Caroline Hay shared an oil painting of Milheugh Falls, showcasing her artistic interpretation. The artwork features flowing white brushstrokes for the waterfall against a darker river, exuding movement and energy. The soft sky and distant trees add depth, while warm light enhances the landscape’s calming and evocative beauty.
The author expresses admiration for Rob Thorpe’s painting of Pathfoot at the Pech brae. Initially impressed, their appreciation deepened over time, leading to its selection as the cover art for one of their books. The author highlights Rob’s exceptional talent in capturing the scene beautifully.
A familiar scene. This is Shuttle Row, at the Village, Blantyre. A postcard from the 1930’s or 40s in black and white and a lovely painting from a similar vantage point by Betty Gillespie, painted many years ago. Definitely worth showing here! With thanks to Alex Rochead for sharing.
I just LOVED this story. Elizabeth McCourt is an elderly Blantyre lady who once lived in Auchinraith Road, Blantyre during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Although now living in Australia, she remembers vividly her youth in Blantyre, especially during wartime years. With help from her son, Elizabeth contacted me back in January 2018 with a delightful […]
This view of Elm Street looks north towards Glasgow Road and was captured on camera in 1978 by the late Neil Gordon, just prior to the extensive redevelopment To the right is Kidd’s Buildings, in front are the tenements on the north side of Glasgow Road and to the left is the former Stonefield Parish […]
The late Blantyre historian Neil Gordon, was certainly a very accomplished painter. Amongst his many passions of all things Blantyre, he took great delight in painting scenes of this old town. Like this painting he did in 1979, of Blantyre Mills pictured in 1870. Some of Neil’s paintings ended up in local museums, others […]
It’s always nice when people send in paintings of Blantyre. These two have pride of place on the wall of Isla Arendell, who told me, “One is by A.G Reid of the bridge in the Calder (Milheugh) and the other of Stonefield by a Walter McDonald. I remember my mother Nan McNally buying the latter […]