Work has begun on the installation of the new exhibition 'Seeking the Unseen', opening on 7th September, 2 - 4pm. I have unpacked all the work from Ibby Lanfear, Irene Florence, Pascale Rentsch and Stevi Benson and I think it is going to be a beautiful show. Such a range of work with so much interest, variety and subtlety. Keep watching here to see how I get on without the help of Edward (he of the stripey shorts!) and please do join us to celebrate the opening on Saturday 7th September, 2 - 4pm.

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We love having a selection of jewellery in the gallery. We have unique designs from local jewellery makes and beautiful ceramic brooches from two of our ceramicists. Perfect for all occasions! Pop into the gallery and see.

'Scottish Horizons: Robert Kelsey DAMUniv PAI FRSA' Until Sunday 1 September It is your very last chance to view the new collection of work which Robert painted for this exhibition. A wonderful selection of paintings full of colour, vibrancy and light. WINTER TWILIGHT It is lovely to see the addition of trees to a work by Kelsey. Here we have moved inland and away from the summer to the icy cold of winter. Robert has managed to convey the crisp light of a snow covered scene in twilight.

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'Seeking the Unseen' An exhibition introducing the work of four new female artists to the gallery: Ibby Lanfear, Irene Florence, Pascale Rentsch & Stevi Benson 7 September - 13 October Ibby's work arrived in the gallery today. It genuinely gave me shivers. Beautifully packaged, beautifully executed and such interest within them. Ibby says of her work: 'My work seeks to find beauty in the disregarded, overlooked and unexpected. The transcribing of these beings and states into the pictorial, through an intensity of observation, serves as an act of remembrance and recognition, memorialising the existence of lives, spaces and objects that would otherwise go unrecorded and unremarked. Some of the drawings are snapshots of spaces, seen, and yet unseen everyday; a gutter, steps, the weed that clings to the concrete in a forgotten corner. Some seek worth in lives that hover, ignored, sometimes denigrated, at the edges of our own; maimed pigeons, the nestling that didn’t live to see its first day. Other drawings focus on the obsolete; seventeenth century parchment, buried in an archive, its hidden presence a physical link with generations past; the love captured in the fleeting scrawl of a postcard, long misplaced. In our image and surface obsessed world, the drawings of the backs of paintings reflect on the notion of looking further, looking deeper, looking behind the superficial gloss to the reality of the subject; verso becomes recto. The use of traditional techniques of panel preparation, layers of gesso on oak, lends a material validity to the forgotten and the fragile; the very permanence of the drawings forcing their confrontation and consideration. The gesso itself enables a comprehensive exploration of technique and depth, with lines both painted and incised – a literal and physical underscoring of the subjects depicted.’

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Takeover 2019 - Cressida Cowell, Children's Laureate

I have been catching up on a bit of Women's Hour on my drives to and from work each day and felt inspired, excited, and compelled to share this particular episode. Cressida Cowell has written the 'How to Train you Dragon' series which my children love and she talks so passionately about the power of reading for children and adults, and how it is so very important to inspire a love of reading and writing. Reading transports you, teaches you how to empathise, and unleashes your imagination. There was also a brilliant section featuring Jackie Morris who illustrated the most beautiful book called 'Lost Words' . Jackie talked about the fact that the Creative Arts are being squeezed out of the curriculum in a time of increased pressure on children and young people to learn purely how to pass an exam as opposed to love the very process of learning itself. If you have the time I urge you to listen to this episode, it is truly thought provoking.

Trying to cut my rambling to just one minute is hard! There is so much I could say about Robert Kelsey's beautiful work!

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Somehow or other we are now in the last week of 'Scottish Horizons: Robert Kelsey DA MUniv PAI FRSA'. I have no idea where this summer has gone! It is a beautiful exhibition of work by Scottish artist Robert Kelsey. The collection of work is full of light, freshness, colour and it completely transports you to a beautiful place. Please do try and make it to see the paintings before the exhibition closes on Sunday 1st September. With thanks to John Skarp for the photographs of the exhibition.

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I cannot thank John Skarp enough for his interior shots of the gallery! I am so pleased with them - so much to see and so much colour!

'Scottish Horizons:Robert Kelsey DA MUniv PAI FRSA' Until 1 September WASHING DAY, IONA Oil on Linen The majority of the canvas is filled with sun-bleached, sandy grass and wildflowers blowing in a blustery west coast breeze. A perfect summer’s day to dry the washing on the line!

the artful robin - original mixed media sculpture by Robin Fox work on display and ready to go!

Just in time for the weekend, brilliant new work from the fabulous the artful robin - original mixed media sculpture by Robin Fox in the gallery.

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PREVIEW INVITATION Please join us for a celebratory glass of fizz at the opening of our new exhibition. Saturday 7th September, 2 - 4pm 'Seeking the Unseen' An exhibition introducing the work of four new female artists to the gallery: Irene Florence - Collage, Embroidery, Watercolour & Paper-making Stevi Benson - Cut Paper Work Ibby Lanfear - Drawing & Painting on Gesso Oak Panels Pascale Rentsch - Ceramics 7 September - 13 October