New support networks bypassing the museum and gallery gatekeepers have started re-defining the art world ever since the Corornavirus outbreak. Magnets for both emerging artists and their patrons, these networks have been proliferating on online platforms managed by...
Did you join in from the ‘comfort’ of your lockdown the largest ever live, life drawing class on BBC 4 on 12 May 2020? You may have spotted Diana’s vibrant drawing of the reclining nude figure as it was one of the uploaded works during the programme....
Once upon a time an awful pandemic gripped the land. All artists, curators, mothers and children had to start homeschooling and working from home. Young children had to be sent on unnecessary quests to the kitchen or the garden, so that Mummy could have some peace in...
The Society of Scottish Artists – this artist-led organisation founded in 1891 and run by artists for artists – is made up of over 1,200 members spanning every conceivable art practice. Diana has been a member since 2015 and have just updated her annual membership...
With galleries and museums still closed, it is reassuring to see that a gallery can throw open its doors and re-imagine its traditional open group exhibition format. Hulabhaig Gallery is one such gallery which welcomes even those Edinburgh-based artists, like Diana,...
