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1) Sealladh às ùr air ealain na Gàidhealthachd: brìgh lèirsinn ann an dualchas nan Gàidheal = Rethinking Highland art : the visual significance of Gaelic culture

Publisher

Royal Scottish Academy

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

2) A chasm in time: Scottish war art and artists in the twentieth century

Author

Andrew, Patricia R

Publisher

Birlinn

Pub. Date

2014

Language

English

Description

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Patricia R. Andrew examines Scottish artists and their experience of war, and the ways in which they recorded and interpreted Scotland at war. In addition to introducing magnificent reproductions of around 200 works of art, she also examines the context in which the artists undertook their work, and how they and their art was received, and the influence the experience had on their careers.

3) Painting sea & sky in watercolour the easy way

Author

Harrison, Terry

Publisher

Search Press

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Description

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This title builds on the success of Terry Harrison's 'Sea & Sky in Watercolour', adding six new projects and plenty of new paintings. Terry's clear, no-nonsense advice takes the mystery out of painting clouds, clear skies, sunsets, foam bursts, breaking waves, rippled water, reflections, boats, cliffs, rocks, beaches and much more.

4) Scottish artists 1750-1900: from Caledonia to the continent

Author

Clarke, Deborah

Publisher

Royal Collection Trust

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Description

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Throughout its history, Scotland has produced a wealth of great works of art, and the Scottish Enlightenment in particular provided a powerful impetus for new forms of art and new artistic subjects. This survey of Scottish art in the Royal Collection brings together more than one hundred reproductions of works from the Enlightenment to the twentieth century to highlight the importance and influence of this period, while also sharing recent research...

5) The Storr: unfolding landscape

Publisher

Luath

Pub. Date

2006

Edition

Rev. and expanded ed.

Language

English

Description

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In the year 2000, the NVA arts organisation staged a dramatic light and sound event in Perthshire's Glen Lyon. Now, this unforgettable event is to be taken to the beautiful high cliffs of Coire Faion and The Storr on Skye. This book captures what promises to be one of the greatest site-specific artworks ever to be staged in Britain.

6) The Great Tapestry of Scotland

Author

Moffat, Alistair

Publisher

Birlinn

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Description

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Like the Bayeux tapestry, the Great Tapestry of Scotland has been created on embroidered cloth, and is annotated in English, Gaelic, Scots and Latin. This book tells the story of this unique undertaking - one of the biggest community arts projects ever to take place in Scotland - and reproduces in full colour a selection of the panels from the completed tapestry, together with descriptive and explanatory material.

7) Dwell

Series

Dwell

Publisher

Dwell

Edition

March/April 2025

Language

English

Description

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Dwell is the unique modern architecture and design magazine for people who believe that good design is an integral part of real life. Get Dwell digital magazine subscription today.

8) Architectural Digest

Series

Architectural Digest

Publisher

Conde Nast US

Edition

Mar 01 2025

Language

English

Description

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Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.

9) Artists & Illustrators

Series

Artists and Illustrators

Publisher

Chelsea Magazine

Edition

May 2025 (+supp)

Language

English

Description

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Artists & Illustrators is the UK’s best-selling magazine for artists and art lovers, providing advice and inspiration every month. Published for almost 25 years, each issue of Artists & Illustrators contains a colourful palette of profiles and features, together with valuable practical ideas, expert technical advice and useful product tests. Whether you favour oils or watercolours, portraits or landscapes, abstract art or botanical illustration,

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10) MODERN art: Impressionism to Post-modernism

Publisher

Thames and Hudson

Pub. Date

1999

Language

English

11) From the isles of the north: early Medieval art in Ireland and Britain

Author

International Conference On Insular Art, 3rd, Ulster Museum, Belfast, 7-11 April, 1994

Publisher

HMSO

Pub. Date

1995

Language

English

12) ASIAN art: an illustrated history of sculpture, painting & architecture

Publisher

Hamlyn

Pub. Date

1988

Language

English

13) Wild island: a year in the Hebrides

Author

Smith, Jane

Publisher

Birlinn

Pub. Date

2016

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Depicting a year in the life of Oronsay, a remote island farmed by the RSPB for the benefit of wildlife, this book follows artist Jane Smith, as she attempts to portray the interactions of wildlife, farm animals and human inhabitants. A humorous, first-hand, personal view of island life, both human and otherwise, it is illustrated with Smith's vibrant and acutely observed sketches, paintings and prints.

14) Joan Eardley: land & sea - a life in Catterline

Author

Elliott, Patrick

Publisher

National Galleries of Scotland

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

Description

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In 1951, Joan Eardley visited the coastal fishing village of Catterline in north-east Scotland for the first time. Her visit sparked a fascination that would last the rest of her life. She made the village her home and found inspiration in the dramatic light and rapidly changing weather. The gentle landscapes and wild rolling seascapes she painted of Catterline in wind, snow, rain and sun are among her best-loved works. Unpublished archival material...