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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Heather Dewar

Sybla Shillady

Faye MacLean

Dealbhan Fraoich/Heather's Portraits: Series 6: Episode 8

Episode 8

Series 6

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A colour portrait of Sybla Shillady. Dealbh dathte de Sybla Shillady. 

Heather Dewar meets Sybla Shillady and draws her colour portrait. Fraoch Nic an Deòir cuide ri Sybla Shillady agus i ga dealbhadh ann an dath. 

Heather meets and draws Sybla Shillady who moved to Glasgow from Cheese Bay in North Uist as a child.

Heather takes some time away from the studio to visit one of my favourite portraits, The Honourable Mrs Graham by 18th century artist Thomas Gainsborough in the National gallery in Edinburgh.

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 i a’coinneachadh ‘s a’ dealbhadh Sybla Shillady a ghluais bho Bàgh a’ Chàise, Uibhist a Tuath ‘s i fhathast na pàiste.

Chì sinn Fraoch a’gabhail tìde air falbh bho h-obair ‘s i ann a Gailearaidh Nàiseanta Dhùn Eideann a’ coimhead air dealbh le Tòmas Gainsborough bhon ochdamh linn deug,  An t-Urramach Bh-phòsta Greumach.

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Dealbhan Fraoich/Heather's Portraits: Series 6

Series in which Heather Dewar draws portraits.

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