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Heather Dewar meets Roddy John Macleod and draws his colour portrait. Fraoch Nic an De貌ir cuide ri Ruairidh Iain MacLe貌id airson a dhearbhadh gu dathte.

Islay-born artist Heather Dewar creates colour portraits of well-known Gaels, while teasing out of them every little detail of their life story!

In this programme, Heather meets and draws Lord Minginish, Roddy John Macleod, the first and only Gaelic speaker ever to have been Chair of the Land Court. Heather takes some time away from the studio to visit Whistler鈥檚 portrait of Thomas Carlyle at Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

Tha Fraoch Nic an De貌ir a 脤le air ais air an sgrion le sreath 霉r de 鈥淒healbhan Fraoich鈥. An d脿 chuid na t猫-ealain agus na ceasnaiche, tha i a鈥檇猫anamh dealbhan dathte de Gh脿idheil air a bheil sinn e貌lach 鈥 agus a鈥檛脿ladh asta iomadh sgeul mu eachdraidh am beatha.

Anns a鈥 phr貌gram seo tha Fraoch a鈥檆貌mhradh 鈥 s a鈥檇ealbhadh Morair Mhinginis, Ruairidh Iain MacLe貌id, a chiad agus an aon neach labhairt G脿idhlig a bha riamh na chathraiche air C霉irt an Fhearainn.
Tha Fraoch a鈥 faighinn a-mach as an sti霉deo aice fh猫in greiseag gus tadhal air Gailearaidh Ealain Kelvingrove far a bheil i a鈥檆oimhead air dealbh Whistler de Th貌mas Carlyle.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

29 minutes

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Presenter Heather Dewar

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