Artists like everyone else are being affected in different ways by the Coronavirus lockdown. Some are fine, they are being more productive than ever, their creative drive has been given a boost. Others are finding it very difficult to get motivated.

It has been a strange year with much political uncertainty which we feel has translated into uncertainty for people thinking of buying art. Many have held back but we have been very busy in the last few weeks so we hope people are beginning to feel confident again.

A gift of art is a thoughtful and very special gift. What could be more personal? A painting or sculpture or perhaps a piece of studio glass, ceramics or jewellery will be unique and the cost does not have to be prohibitive. 

What do you do, Auntie Joan? Do you just speak to people? This question prompted some thoughts about running a gallery.

A fascinating documentary looking at the life and work of Jolomo was first screened on BBC Alba in 2015 and it has been repeated on a number of occasions since then, most recently on 13 June 2019.

There seems to be rather an air of gloom around at the moment. If it’s not Brexit, it’s the weather; if it’s not the weather, it’s the economy; if it’s not the economy, it’s the environment. So our upcoming exhibition could not be better timed.

Kirsty Lorenz began a project in in 2013, ‘Votive Offerings’, a series of paintings of posies made from wild flowers gathered at Balmerino Woods.

It has been a long time in the planning but today, 4 April 2019, ‘The Woman Who Rode A Shark’ is officially launched.