The onslaught
The following biography of Gilbert Holiday is provided by Sarah Colgrave Art: The following timeline is far from complete. It has been compiled by Peter Scott-Gordon from material available in … Continue reading The onslaught
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Gilbert Holiday
Lately, when researching a forgotten but once champion billiard player, I came across the art work of Gilbert Holiday [1879-1937]. Here are some of his works:
The Creative Cell
In a local antique shop I recently came across some papers and ephemera that belonged to Christopher Murray Grieve [Hugh MacDiarmid]. Amongst this was a letter that he had received … Continue reading The Creative Cell
Goddess of Change
A few days ago, in an antique shop, I came across a bundle of papers and material that I believe were kept by Christopher Murray Grieve [Hugh MacDiarmid]. Included in … Continue reading Goddess of Change
Baroness Dombrowski
Baroness Dombrowski [1881-1968], Austrian writer and illustrator, has been largely forgotten. During her career she used multiple names: Kathe Schonberger, Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger, Katharina von Dombrowski, Baroness von Dombrowski, and the … Continue reading Baroness Dombrowski
Fifty years
Yesterday we visited the Andy Goldsworthy exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy. Wow. Here are a few photographs from yesterday:
Aberdeen’s Array of towers
Front page of the Press & Journal, 30 September 1933: The above sketch was by William Stratford Percy (1872–1946) a stage comedian who also appeared in a number of short … Continue reading Aberdeen’s Array of towers
Landscape Artist of the Year
Today we joined spectators of the filming of Landscape Artist of the Year. This was at the Falkirk Wheel. Here are a few of my photographs: