Born in Glasgow, being Scottish and Glaswegian is an important part of my make up. I can think of no better place to live than the southside of Glasgow, a city with elegant “paintable” suburbs nestled next to ones that are more downbeat.

Much of the Scottish countryside like the Western Highlands, the farmlands of Ayrshire, the hills of Stirlingshire often unappreciated by our population, are world class objects to paint, despite the vagaries of our weather.