In the Mind’s Eye

Enjoy some relaxing descriptive talks by the artist Juliana Capes. Juliana will take a mindful, closer look at artworks and will invite us to take our time, to contemplate and to notice.

As the talks incorporate detailed descriptions, they are suitable for both sighted and visually impaired visitors. Turn on, tune in and chill out.

The Mysterious Garden

In this specially commissioned piece, join artist Juliana Capes as she describes Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh's 1911 work The Mysterious Garden. This recording is approx. 12 mins long and can also be accessed via our Soundcloud profile.

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh The Mysterious Garden 1911

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Wandering Shadows

In this specially commissioned piece, join artist Juliana Capes as she describes Wandering Shadows, a monumental and dynamic Scottish landscape painting by Peter Graham. This recording is approx. 14 mins long and can also be accessed via our Soundcloud profile.

Peter Graham Wandering Shadows 1878

 

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Sunset with a Rainbow on the Calton Hill

Enjoy this specially commissioned piece, in which artist Juliana Capes invites us to join her on a detailed and evocative exploration of Sunset with a Rainbow on the Calton Hill, a pencil drawing by William Bell Scott. This recording is approx. 17 mins long and can also be accessed via our Soundcloud profile.

William Bell Scott, Sunset with a Rainbow on the Calton Hill, 1833

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William Bell Scott, Sunset with a Rainbow on the Calton Hill, 1833