Dealbhan Fraoich

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Dealbhan Fraoich/Heather's Portraits

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Heather Dewar creates colour portraits of well-known Gaels.

Heather Dewar combines the role of artist and interviewer, and creates colour portraits of well-known Gaels.

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Dealbhan Fraoich/Heather's Portraits: Series 6: Episode 5

Episode 5

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A colour portrait of Roddy John Macleod. Dealbh dathte de Ruairidh Iain MacLeòid.

Heather Dewar meets Roddy John Macleod and draws his colour portrait. Fraoch Nic an Deòir cuide ri Ruairidh Iain MacLeòid airson a dhearbhadh gu dathte.

Islay-born artist Heather Dewar creates colour portraits of well-known Gaels, while teasing out of them every little detail of their life story!  

In this programme, Heather meets and draws Lord Minginish, Roddy John Macleod, the first and only Gaelic speaker ever to have been Chair of the Land Court. Heather takes some time away from the studio to visit Whistler’s portrait of Thomas Carlyle at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. 

Tha Fraoch Nic an Deòir a Ìle air ais air an sgrion le sreath ùr de “Dhealbhan Fraoich”. An dà chuid na tè-ealain agus na ceasnaiche, tha i a’dèanamh dealbhan dathte de Ghàidheil air a bheil sinn eòlach – agus a’tàladh asta iomadh sgeul mu eachdraidh am beatha.

Anns a’ phrògram seo tha Fraoch a’còmhradh ‘ s a’dealbhadh Morair Mhinginis, Ruairidh Iain MacLeòid, a chiad agus an aon neach labhairt Gàidhlig a bha riamh na chathraiche air Cùirt an Fhearainn.
Tha Fraoch a’ faighinn a-mach as an stiùdeo aice fhèin greiseag gus tadhal air Gailearaidh Ealain Kelvingrove far a bheil i a’coimhead air dealbh Whistler de Thòmas Carlyle.

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Dealbhan Fraoich/Heather's Portraits: Series 6

Series in which Heather Dewar draws portraits.

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