20 - 26 March 2020

John Slavin: Coming of the Unicorn

An exhibition of ancient myths, Scottish wonder tales and new paintings to celebrate the Vernal Equinox; the programme features live storytelling for children and adults

17 - 23 August 2020

Lesley Skeates

After studying painting and illustration at Aberystwyth University Lesley became a medical artist, illustrating surgical and anatomical publications, of which Gray’s Anatomy is the best known. 

A number of years ago Lesley started a second career as a painter, mostly of landscapes and seascapes. She uses oil paint and palette knives to create thick impasto effects. 

A keen walker, Lesley likes to immerse herself in the countryside. Painting en plein air, she tries to capture a scene in a few hours. Lesley is drawn to painting water in all its forms; she enjoys the challenge of the constantly changing movement, weather, tide and light effects.