Lachlan Goudie
@lachlangoudie.bsky.social
Artist, author, broadcaster. ‘The Story of Scottish Art’ is published by Thames & Hudson
www.lachlangoudie.com
www.lachlangoudie.com
Since 2017 a contract for a series of Type 26 Frigates at the @BAESystemsplc Govan yard, has kept 1000s of workers busy. I have been on site regularly and have captured an incredible shift from assembling vessels on slipways to working in vast covered halls @scottishgallery
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Since 2017 a contract for a series of Type 26 Frigates at the @BAESystemsplc Govan yard, has kept 1000s of workers busy. I have been on site regularly and have captured an incredible shift from assembling vessels on slipways to working in vast covered halls @scottishgallery
At Govan 100s of steel units were welded together into vast blocks, measuring 7 decks in height. These segments were then shipped from the Clyde to the Firth of Forth where the 2 carriers were assembled in a huge drydock at Rosyth @babcockinternationalgroup #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
At Govan 100s of steel units were welded together into vast blocks, measuring 7 decks in height. These segments were then shipped from the Clyde to the Firth of Forth where the 2 carriers were assembled in a huge drydock at Rosyth @babcockinternationalgroup #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery
I’m delighted to be exhibiting ‘In the Studio’ at the @royalinstituteofoilpainters annual exhibition @mallgalleries, The Mall, London SW1 from 27 November to 13 December
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I’m delighted to be exhibiting ‘In the Studio’ at the @royalinstituteofoilpainters annual exhibition @mallgalleries, The Mall, London SW1 from 27 November to 13 December
On my first painting day at Govan the @royalnavy Type 45 destroyer @hms.duncan was nearing completion on the slipway. She was one of the last vessels ever to be launched into the Clyde using the traditional 'dynamic' launch process #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
On my first painting day at Govan the @royalnavy Type 45 destroyer @hms.duncan was nearing completion on the slipway. She was one of the last vessels ever to be launched into the Clyde using the traditional 'dynamic' launch process #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery
It’s the last Saturday of my exhibition (my mistake last week!) Your last chance to join me in the high-tech Satellite manufacturing laboratories of @airbus_space
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It’s the last Saturday of my exhibition (my mistake last week!) Your last chance to join me in the high-tech Satellite manufacturing laboratories of @airbus_space
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
in Stevenage & Portsmouth, where I found creative inspiration in the unlikeliest of studios @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
From the Forest to the Forge features portraits of the workers I have encountered - people who often identify closely with the history and the economic importance of the jobs they do #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
From the Forest to the Forge features portraits of the workers I have encountered - people who often identify closely with the history and the economic importance of the jobs they do #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
Industry and nature are often presented as being in perennial conflict. But as an artist I find both subjects equally compelling. Britain’s natural and industrial landscapes are interdependent; they affect and influence one another #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery-22 Nov
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Industry and nature are often presented as being in perennial conflict. But as an artist I find both subjects equally compelling. Britain’s natural and industrial landscapes are interdependent; they affect and influence one another #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery-22 Nov
Over the last decade I was able to document the resilience of @LibertySteelGrp
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Over the last decade I was able to document the resilience of @LibertySteelGrp
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
steel rolling at Dalzell, on a site adjacent to the once immense Ravenscraig steel works #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
I was the only artist permitted on site at Govan @BAESystemsplc and Rosyth @babcockinternationalgroup to document the construction of Britain’s @royalnavy
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I was the only artist permitted on site at Govan @BAESystemsplc and Rosyth @babcockinternationalgroup to document the construction of Britain’s @royalnavy
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
flagships the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers @hmsqueenelizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
For my exhibition From the Forest to the Forge I specially created a suite of dry point engravings. It was my first venture into printmaking, and I was hugely helped by the wonderful team @thamessideprint. #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
For my exhibition From the Forest to the Forge I specially created a suite of dry point engravings. It was my first venture into printmaking, and I was hugely helped by the wonderful team @thamessideprint. #fromtheforesttotheforge @scottishgallery until -22 Nov
Since 2017 a contract for a series of Type 26 Frigates at the Govan yard has kept thousands of workers busy. In my drawings I’ve been able to capture an incredible change in Clydebuilt shipbuilding which I’ll describe in my talk online tonight Wednesday 12th Nov 6pm. @scottishgallery
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Since 2017 a contract for a series of Type 26 Frigates at the Govan yard has kept thousands of workers busy. In my drawings I’ve been able to capture an incredible change in Clydebuilt shipbuilding which I’ll describe in my talk online tonight Wednesday 12th Nov 6pm. @scottishgallery
I think the tools of industry have a particular beauty. In these still lives I have tried to curate arrangements that feature the sorts of implements I use every day in my painting studio, alongside the vices, spanners and drills I often come across in the yards. @scottishgallery
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I think the tools of industry have a particular beauty. In these still lives I have tried to curate arrangements that feature the sorts of implements I use every day in my painting studio, alongside the vices, spanners and drills I often come across in the yards. @scottishgallery
Here’s a look at the very first sketchbook I completed when I spent a week drawing at Govan shipyard, 15 years ago. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Here’s a look at the very first sketchbook I completed when I spent a week drawing at Govan shipyard, 15 years ago. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
My new exhibition includes drawings & paintings produced in the forests of the Scottish Borders and in Dorset, environments that share the sublime scale & intricacy I often encountered on heavy engineering sites @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
My new exhibition includes drawings & paintings produced in the forests of the Scottish Borders and in Dorset, environments that share the sublime scale & intricacy I often encountered on heavy engineering sites @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22
From the Forest to the Forge includes many works inspired by woods, trees, and the wonders of natural engineering @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
From the Forest to the Forge includes many works inspired by woods, trees, and the wonders of natural engineering @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
Sketchbooks are essential to the work I have undertaken at industrial locations across the UK over the last 15 years. Here’s one I completed at Govan shipyard @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sketchbooks are essential to the work I have undertaken at industrial locations across the UK over the last 15 years. Here’s one I completed at Govan shipyard @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
The @scottishgallery is looking handsome this morning ahead of my talk ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Here’s a short tour of the hang which the team worked so hard to install for you. Open today and until 22nd Nov
November 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The @scottishgallery is looking handsome this morning ahead of my talk ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Here’s a short tour of the hang which the team worked so hard to install for you. Open today and until 22nd Nov
My exhibition From the Forest to the Forge features drawings illustrating the dismantling of immense @Shell offshore rigs, structures which once defined the North Sea Oil boom. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
My exhibition From the Forest to the Forge features drawings illustrating the dismantling of immense @Shell offshore rigs, structures which once defined the North Sea Oil boom. @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
I’ll be giving a talk @scottishgallery at 10.15am on Saturday 1st Nov about my project ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Tickets available through the link scottish-gallery.co.uk/events/art-f...
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I’ll be giving a talk @scottishgallery at 10.15am on Saturday 1st Nov about my project ‘From the Forest to the Forge’. Tickets available through the link scottish-gallery.co.uk/events/art-f...
My visit to @tatasteeluk Port Talbot blast furnaces in 2017 was awe-inspiring. Clothed in layers of protective equipment I was allowed to watch as giant ladles were manoeuvred into position before being tipped over, pouring molten steel into the furnaces @scottishgallery
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My visit to @tatasteeluk Port Talbot blast furnaces in 2017 was awe-inspiring. Clothed in layers of protective equipment I was allowed to watch as giant ladles were manoeuvred into position before being tipped over, pouring molten steel into the furnaces @scottishgallery
Opening tomorrow From the Forest to the Forge considers how industry has shaped British landscape & culture. The exhibition features paintings that document thriving British industries alongside the last days of steel production in Redcar @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30Oct-22Nov
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Opening tomorrow From the Forest to the Forge considers how industry has shaped British landscape & culture. The exhibition features paintings that document thriving British industries alongside the last days of steel production in Redcar @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30Oct-22Nov
Looking forward to chatting with the team on #TheArtsMix @bbcradioscot this afternoon at 3.30pm about my 15 year industrial painting pilgrimage creating From the Forest to the Forge @scottishgallery
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Looking forward to chatting with the team on #TheArtsMix @bbcradioscot this afternoon at 3.30pm about my 15 year industrial painting pilgrimage creating From the Forest to the Forge @scottishgallery
Many of the works in From the Forest to the Forge record the advance of innovative new technologies including the satellite manufacturing labs operated in the UK by @airbus_space @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Many of the works in From the Forest to the Forge record the advance of innovative new technologies including the satellite manufacturing labs operated in the UK by @airbus_space @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
For my new exhibition I gained access to the @BAESystemsplc shipyards in Govan and Scotstoun, the last two major yards surviving on the Clyde & my first visits around 2010 coincided with a resurgence of shipbuilding activity @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
For my new exhibition I gained access to the @BAESystemsplc shipyards in Govan and Scotstoun, the last two major yards surviving on the Clyde & my first visits around 2010 coincided with a resurgence of shipbuilding activity @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
Growing up in Glasgow I often heard my father describe the days when the Clyde bustled with shipbuilding but by the 80s the River was silent. So I began to draw the archaeology of a dying industrial landscape @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Growing up in Glasgow I often heard my father describe the days when the Clyde bustled with shipbuilding but by the 80s the River was silent. So I began to draw the archaeology of a dying industrial landscape @scottishgallery #fromtheforesttotheforge 30 Oct-22 Nov