I went to Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow recently. I wanted to see the famous painting ‘Christ of St John of the Cross’ by Salvador Dali. I’ve seen it reproduced in books and on the internet many times though nothing prepares you for the thrill of seeing it ‘in the flesh’. It isn’t particularly well displayed but that’s half the attraction of Kelvingrove for me, it’s like you’ve been given permission to look round someone’s, very grand, house. I had read about the perspective shift which occurs if you stand extremely close to the painting and look up at the figure. Amazing, from the viewer looking down on the figure the positions are reversed....sorry, I am not explaining it very well....go and see it for yourself you will love it, I promise. I blew the dust off my camera and took a few images of the other exhibits, mostly statues (they make the best photographic models ever; no fee, don’t complain and don’t insist on editing the results because ‘my nose looks too big in that one’). Not the best shots I’ve ever taken but, apparently, it’s my blog and I can post what I want! I love the place, there’s a gallery devoted to the ‘Glasgow Boys’ which contains a painting of a dancer by Sir John Lavery, fantastic. There were some parties of school kids being shown around, their teachers enthusing about the paintings and asking questions. I was pretending to listen to my iPod. I wanted to put my hand up....’please miss, I know what impasto means’. Made it back to Buchanan Street just before Lynn descended on Hermes!