Fleming Collection

This work by James Pryde is a line-up of infamous London criminals. Among the group are highwaymen, thieves and murderers such as Dick Turpin and Jack Sheppard. Explore our collection here: bit.ly/406UDEa

New artist interview 🌟 We recently spoke to painter Helen Flockhart on her surrealist, dream like paintings 👉 artuk.org/discover/stori… 1) 📷 Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / 2) 'Lemons Dripping' by Helen Flockhart (b.1963) © the artist. 📷 @FlemingArtColl

"Walking into Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums's exhibition View of Aberdeen is like stepping into a giant memory box, assembled not by a single artist but by a whole city." Read Lena Kammerer's review of the 'View of Aberdeen' exhibition here: bit.ly/viewofaberdeen

"Depending on who you listen to, [they were] absolutely charming or a pair of absolute nightmares," @Damian_Barr speaks to @wordsmansfield about artists the Two Roberts ahead of a major new exhibition and the release of his upcoming book. Read here: bit.ly/thetworobertsa…

Anne Patrick is best known for her paintings of flowers, fruit, landscape, children and gardens. 🌻🍎🍃 ☀️ Explore our collection here: bit.ly/406UDEa

“Plunge into the everyday.” ✨ Writer @Gregchthomas explores Dreams of the Everyday: Paintings by Winifred Nicholson & Andrew Cranston in a new post on our website. 🔗 Read here: bit.ly/dreamsoftheeve…

Doors often symbolise thresholds, moments where endings and beginnings blur. Victoria Crowe is a painter of still lifes, interiors and landscapes, she is also an accomplished portrait painter. 🖼️: ‘Coats behind the Door’ (c.1980) by Victoria Crowe (b.1945) © Victoria Crowe.

A new exhibition, John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture, explores the Scottish artist’s life over five decades. Our writer Lena Kammerer highlights five key self-portraits. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/JohnBellany

Travel has strongly influenced John Maclaurin’s art, but his landscapes are not literal depictions. Instead, they express the memory and emotional impression of a place, often painted long after the journey has ended.

The latest issue of Scottish Art News is now available to read online! 🎉 This edition celebrates the centenary of Scottish poet, writer, artist, and gardener Ian Hamilton Finlay. Read it here 🔗 bit.ly/sanissue38

Read @Gregchthomas' interview with Faisal Saleh, founder of the new Palestine Museum Scotland, situated in the heart of Edinburgh’s commercial gallery district. 🔗 bit.ly/palestinemuseu…

Artist Anne Redpath was deeply influenced by the Scottish Colourists. 🎨 In this painting, colour becomes more important than the subject matter. Her highly decorative use of colour and pattern further emphasises the flatness of the canvas in the still life setting.

The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives exhibition at @DovecotStudios closes today 🎨 To celebrate, curator emeritus James Knox takes us through two stunning FCB Cadell works, 'Carnations' and 'The White Shirt', each painted on either side of WWI. #ArtHistory #scottishart

As The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives draws to a close, our curator emeritus James Knox talks us through some of his favourite works from the exhibition 🎨 The exhibition closes this Saturday, 28 June. Don't miss your last chance to see it at @DovecotStudios!

Art and creativity boost Scotland’s economy and reputation, and @ScotGov is increasing culture funding by £34 million. First Minister @JohnSwinney visited @DovecotStudios to celebrate the Scottish Colourists, at a centenary exhibition of paintings from the Fleming Collection.

Happy Father's Day! 💙 This is 'Portrait of James Morison of Naughton with his Granddaughter' by Sir David Wilkie. Wilkie was known for capturing intimate, domestic moments like this, turning ordinary family scenes into timeless works of art. #FlemingCollection #ScottishArt

🎨 Over 90,000 visitors have experienced The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives at Dovecot! The record-breaking exhibition closes in two weeks -don’t miss your chance to see it 🖼️ Read about its success in The Scotsman: scotsman.com/community/the-…

"Saturday lunchtime in Dundee’s City Square, and the Gods walk amongst us."⚡️ Read @NeilCooper1's review of Meet The Gods, part of a UK-wide National Gallery event to celebrate its 200th anniversary. Read here: bit.ly/meetthegodsind… #ScottishArtNews #ScottishArt

Art historian Elizabeth Cowling talked with us about 'Woman with a Violin' by Roderic O'Connor 📷 "I find very interesting that you have a painting that at first sight, it all seems coherent... but then you start realising that there are all kinds of oddities." #ArtHistory

In London this week? Catch @LyonandTurnbull's Elizabeth Blackadder & The Poetry of Memory exhibition. 🗓️Wed 28 May - Sat 31 May 📍22 Connaught Street, London W2 2AF