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Images tagged "nostalgia"

The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
The Scottish nostalgia mural in A Room In The West End restaurant in Edinburgh.
Building the mural; the background of the Old Town is painted in before the portraits are started.
Chris prepping his paints before starting the portraits.
Chris prepping his paints before starting the portraits.
Chris consulting his trusty (and paint crusty) ipad for photo reference.
Starting the first portrait of the mural.
Chris painting in the first portrait - one of the two Sheilas.
Chris working on the portraits at the far end of the mural.
Chris working on the portraits at the far end of the mural.
The Big Yin, Billy Connolly.
Scottish rock royalty: The Proclaimers, Shirley Manson and Rod Stewart enjoying the banter.
April 2017 Bite Magazine
Susan Boyle, Lulu and Shirleen Spiteri at the rock chick table.
Chris painting in some finer details.
28/02/2017 The Sun, page 18-19
27/02/2017 Glasgow Herald, page 3
Chris putting some finishing touches on the mural.
Chris joining the Trainspotting cast at their table.
27/02/2017 The National, page 13
The rock chick table in the mural, featuring Shirley Manson, Sharleen Spiteri, Lulu, Annie Lennox & Susan Boyle.
27/02/2017 The Times, page 19
The sportsman table; Alex Ferguson, Bill McLaren, Scott Hastings, Gavin Hastings, John Jeffry, David Sole, Jim Telfer, Ian McGeechan, Andy Irvine,
27/01/2017 Edinburgh Evening News
Billy Connolly holding court in the mural.
Scottish actress Karen Gillan next to the Trainspotting table.
The rock chick table in the mural, featuring Shirley Manson, Sharleen Spiteri, Lulu, Annie Lennox & Susan Boyle.
The left hand end of the mural, awaiting diners.
A Room In The West End waitstaff Bridie McClements prepping the restaurant for diners.
The finished mural. For a proper look, why not have lunch or dinner at A Room In The West End? Located at 26 William St, Edinburgh EH3 7NH (downstairs from Teuchters pub).

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7 days ago

I have had a few enquiries about how the portraits for the ‘Last train to Butlins’ are progressing for the Alloway Tunnel Project. Over Christmas I have pencilled all the portraits received into the painting in my studio and I am currently working on finishing the Alloway Tunnel’s Tam O’Shanter story in time for Burns Night. Here is a sneaky peak of the Witches and Warlocks coming soon to the tunnel. From February onward The Last Train To Butlins will be all he is painting and there will be regular updates. Apologies for the delay… the trials of being in two places at once! ... See moreSee less

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