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Introduction This afternoon, I am posting information on Scotland Street School, Glasgow, Scotland. Front elevation of Scotland Street School Information on Scotland Street School The building is now a museum of school education and open to the public. My focus is from an architectural aspect in that building was designed by leading Glasgow architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) This is one of the extant examples of Mackintosh's work in Glasgow. Scotland Street School was designed by Mackintosh between 1903 and 1906 and proved to be his last public commission in the city. Key features here are: Reversal of tradition by giving the towers with conical roofs walls of glass with narrow stone mullions. In the interior, spiral stairs were replaced with straight flights which benefit from the light streaming inside. Verticality of towers played off against horizontal nature of rest of the building. Video clip of Scotland Street School, North elevation.    Mac...

Today, despite horrendous rain and wind, my wife and myself attended a Craft and Flea Market at Glasgow's Briggait . Information on the event can be obtained from the promotional narrative below.  "Craft & Flea brings together the best independent makers, collectors, designers, and creatives from your area. Support small businesses by shopping local at our unique twist on the traditional craft market. With a wide selection of products, including ceramics, illustrations, candles, jewellery, vintage collections, and more, there's truly something for everyone on offer! But this isn’t your typical craft fair. We carefully screen all stall applications to ensure only the finest artisan traders are featured. Our events celebrate creativity and craftsmanship, showcasing only handmade, hand-designed, and authentic vintage goods."   The wide range of stalls can be seen in the images below. Before proceeding further would like to mention an interesting anecdote. Before Chr...

This afternoon I am posting a series of images of work by New York artist Julia Chiang. The images are of work displayed at The Modern Institute, Glasgow under the title 'Secret Smile'    This post connects nicely with Scottish art, architecture and culture . More Information For more information on Glasgow and many other aspects of Scotland please refer to the Visitors’ Guide to Scotland, ISBN 978-1-9161332-0-4. This book is also available via Kindle.

Introduction  York, in North East England, was established as ‘Eboracum’ around AD71.From thereon the settlement functioned as a combined Roman military and civilian base for the succeeding 300 years or so. In fact, in AD208 the Emperor Septimus Severus established his Imperial Court here and ruled the Empire from York for a period of three years whilst campaigning in what is now Scotland . Illustration of Roman Army H.Q. at York Minster Undercroft Information on Roman York Images in the post illustrate archaeology and connections with the Roman period at York. Information on Roman Britain can be found here .  High quality painted plaster in York Minster Undercroft Roman column in York Minster Undercroft. Roman Street in York Minster Undercroft Part Roman Multangular Tower at York Roman Baths at Sampsons Square, York Illustration of the Roman Garrison City at York Roman Mosaic in Yorkshire Museum     Roman Defences at York Roman column outside ...

Introduction This post provides the final tranche of images taken at an exhibition of paintings by a group of artists known as the Scottish Colourists which was held at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh . Here are links to Part 1 and Part 2 . Information on the Scottish Colourists They were a group of Scottish painters comprising Samuel John Peploe, Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, George Leslie Hunter and John Duncan Fergusson, who were active in the early twentieth century. They all spent time in France and were influenced by French artists’ bold use of colour and free brushwork .  Red Bowl by Margaret Morris Still Life with Teapot by S Duncan Grant. 1920   Peonies in Chinese Vase by Leslie Hunter. 1925 Three Submarines by J.D. Fergusson. 1918 Perthshire by S.J. Peploe. 1933-1934 Robert the Bruce and De Bohun by Eric Robertson. 1920   Vorticist Composition by Wyndham Lewis. 1915 Design by S.J. Peploe. 1910. Nature Morte au Pichet de Gres by Andre Derain. 1910 Flowers ...