gave him some water colours when he retired more than 30 years ago. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has been to see his exhibition. 1930s glasgow, in vivid colour. daily life during the inter war years and the great depression. thomas, the washing day is your favourite one. why is that? yes, well, i think i ve got the right atmosphere here, i think i ve just got it right. i ve got the lady doing her washing, the wee boy sitting on his potty doing his business. the response from the public has been absolutely wonderful. every one of them have said how much they have enjoyed it, and it s been a trip down memory lane for the elderly people and an education for the younger ones. thomas s three grown up children could not be prouder of his exhibition in the forge, an east end shopping centre. this has been the ideal place to show his paintings as well, because obviously if you ve got them in a gallery,
berries. the 15th century ship once belonged to king hans of denmark and norway, and was found by divers off the coast of sweden. the baltic sea preserved the organic remains because of its low concentration of salt, whereas on land the goods would have withered and disappeared. take a look at these. memories of 1930s glasgow painted by an artist who is now 95, and who is holding his first ever art exhibition wanting people to see his work before he dies. thomas mcgoran was inspired to paint after his wife gave him some water colours when he retired more than 30 years ago. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has been to see his exhibition. 1930s glasgow, in vivid colour. daily life during the inter war years and the great depression.
here she is, a cushion in the window, hanging out the window and a neighbour is hanging out the window, they had a wee chat. just a wee blether? a wee blether. thomas plans to keep painting and says he has a few ideas forfuture exhibitions. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. archaeologists have discovered a mediaeval shipwreck with a fully stocked pantry of exotic spices including ginger, clove and black pepper and organic remains of fruits and nuts, even berries. the 15th century sharepoint belongs to king heinz of denmark and norway, found by divers of the coast of sweden. the baltic sea preserve the organic remains because of its low concentration of salt. a bus driver in england has rescued a sheep on a busy road on herfirst day behind the wheel. when martine patey spotted the animal on the dual carriageway, it was running through the traffic and causing havoc.
it is unbelievable the detail he goes through, the talent he s got, and the paintings are just fantastic. an idea came to me. i can always remember my mum talking about the wee glasgow woman. here she is, a cushion in the window, hanging out the window and a neighbour is hanging out the window, they had a wee chat. just a wee blether? a wee blether. thomas plans to keep painting and says he has a few ideas forfuture exhibitions. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. what a lovely idea. a bus driver in england has rescued a sheep on a busy road, on herfirst day behind the wheel. when martine patey spotted the animal on the dual carriageway, it was running through the traffic and causing havoc. with the help of two fellow motorists, she managed to get the sheep onto the bus and then drove it back to its farm.
the response from the public has been absolutely wonderful. every one of them have said how much they have enjoyed it, and it s been a trip down memory lane for the elderly people and an education for the younger ones. thomas s three grown up children could not be prouder of his exhibition in the forge, an east end shopping centre. this has been the ideal place to show his paintings as well, because obviously if you ve got them in a gallery, you re not going to get as many people passing by in and popping in as you do here. and because it s in the east end of glasgow where he comes from, it sjust all kind of tied in. it s all his memories. but every painting in here, every person that s come in and seen it, they all leave with a smile or they leave crying because itjust evokes so many memories for them. he s been a great dad all through our lives. i he s always been there for us and it s just so lovely to see i this happening for him. like the good old days when you were a projectionis