Panoramic views at the Scottish Artist Studio
The studio is built on the south facing slope of Menzieshill and enjoys fantastic views over the River Tay to the Lomond Hills in the Kingdom of Fife. 
South facing windows in the studio and double ensuite room command the best views looking towards Dundee Airport and up into Invergowrie on the beautiful Carse of Gowrie known for its superior soft fruit crops of raspberries and strawberries grown mainly in polythene tunnels.
The guest house is close to Ninewells hospital and within walking distance of the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie. Just off the Perth road it is near the Invercarse Hotel, and Fernbrae Hospital. Dundee university is also within walking distance (45 minutes) however, there are buses every 15 minutes which pass Dundee university and the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art on the way to the city centre.
Over the different seasons the views take on their own character as a range of varying farm crops colour the landscape, or autumn colours cast their warm glow before the winter snow blankets the ground. 
However Dundee has its own microclimate which can be very favourable.
However in reality we have waited two years for the winter snow to come but the warmer climate created by the greenhouse effect has created mild but damp winters with little snow and only a few degrees of occasional night frosts. Unfortunately these frosts tend to come in late spring and upset the blossoming of the plums, pears and especially the peach. The peach is very successful now we are getting warmer summers, but securing a good blossom set unaffected by the late frosts is the real test.
There is more horticultural tips on our Scottish garden page.
Summer 2006 was the hottest and longest summer in living memory but was then followed in 2007 by a cool wet summer and flooding became a major problem in many parts of the country. 
Summer storms swept in from the south west and up the Tay getting captured on camera for sheer drama and impact.
The summer of 2008 has been even worse than 2007, in fact it never arrived, though the spring was brilliant it ended at the end of May. Hopefully 2009 may be normal.
Photographs of the views from our south and west facing windows reflect this weather pattern during the days, but really excel with sunsets over Kingoodie Bay in Invergowrie.
Sunsets seen below and dramatic skies can make beautiful paintings.
Many of John's painting hang on the walls in most of the guest rooms so Anna has created a page to show more of these original paintings. 
Winter came in December in 2008 with a little bit of snow, but global warming effect made sure it did not last long. 
However long enough to get a few photos before it melted. 
We are still waiting for the 2009 summer to arrive, but so far the weather has been wet and cool even up to the end of May. Great for garden planting but not so great for visitors.
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