The Scottish Gallery

Christina Jansen was recently invited to visit The Steading at Blainslie in the Scottish Borders, the extraordinary former home and working environment of sculptor, furniture maker and environmentalist Tim Stead (1952–2000).

The purpose of this visit was to spend time with several artists in their studios and homes across the islands. Studio visits are an essential part of what we do at The Scottish Gallery.

Enjoy some of the familiar faces modelling Malcolm Appleby’s Time Lines. We know them all, but do you?

Here are a few photographs from our September openings. Thank you to everyone who came and made them such happy occasions.

One of the pleasures of dealing in historic works of art is that paintings can still reveal new stories many decades after they were created. Such is the case with Joan Eardley's Study of a Man, an early portrait whose sitter has remained unidentified until now.

Every year Malcolm Appleby engraves a gold bangle that is raffled for the charity Children First, Scotland. Known as the Banchory Bangle, these bangles have become some of his most well known and loved pieces, the form allowing him to experiment with different styles and themes, typically featuring local flora and fauna.