Biggar Hoodies

I finished this picture in 2013, working from a photo I'd taken some years before on a cold January day. Having been dropped by the bus a few miles outside of Biggar, I passed this tree on my way to climb the snow covered peaks of the Southern Uplands. The sharpness of the light made it quite stunning, but the fiddliness of the branches put me off trying to paint it until now. And the name of the hill I climbed? - Gathersnow Hill Painted in oil on board, measuring 14 inches wide by 18 inches high

The High Street in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, looking North East. The Corn Exchange can just be seen on the left of the shot. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro. BEST VIEWED LARGER

The High Street in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, looking South West. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER

This is a watercolour I painted of the river Biggar Water.

The High Street in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, looking South West. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro.

Lovely old bridge in the lovely town of Biggar. 'London's big, but Biggar's biggar'. This is in the area which I grew up and where I went to High School. My daughter is the figure on the bridge.

This was a case of being at the right place at the right time. Beautiful morning. Loved the rickety fence and the broken roof. This has been repaired several times since 1985 and the fence is no longer 'rickety'.

The Corn Exchange in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Biggar Corn Exchange, dating back to 1860. The building is a major landmark in the town, built on the site of the old rat-infested Meal House. The new Corn Exchange failed to achieve success as a grain market, and became a popular dancing and entertainment venue. In 1935 the Corn Exchange was gifted to the Biggar Burgh Council and the Biggar Theatre Workshop now leases the building from the local council at a nominal rent as its venue for its theatrical performances. The Biggar Theatre Workshop was founded in 1971 and since then has become one of the main sources of arts facilities in the district, allowing the people of Biggar and the surrounding areas the opportunity to participate i...

Tinto Hill is the largest in a small group of hills called the Tinto Hills or 'Hills of Fire.' The name 'Hills of Fire' derives from the exposed red Felsite Rock that can be seen near the summit. The Tinto range can be found five miles south of the town of Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This shot is taken from the grounds of Cornhill House, one of Scotland's more unusual and elegant mansion houses near Biggar, South Lanarkshire. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro.

The Corn Exchange in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Biggar Corn Exchange, a Grade B listed building dating back to 1860. The building is a major landmark in the town, built on the site of the old rat-infested Meal House. The new Corn Exchange failed to achieve success as a grain market, and became a popular dancing and entertainment venue. In 1935 the Corn Exchange was gifted to the Biggar Burgh Council and the Biggar Theatre Workshop now leases the building from the local council at a nominal rent as its venue for its theatrical performances. The Biggar Theatre Workshop was founded in 1971 and since then has become one of the main sources of arts facilities in the district, allowing the people of Biggar and the surrounding areas the op...

Watercolour From references I took of Burn Braes in Biggar, Lanarkshire. I really loved the wonky fence and the fact that the roof slates were falling off the roof. The roof has long since been repaired (as has the fence).

A watercolour of Moat Park Church, Biggar.

Cornhill House, one of Scotland's more unusual and elegant mansion houses designed in the style of a French Renaissance Period Chateau by William Leiper. Now a quality country hotel. Situated neat Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro.

The Gillespie Centre on the High Street in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro. BEST VIEWED LARGER

Cornhill House, one of Scotland's more unusual and elegant mansion houses designed in the style of a French Renaissance Period Chateau by William Leiper. Now a quality country hotel. Situated neat Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro.

Cornhill House, one of Scotland's more unusual and elegant mansion houses designed in the style of a French Renaissance Period Chateau by William Leiper. Now a quality country hotel. Situated neat Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro.