An Artist's Paradise.

East Linton has a long tradition of landscape painting. The picturesque Burgh offered many appealing aspects. The River Tyne especially, flowing slowly between tall sparalling willow and then surging through the Linn jaws, past ancient mills, clourful orchards and golden fields, provided painting subjects for which there was a ready market.

Little wonder that by 1906 had become known as the Scottish Barbizon, comparing it to the French village in the Forest of Fountainebleau.

This excerpt from the Local History publication By the Linn Rocks demonstrates the contribution of many significant artists to recording the East Linton environment. Examples of some of the paintings can be seen in East Linton library including the painting by Robert Noble, RSA " East Linton at Dusk." A more recent artist of note was Ken Lochead, well known for his paintings of Scottish scenes reproduced in notelets and postcards.

The tradition continues today with an Art Club which meets during the winter months and an Annual Art exhibition held during September each year. The picturesque Preston Mill, now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, continues to attract artists and photographers for its historic beauty.

Preston Mill .

Gifted to the National Trust of Scotland by the late George Gray of Smeaton