A gifted pioneer
Of the folk that I would have loved to have met, Robert Louis Stevenson would be first. Next would be Walter Scott. At this “impossible table” I would include one other: Colin McWilliam. … Continue reading A gifted pioneer
Tag: CANMORE
‘Young lady take charge’
I came across this stylish watercolour sketch in the CANMORE archive. This watercolour design was commissioned by John Sinclair Ltd for his shop, 90A Princes Street. In August 1916 John … Continue reading ‘Young lady take charge’
Fossil fuel
This is a powerful sketch. It depicts the Sources of Power Hall which was an Exhibition for the Festival of Britain held in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. The Festival of Britain … Continue reading Fossil fuel
GRAFFITO
It was while researching ‘Peter the puggled gardener’ that I came across a reference to this ‘GRAFFITO’. It is of a galley inscribed on a natural rock above Loch Creran … Continue reading GRAFFITO
‘So humble, so lacking in egotism’
I recently suggested to my friend Ian that I would like to find a gate that I had come across a photograph of in the Canmore archive. I felt a … Continue reading ‘So humble, so lacking in egotism’
Who would reclaim the mind from ill
St Fort, Newport, Fife, was demolished 1957. Who would reclaim the mind from ill: To play the film please click here or on the above image. This film is for … Continue reading Who would reclaim the mind from ill
That moment [3rd from left, back row]
Serendipity and an archive revealed: That moment [3rd from left, back row]: To play this short film please click here or on the image above Music credit: ‘Familiar to Ignore’ … Continue reading That moment [3rd from left, back row]
Sketchbook 3
David Erskine (1772-1837) was a dramatist and Antiquary. In the third of his sketchbooks I found his watercolour of the family home ‘Kirkhill’ in Uphall, West Lothian : I once … Continue reading Sketchbook 3