Neilsart Caricatures

19/06/2024

St Mirren captain Billy Abercromby lifts the Scottish Cup at Hampden in May 1987. Pic: Bob Thomas.

10/06/2024

Very pleased to present the West Dunbartonshire Community map of the Antonine Wall!

I had the pleasure of creating this through a series of guided walks and workshops conducted with 60+ individuals living along the Wall in West Dunbartonshire.

The aim was to encourage the use of the Wall as an outdoor venue for local walks and facilitate social interaction and the local community provided valuable input regarding information about the area along the route.

The map was produced as part of the Antonine Wall’s participation as a pilot site in the UK National Commission for UNESCO’s ‘Local to Global’ project, which is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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10/05/2024

Special thanks to David Campbell for installing a plinth to help better display my community trail model recently commissioned by Crieff Community Trust. maps models maps

01/05/2024

Great project to be involved in meeting the local community and learning more about a really interesting and historic area of Scotland.

We are very happy to present the West Dunbartonshire Community map of the Antonine Wall!

The Antonine Wall Community map in West Dunbartonshire was created in early 2024 by Neil Thomson with a group of community members over 60, local to the Antonine Wall.

This map shows, points of interest along the Antonine Wall and is the perfect companion for small wanders or longer walks between Old Kilpatrick and Duntocher.
You can download it from our blog and read more about local places of interest: https://rediscoveringtheantoninewall.org/2024/04/23/west-dunbartonshire-antonine-wall-community-map/

This map was produced as part of the Antonine Wall's participation as a pilot site in the UK National Commission for UNESCO's 'Local to Global' project, which is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Working with the team we decided to work with an audience of people aged 60+ living along the Wall in West Dunbartonshire. The aim was to encourage the use of the Wall as an outdoor venue and for local walks and facilitate social interaction. Over three weeks we organised three indoor workshops and two walks suitable for all abilities.
West Dunbartonshire Council UNESCO in the UK
World Heritage UK The National Lottery Heritage Fund

22/03/2024

Off to the remote Ardtornish estate in Morvern peninsula to provide wedding caricatures tomorrow. It's a way to go but looking forward to the drive through some beautiful countryside and meeting some lovely folks at an exciting new venue I haven't worked at before!

27/02/2024

Models are a great way of telling stories….

Ian Young said he built the first model to remember the iconic pub after it was demolished.

26/02/2024

All setup and ready 2go with 1st Antonine Wall Community map project workshop in Duntocher hall with local community groups…. Nervous but looking forward to meeting the local community groups of Old Kilpatrick and Duntocher.

26/02/2024

Forest Caricatures in a cozy hobbit hut with the lovely staff of Finsbay Restaurants and Bars…

16/02/2024

Caricatures to ease corporate stress @ Cadworks today!

14/02/2024

Lovely time in the company of EE at their staff do at Boxhub Glasgow.

03/01/2024

01/12/2023

Alistair Darling passed away the other day…. The sad news reminded me of a caricature commission I worked on just before indy ref 2…..

12/11/2023

Have recently for some reason had a lot of enquiries for prints of this artwork. I must admit it is one of my favourites, It is outside 'The Royal Stewart' now 'The Meadow Inn' Burrell Street, Crieff. The image is showing 'Crieff Folk Club' which was held at 'The Royal Stewart' and in the centre of picture is Billy Connolly and to his left in red jacket is 'Gerry Rafferty' they performed in the group 'The Humblebums' on the right in pin stripe suit and hat is 'Malky McCormick' a great pal and fellow cartoonist who passed away in 2019. The cadets heading up to the drill hall are there because the Folk Club was on a Wednesday night, same night as cadets. The man to left of 'Gerry Rafferty' is 'Archie Gibson' who formed Crieff Folk Club back in the 1960's. When I posted the original for sale a few years ago it was sold straight away to Archie Gibson's son in Comrie. The Meadow Inn also asked to buy original, as it was sold managed to provide them with a large framed print. I also used the image in one of my Crieff Calendars a couple of years ago. Now with demand for prints, I can offer mounted cello wrapped 14" x 11" prints for £25 or £30 if UK postage required. Please message me or email [email protected] if you wish to purchase a print. They will also be available at Strathearn Arts, Comrie Street, Crieff in the run up to Christmas. A great nostalgic image of Crieff.

28/10/2023

Table No 11, Park Hotel, Wellington Mental Health and Wellbeing charity ball!

27/10/2023

19/10/2023

New community path highlighted in yellow…

18/10/2023

Community path model for local trust starting to get there with black surround added courtesy of David Campbell. Just need to highlight the actual path in yellow!

14/10/2023

Working on a model commission for local@community trust highlighting the route of a new public path linking to two routes to the river Earn. It’s all in the detail!

01/10/2023

Hotel Du Vin on Friday in the company of some lovely people all gathered to celebrate Kirstie and Craig’s big day!

26/09/2023

Great to be a part of Andrew and Celeste’s big day!

25/09/2023

24/09/2023

Celebrating with newlyweds Celeste and Andrew at the lovely Lochside House Hotel.

09/09/2023

09/09/2023

Fun caricatures with the Beatson Charity

08/09/2023

All set 2 go @ EICC in the company of Barrett Homes