Lachlan Goudie
@lachlangoudie.bsky.social
Artist, author, broadcaster. ‘The Story of Scottish Art’ is published by Thames & Hudson
www.lachlangoudie.com
www.lachlangoudie.com
I’m delighted to be exhibiting ‘In the Studio’ at the @royalinstituteofoilpainters annual exhibition @mallgalleries, The Mall, London SW1 from 27 November to 13 December
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I’m delighted to be exhibiting ‘In the Studio’ at the @royalinstituteofoilpainters annual exhibition @mallgalleries, The Mall, London SW1 from 27 November to 13 December
On my first painting day at Govan the @royalnavy Type 45 destroyer @hms.duncan was nearing completion on the slipway. She was one of the last vessels ever to be launched into the Clyde using the traditional 'dynamic' launch process #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
On my first painting day at Govan the @royalnavy Type 45 destroyer @hms.duncan was nearing completion on the slipway. She was one of the last vessels ever to be launched into the Clyde using the traditional 'dynamic' launch process #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery
It’s the last Saturday of my exhibition (my mistake last week!) Your last chance to join me in the high-tech Satellite manufacturing laboratories of @airbus_space
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It’s the last Saturday of my exhibition (my mistake last week!) Your last chance to join me in the high-tech Satellite manufacturing laboratories of @airbus_space
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
From the Forest to the Forge features portraits of the workers I have encountered - people who often identify closely with the history and the economic importance of the jobs they do #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
From the Forest to the Forge features portraits of the workers I have encountered - people who often identify closely with the history and the economic importance of the jobs they do #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
Industry and nature are often presented as being in perennial conflict. But as an artist I find both subjects equally compelling. Britain’s natural and industrial landscapes are interdependent; they affect and influence one another #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery-22 Nov
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Industry and nature are often presented as being in perennial conflict. But as an artist I find both subjects equally compelling. Britain’s natural and industrial landscapes are interdependent; they affect and influence one another #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery-22 Nov
Over the last decade I was able to document the resilience of @LibertySteelGrp
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Over the last decade I was able to document the resilience of @LibertySteelGrp
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
I was the only artist permitted on site at Govan @BAESystemsplc and Rosyth @babcockinternationalgroup to document the construction of Britain’s @royalnavy
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I was the only artist permitted on site at Govan @BAESystemsplc and Rosyth @babcockinternationalgroup to document the construction of Britain’s @royalnavy
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
For my exhibition From the Forest to the Forge I specially created a suite of dry point engravings. It was my first venture into printmaking, and I was hugely helped by the wonderful team @thamessideprint. #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
For my exhibition From the Forest to the Forge I specially created a suite of dry point engravings. It was my first venture into printmaking, and I was hugely helped by the wonderful team @thamessideprint. #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
Another chance to catch ‘Glasgow’s Treasure Palace’, a film I made about the museum that shaped my childhood and continues to enrich the lives of 1000s of Glaswegians: Kelvingrove www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - Inside Museums, Series 2, Glasgow’s Treasure Palace
Artist Lachlan Goudie gives us a personal tour of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Another chance to catch ‘Glasgow’s Treasure Palace’, a film I made about the museum that shaped my childhood and continues to enrich the lives of 1000s of Glaswegians: Kelvingrove www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
If you’re interested in my shipyard sketches @scottishgallery have scanned the pages of one of my 1st sketchbooks from @BAESystemsplc in Govan, which you can see using the link issuu.com/scottishgall...
Lachlan Goudie | From the Forest to the Forge | Sketchbook
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November 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
If you’re interested in my shipyard sketches @scottishgallery have scanned the pages of one of my 1st sketchbooks from @BAESystemsplc in Govan, which you can see using the link issuu.com/scottishgall...
Since 2017 a contract for a series of Type 26 Frigates at the Govan yard has kept thousands of workers busy. In my drawings I’ve been able to capture an incredible change in Clydebuilt shipbuilding which I’ll describe in my talk online tonight Wednesday 12th Nov 6pm. @scottishgallery
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Since 2017 a contract for a series of Type 26 Frigates at the Govan yard has kept thousands of workers busy. In my drawings I’ve been able to capture an incredible change in Clydebuilt shipbuilding which I’ll describe in my talk online tonight Wednesday 12th Nov 6pm. @scottishgallery
I'll be giving a talk online about my 15 year pilgrimage painting industrial locations across the UK, Wednesday 12th November 6pm. @scottishgallery To register;
scottish-gallery.co.uk/events/15-ye...
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15 Years of Industry with Lachlan Goudie | Online at The Scottish Gallery
Wednesday 12 November | 6 – 6:30pm Join us online as Lachlan Goudie reflects on the evolution of his 15-year industrial project. From his first visits to
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November 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I'll be giving a talk online about my 15 year pilgrimage painting industrial locations across the UK, Wednesday 12th November 6pm. @scottishgallery To register;
scottish-gallery.co.uk/events/15-ye...
scottish-gallery.co.uk/events/15-ye...
I think the tools of industry have a particular beauty. In these still lives I have tried to curate arrangements that feature the sorts of implements I use every day in my painting studio, alongside the vices, spanners and drills I often come across in the yards. @scottishgallery
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I think the tools of industry have a particular beauty. In these still lives I have tried to curate arrangements that feature the sorts of implements I use every day in my painting studio, alongside the vices, spanners and drills I often come across in the yards. @scottishgallery
In the aftermath of Covid I was invited to make this film about the National Gallery of Scotland @NatGalleriesSco and the treasures it contains. If you missed it first time round the programme was rebroadcast last night and is available to watch: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Inside Museums - Series 1: 2. Scottish National Gallery
Artist Lachlan Goudie visits the Scottish National Gallery to explore the relevance of a much-loved collection to the challenges we face today, in terms of family, community, nature and hope.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In the aftermath of Covid I was invited to make this film about the National Gallery of Scotland @NatGalleriesSco and the treasures it contains. If you missed it first time round the programme was rebroadcast last night and is available to watch: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Here’s a look at the very first sketchbook I completed when I spent a week drawing at Govan shipyard, 15 years ago. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Here’s a look at the very first sketchbook I completed when I spent a week drawing at Govan shipyard, 15 years ago. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
I’ve made a short film ‘The Forge’ with @scottishgallery about the industrial locations that inspired my new exhibition, From the Forest to the Forge. youtube.com/watch?v=DfaC...
Lachlan Goudie | The Forge
YouTube video by The Scottish Gallery
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November 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I’ve made a short film ‘The Forge’ with @scottishgallery about the industrial locations that inspired my new exhibition, From the Forest to the Forge. youtube.com/watch?v=DfaC...
My new exhibition includes drawings & paintings produced in the forests of the Scottish Borders and in Dorset, environments that share the sublime scale & intricacy I often encountered on heavy engineering sites @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
My new exhibition includes drawings & paintings produced in the forests of the Scottish Borders and in Dorset, environments that share the sublime scale & intricacy I often encountered on heavy engineering sites @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22
From the Forest to the Forge includes many works inspired by woods, trees, and the wonders of natural engineering @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
From the Forest to the Forge includes many works inspired by woods, trees, and the wonders of natural engineering @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
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Britain’s industry can feel at odds with its pastoral beauty, but artist @lachlangoudie.bsky.social sees deep connections.
His #fromtheforesttotheforge exhibition runs 30 Oct–22 Nov at The Scottish Gallery, Edinbugh.
His #fromtheforesttotheforge exhibition runs 30 Oct–22 Nov at The Scottish Gallery, Edinbugh.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Britain’s industry can feel at odds with its pastoral beauty, but artist @lachlangoudie.bsky.social sees deep connections.
His #fromtheforesttotheforge exhibition runs 30 Oct–22 Nov at The Scottish Gallery, Edinbugh.
His #fromtheforesttotheforge exhibition runs 30 Oct–22 Nov at The Scottish Gallery, Edinbugh.
Sketchbooks are essential to the work I have undertaken at industrial locations across the UK over the last 15 years. Here’s one I completed at Govan shipyard @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sketchbooks are essential to the work I have undertaken at industrial locations across the UK over the last 15 years. Here’s one I completed at Govan shipyard @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
The @scottishgallery is looking handsome this morning ahead of my talk ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Here’s a short tour of the hang which the team worked so hard to install for you. Open today and until 22nd Nov
November 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The @scottishgallery is looking handsome this morning ahead of my talk ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Here’s a short tour of the hang which the team worked so hard to install for you. Open today and until 22nd Nov
My exhibition From the Forest to the Forge features drawings illustrating the dismantling of immense @Shell offshore rigs, structures which once defined the North Sea Oil boom. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
My exhibition From the Forest to the Forge features drawings illustrating the dismantling of immense @Shell offshore rigs, structures which once defined the North Sea Oil boom. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
I’ll be giving a talk @scottishgallery at 10.15am on Saturday 1st Nov about my project ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Tickets available through the link scottish-gallery.co.uk/events/art-f...
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I’ll be giving a talk @scottishgallery at 10.15am on Saturday 1st Nov about my project ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Tickets available through the link scottish-gallery.co.uk/events/art-f...
My visit to @tatasteeluk Port Talbot blast furnaces in 2017 was awe-inspiring. Clothed in layers of protective equipment I was allowed to watch as giant ladles were manoeuvred into position before being tipped over, pouring molten steel into the furnaces @scottishgallery
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My visit to @tatasteeluk Port Talbot blast furnaces in 2017 was awe-inspiring. Clothed in layers of protective equipment I was allowed to watch as giant ladles were manoeuvred into position before being tipped over, pouring molten steel into the furnaces @scottishgallery
Opening tomorrow From the Forest to the Forge considers how industry has shaped British landscape & culture. The exhibition features paintings that document thriving British industries alongside the last days of steel production in Redcar @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30Oct-22Nov
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Opening tomorrow From the Forest to the Forge considers how industry has shaped British landscape & culture. The exhibition features paintings that document thriving British industries alongside the last days of steel production in Redcar @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30Oct-22Nov