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Update from Me
Apr 2, 2026

Completion of the James McBey Diary Transcriptions

My transcription project for Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums took 13 months and totalled more than 500,000 words. Fun fact: James McBey kept a diary for longer than Samuel Pepys, Virginia Woolf and George Orwell.
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SHADOWS & LIGHT: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey

Around the Web
28/11/2022
The National News: When Scottish painter James McBey met Faisal I of Iraq
Excerpt from my new book in The National
Around the Web
28/11/2022
The National News: When Scottish painter James McBey met Faisal I of Iraq
Excerpt from my new book in The National
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15/2/2023
The Aberdonian: Shining spotlight on the remarkable life of trailblazer McBey
Feature written by myself in the Aberdonian on the exhibition and McBey book release
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15/2/2023
The Aberdonian: Shining spotlight on the remarkable life of trailblazer McBey
Feature written by myself in the Aberdonian on the exhibition and McBey book release
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11/3/2023
Scanned clipping of The Guardian's feature on my James McBey biography / exhibition.
My work on James McBey was featured in a March 2023 issue of The Guardian.
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11/3/2023
Scanned clipping of The Guardian's feature on my James McBey biography / exhibition.
My work on James McBey was featured in a March 2023 issue of The Guardian.

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SHADOWS & LIGHT: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey

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Update from Me
27/9/2025
James McBey: His Art, His World exhibition
✨17 pieces (incl. 16 original artworks) on show. ✨1st time that the McBey showstopper Zorah: Moroccan Girl Sleeping was on public display since 2023 in New York. ✨300+ visitors through the doors between Friday evening (Sept. 19) & 6pm Sunday (Sept. 21). ✨20 copies of SHADOWS & LIGHT: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey on sale. All 20 copies sold. Watch this space for more initiatives from the Newburgh & Ythan Community Trust-sponsored James McBey Project!
Update from Me
27/9/2025
James McBey: His Art, His World exhibition
✨17 pieces (incl. 16 original artworks) on show. ✨1st time that the McBey showstopper Zorah: Moroccan Girl Sleeping was on public display since 2023 in New York. ✨300+ visitors through the doors between Friday evening (Sept. 19) & 6pm Sunday (Sept. 21). ✨20 copies of SHADOWS & LIGHT: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey on sale. All 20 copies sold. Watch this space for more initiatives from the Newburgh & Ythan Community Trust-sponsored James McBey Project!
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15/2/2023
The Aberdonian: Shining spotlight on the remarkable life of trailblazer McBey
Feature written by myself in the Aberdonian on the exhibition and McBey book release
Clipping
15/2/2023
The Aberdonian: Shining spotlight on the remarkable life of trailblazer McBey
Feature written by myself in the Aberdonian on the exhibition and McBey book release
Around the Web
12/2/2023
Sunday Post: Farmer’s son hailed as Scotland’s Rembrandt
James McBey and my book featured in the Sunday Post.
Around the Web
12/2/2023
Sunday Post: Farmer’s son hailed as Scotland’s Rembrandt
James McBey and my book featured in the Sunday Post.
Around the Web
6/11/2022
The Sunday National: The story of James McBey, Scotland's Rembrandt, revealed in amazing new book
Interview with me about my new book.
Around the Web
6/11/2022
The Sunday National: The story of James McBey, Scotland's Rembrandt, revealed in amazing new book
Interview with me about my new book.

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