The Glasgow Boys

I'm not sure if it counts as a Blipmeet but I did run into 3 fellow Blippers this morning.

There was aldomak, alaistairsdesk, and a 3rd one who will have to remain nameless as he was modestly keeping it a closely guarded secret. (I could maybe hazzard a guess!).

In the afternoon I went along to the Kelvingrove Gallery to see the excellent Glasgow Boys exhibition.

They revolutionised Scottish Painting from around 1880 to 1895. They came to prominence around the same time as Charles Rennie Mackintosh. They rebelled against traditional methods and used bold colours painting everyday subjects in a fresh, new way, often out of doors.

They became an international phenomenon in 1885 with the arrival of their first exhibition.