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 and snow was becoming a childhood memory until last winter of 2009/2010 which was long, hard, very cold and gave us plenty of snow.
However in reality we have waited many 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.
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, just long enough to get a few photos before it melted. 
The summer of 2009 was very wet though temperatures have been excellent.
Great for garden plants but not so great for visitors.
We have had some very warm sunny weather but heavy thunder storms have been quite frequent. So for the third year the summer and autumn have been a wet one.
Winter of 2009/2010 has been cold, frosty and with plenty snow. No sign of a mild winter this time.
However Dundee fared far better than the rest of the country which saw a record breaking very severe winter. Skiing in Scotland was at its best this winter.
After a long cold winter spring crept in very slowly with very few warm days. Tulips had to struggle with hail storms knocking them over. Wish the summer was here. Summer returned in June after a very long dry spring, however the rains came in July and forgot to go off. However on one sunny summer day I got these pictures
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