Dark Skies Exhibition in Dumfries and Galloway Life Magazine

 

Our forthcoming exhibition is featured in the December issue of Dumfries and Galloway Life magazine. The article focuses on the 'Dark Skies' part of the show.

Makers have created work specially for the exhibition, to celebrate Galloway's Dark Sky Park - the first in the UK. The magazine chose to show a vase by Christine Smith. It depicts one of the star gazers who come here to look at the stars and planets because the Galloway Forest has so little light pollution.

I've had a preview of some of the pieces and they are just brilliant.

Our exhibition in December coincides with two significant events in the skies  above us - a Geminids Meteor Shower and a very rare Total Lunar Eclipse.

Christmas Cards for Sale

Our McGill Duncan Gallery Christmas cards are now on sale. They are a large A5 size with lovely orange envelopes and cost £4 for a pack of 5.

My design this year is some Galloway Forest Angels enjoying the starry sky in Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park.

Gallery Closed

Due to a family bereavement the gallery will be closed until Friday the 12th November.

Gallery Interior Shots

I thought I'd share some of the great interior shots that Garry Maclellan took of the gallery last week.

Take a tour round our lovely gallery...

Morning On The Bay

 

JOSEPHINE BROEKHUIZEN Morning On The Bay

oil on canvas 73 x 73 cm £850

Our current exhibition draws to a close on Saturday, but there is still lots of new work coming into the gallery. We have sold quite a few of Josephine Broekhuizen's paintings recently so she sent us one of her latest works - Morning On The Bay - a view from her home on Arran.

I unwrapped it this morning and I think it's a beautiful painting. We will be rehanging the gallery with this and other gallery artists work next week. We start to hang our 'Galloway' exhibition at the beginning of December ready for Opening on Saturday 4th December.

Do drop in and see us in November as we have lots of new work for you to see.

A Day of Product Photography Lessons

As our new web site gets ready for launch we're preparing for taking lots of photos of the gallery stock.

We've invested in some proper photography equipment and we've made a designated photography room in the attic room of the gallery.

Glasgow based photographer Garry Maclennan came down to give me and Leo lessons with the new equipment. A bit of problem solving was needed when we realised the wrong measurements had been given to us and our big tent was too tall for the room. Leo solved that problem with a hack saw and a staple gun and we were back on course!

Garry gave me a quick photoshop lesson before he headed back off to Glasgow but I have much to learn and my brain aches slightly at the thought of it.

Thanks for all your help Garry, you've been great.

It's all happening in the gallery at the moment!

A Grayson Perry Dress

I started my dress making course with Leah Halliday at Made In The Shade HQ last night. On a fabric buying trip to Mandors I was delighted to find this Liberty fabric designed by Grayson Perry - half price!

When his designs were launched by Liberty I was seriously tempted to buy some, but I didn't have a sewing machine or a project to work on. The fabric disappeared from the Liberty web site and I thought I'd missed out. I was so happy to find it in Glasgow. I think the fabric will really suit the style of the dress. He is one of my favourite artists so I can't wait to have a Grayson Perry dress!