HE is rightly regarded as one of the greatest artists to ever pick up a brush in the Scottish Borders.

Tom Scott, who was a member of the Royal Scottish Academy, lived all of his life in the region.

Scott, who was born in Selkirk in 1854, became well-known for his watercolours of the area, famously depicting the mountainous landscapes, unique architecture, and cultural history. His paintings of local scenes included Looking down Ettrick from Selkirk Bridge (1914), Eyemouth Harbour (1896), Melrose Abbey and the River Tweed (1904), and St Mary's Loch (1922).

Scott's work was acclaimed during his life, and over the course of 50 years, he exhibited over 160 works at the Royal Scottish Academy.

He died in Selkirk in 1927.

From next month an exhibition of Scott's work will go on show at Old Gala House.

The exhibition gives everyone the opportunity to see how much – or how little - the scenery in the Borders has changed in the past century.

Phoebe Stewart, assistant curator at Old Gala House, said: "This is a great opportunity for visitors to see rarely seen Tom Scott’s of the Borderlands within our Fine Art collection.

"At Live Borders, one of our aims as a charity is to make lives happier, which we hope coming to this wonderful exhibition will achieve.”

The Tom Scott exhibition runs from June 15 to August 18 at Old Gala House in Galashiels.