Artist is set to give personal tour for first time since coronavirus lockdown in the Castle Gallery in Inverness
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This month’s exhibition at Castle Gallery will be a bit different because it is being run under post-lockdown conditions.
Denise Collins (right), the owner of the Castle Street gallery, said it would have to be pre-booked, but the artist would be present to give visitors a personal guided tour.
She said it would feature the work of landscape painter Jonathan Shearer, who is based near Alness, and the collection is called Skye and Closer to Home.
“He’s a real outdoors person – he goes to the top of these mountains. He is a popular landscape painter who doesn’t do it from the comfort of his home,” she added.
The pre-booked personalised viewings will take place on Saturday, September 19, between 10am and 4pm and the 45-minute timed appointments begin on the hour.
Ms Collins said places, which are limited to three people at a time, could be booked either by contacting the gallery or via the website.
She said: “This might be the way forward for exhibition openings and we will see how this one goes.”
The paintings can also be seen on the gallery’s website from noon on Friday, September 18.
She said the city centre was getting busier, as people became more confident about returning following the lockdown, and customers were prepared to spend their money. “There are quite a lot of families and young people around,” she said.
Ms Collins also offers a click and collect option for those who are a bit more cautious, so people do not have to visit the shop.
She said she was pleased with the work carried out by Inverness BID to keep everyone fully informed of the latest developments, adding: “They’ve been really good at collating all the information and getting it out to people quickly.”
