith tower blocks frame the city in this picture taken from Ocean Terminal by staff photographer Neil Hanna
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Picture gallery: A river runs through it
Kenny Ainslie took this fine Forth bridges panorama while enjoying a helicopter ride for his birthday.
Munch works to go on show
An outstanding private collection of lithographs and woodcuts by the celebrated Norwegian artist Edvard Munch will be shown in the UK for the first time this spring at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
1 commentIt’s a scream: Edvard Munch painting goes on display
A RARE print of one of the world’s most famous paintings will go on show later this year when a major private collection comes to the UK for the first time.
Jack Vettriano painting on display for first time in two decades
JACK Vettriano’s iconic painting The Singing Butler goes on public display today for the first time in 20 years.
22 commentsAnalysis: A work that has touched the hearts of the people
THE important thing about The Singing Butler is that Vettriano responded to his environment, which was the coast of Fife.
Lothians In Pictures: Union Canal
Evening News reader John Love captured this ethereal scene at the point where two bridges cross the Union Canal at Hermiston
Lothians In Pictures: Morton Reservoir
Reader Dennis Connolly liked the colours and reflections in this photo of a listing boat at Morton Reservoir near Livingston
In pictures: Fishing opened in River Dee Picture gallery
Comedia Paul Whitehouse formally opened the salmon season on the River Dee.
Art reviews: Anna Barriball | Reflections | Recent Acquisitions
Anna Barriball’s undoubtedly attractive work is so open to interpretation that it’s effectively devoid of meaning, relying ultimately on the assumption that effort equals art
Art reviews: Journeys From Home | Journeys Together
Their styles are worlds apart, but Elizabeth Blackadder and her late husband John Houston often approached the same subjects together
Lothians In Pictures: Harlaw Reservoir
Evening News reader Duncan Fletcher captured this photograph of the evening sun beaming down on Harlaw Reservoir
Lothians in Pictures: Western Harbour
Reader Andrew Hume Voegeli took this atmospheric picture of Western Harbour from Corinthian Quay, Granton Harbour
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Review: Anna Barriball - Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
THIS new exhibition might be a drawing show. Or it might not. Anna Barriball makes drawings that disguise themselves as sculpture. And sculptures that turn out to be drawings.
Festival preview: Manipulate - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Manipulate is primarily a festival of puppetry, but it embraces all forms of metamorphosis, including film, animation, live theatre and even dance
Review: Art of Sylvia Wishart RSA - Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
It’s a shame that Sylvia Wishart believed those of us ‘fae Sooth’ of Orkney wouldn’t care for her work, as her posthumous first major show gives us a vivid sense of a life spent on the islands
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Review: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: A Scottish Artist in St Ives - The Fleming Collection, London
Her reputation is almost one of a Scottish artist in exile, but Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s work took inspiration from her home town, St Andrews, comparing and contrasting it with her adopted St Ives
Lothians in Pictures: Forth Road Bridge
The lights of Rosyth provide a blazing backdrop to an illuminated Forth Road Bridge in this image from reader Charles Kelly
Lothians in Pictures: Musselburgh beach
A dog walker watches as her pets play in the water at Musselburgh Beach in this photo taken by reader John D Thomson
Duff House: A haven for art lovers falls on harder times
It’s rich in history and a valuable asset for art lovers in the North-east, but cuts and falling visitor numbers mean control of Duff House is to move from the local council to a national body, writes Stephen McGinty
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Lothians in Pictures: Threipmuir reservoir
Tor Sodergren had his skates on as he braved the cold conditions to snap the icy Threipmuir reservoir after the first freeze
Framing Glasgow’s art scene is a snap for Alan Dimmick
Compulsive snapper Alan Dimmick, who recorded the rise of Glasgow’s art scene in countless photos, describes the genesis of his own retrospective
Portrait Gallery chief James draws his career to a close
The National Galleries of Scotland have announced that James Holloway CBE is to retire from his post as director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery at the end of January.
Gallery gains fresh talent
AN art gallery which exhibits the work of autistic people in Edinburgh has taken on new trainees.
Portrait gallery chief to quit revamp done
THE man who oversaw the refurbishment of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery has announced he is to retire.
Lothians In Pictures: St Anthony’s Chapel
Evening News reader John D Thomson snapped the ruin of 15th-century St Anthony’s Chapel in Holyrood Park
Lothians in Pictures: Blackness Castle
Reader Alan Nimmo took this photo of Blackness Castle on a frosty morning from the shore near Hopetoun House
Kremlin’s portraits of royals to fetch up to £10m
The first ever portraits of the Royal Family to be commissioned by the Kremlin are expected to fetch up to £10 million at auction.
Review: Painters in Parallel: William Johnstone & William Gillies
In showing side by side two contemporaries who did not see eye to eye, the Scottish Gallery illustrates the divergence of the art world of the 20th century while still allowing both to shine in their respective traditions
1 commentLothians in Pictures: Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport’s control tower and Cammo Tower are barely visible in the wintry evening haze of this picture by Elliot Gault
Lothians in Pictures: Grangemouth
Evening News reader Dennis Connolly captured the Grangemouth petrochemical complex during a walk from Bo’ness
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Lothians in Pictures: Caledonian Hotel
A brooding sky sets the atmospheric tone of this view of St John’s and the Caledonian Hotel taken by Phil Wilkinson
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