Upper Gallery March & April 2025
Returning: New drawings by Blake Milteer
Inspired by the forests and woodlands round Gairloch, artist Blake Milteer has created a new series of intricate drawings reflecting the complex beauty of our region’s unique environments.


Extraction (Root Plate)
Coille Dubh near Shieldaig Lodge
Graphite on board
28.5cm x 28.5cm
£350
For more than 30 years, artist Blake Milteer has found enduring subjects in the forests and woods around Gairloch. Returning again and again to the Coille na Glas Leitire in Beinn Eighe NNR, Coille Dorch in Badachro, Coille Dubh near Shieldaig Lodge, and Am Baile Mòr (Flowerdale Glen), Milteer has created a new series of intricate drawings reflecting the complex beauty of these unique environments. The artist says that ‘drawing is a challenging and tactile way of rendering characteristic aspects of the landscape while also representing my experiences in these distinctive places.’
Blake Milteer is originally from the USA and lives in Edinburgh. He studied fine art at the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Texas, holds a BFA in fine art from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and an MA in art history/ museum studies from the University of Denver.
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In recent years, Milteer has re-prioritised making art after more than two decades of curatorial work in organisations such as the National Galleries of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and Denver Art Museum. Milteer’s art is represented by Inchgowan Fine Art in Gairloch.

Below the World – Am Baile Mòr, Flowerdale Glen
Graphite on board
38.5cm x 48.5cm
£750

Above the World – Coille na Glas Leitire, Beinn Eighe NNR
Graphite on board
38.5cm x 48.5cm
£750
Visit our Upper Gallery (no admission charge) to view:
Returning: New Drawings by Blake Milteer will be on display at Gairloch Museum during March and April 2025.
March Opening Hours
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 11am - 4pm
April Opening Hours
Mondays - Saturdays, 10am - 5pm
f you wish to purchase artwork, please use the contact details below. We can accept payment at the Museum or are equally happy to invoice and take payment by bank transfer. At the end of the exhibition, the Museum will help to arrange delivery or collection of your artwork. When a cost is incurred, this is passed on to the buyer. Within Scotland, we usually manage to deploy our “informal” art delivery network and no charge​.
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While you're at the Museum, you might like to also view
in our Lower Gallery. This exhibition also has no admission charge.
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Drawing from the land
Art Workshop with Blake Milteer
Friday 11th April, 2pm - 4pm
Saturday 12th April, 10am - 3pm
Tickets: £60* ​
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Join artist, Blake Milteer (currently exhibiting at Gairloch Museum) for this immersive workshop, looking closely at a local woodland and discovering how we might capture and represent it in art work. Whether you already dabble or are trying making art for the first time you are welcome to join us.
Day 1, Friday 11th April, 2pm - 4pm
We will meet at the Museum and start with a gallery tour, before heading out into a local woodland to explore and find our inspiration
Day 2, Saturday 12th April, 10am -3pm
We will be in the Museum using our source material from day one to create an individual artwork. Teas and coffees will be provided but please bring a packed lunch.

For more details about Blake and his artwork see here.
* We have a small bursary available for two places on this workshop. If you would find the workshop fee a barrier to attend, please contact us at outreach@gairlochmuseum.org to ask about the assisted places.