A change in the weather. Is it possible to make a picture that feels cold? Yes it is.

Edition of 20.

High Keillor is between Newtyle and Coupar Angus set on a gentle slope amidst the Strathmore Valley. Here it is on a bright day in late summer below high clouds. Flowers are drawn and cut in exquisite detail. Identification anyone? Edition of 24.

High Keillor is also the site of a Pictish Symbol Stone (Canmore ID 30545).

An example of the vertical format that featured frequently in Barbara’s prints. The rolled bales, stubble and bare trees in the background give a clue to the time of year. It looks like the sheep have not yet been sheared.

Edition of 18.

This luscious portrait of a sleeping cat is in a very unusual style. Without examining the actual print it is difficult to work out how it was done. The texture suggests a piece of net fabric but at which stage of the printing process it was introduced is unclear. Could it have been ‘layered’ on top? Printed in an edition of 18.

Thanks to Art in Healthcare for this image. The organization’s website is worth quoting; Our vision is ‘Art for every healthcare setting in Scotland’ and our mission is to use visual art to improve health and wellbeing. We value putting the person at the centre of their own health and wellbeing, humanising healthcare environments and the positive health and wellbeing impact of the visual arts. We also value quality, innovation and professionalism and the ideas and ambitions of artists, without whom our work would not be possible.

Surely Barbara would approve of this and smile to know that the print hangs in a corridor of Monklands Hospital which leads to the mortuary.

A view of the garden area behind Barbara’s cottage at The Row, Douglastown.

A tombstone in the Old Cemetery at St Cyrus near Montrose. All the imagery on the monument, including lettering, would have had to be cut in mirror image.

Four of Barbara’s illustrations for ‘The Minister’s Cat’ by Hamish Whyte first published in 1991 by the Mercat Press. Based on the familiar alphabet game, The Minister’s Cat is a …. cat, Hamish’s text provided fruitful ground for Barbara’s 26 humourous illustrations. We all know some of the characters portrayed in these pages. Thanks to the Birlinn group for permission to reproduce these drawings.

Pelargonium ‘Wembley Gem’ and Barbara’s cat Heather sitting in her cottage window

In the small church at Inverarity in Angus, close to where she lived at Douglastown there is a stained glass window designed by Barbara and made by Aileen Ogilvie. ‘Flight Pattern’ symbolises the three parishes of Glamis, Inverarity and Kinettles which came together in 1997.

This is the print which is displayed in the nearby hall.

An edition of 18 image size: 600 x 240mm

Every print deserves to be searched carefully for references. There are many in this one. What about that creepy little hand?