Scottish Paintings: Old Master to Contemporary

This exhibition spans decades of Scottish painting, from the 1700s to the present, and is amazingly diverse. It seems surreal to view Sir Henry Raeburn's portrait of Mr George Abercomby and in the same gaze see the mixed media work of the Boyle family. Such contrasting styles – the former a moody, dark, life-like portrait and the latter a collage representing a pavement with actual cobbles glued on to the canvas – will make you ponder the progression of Scottish art.

The upstairs of the gallery feels like you're intruding in someone's private living room; however, some of the best works are located here including Charles Oppenheimer's Winter Time, Kirkcudbright, my personal favourite depicting a snowy Scottish scene.

There is one thing all the paintings do have in common, and that is a high price tag. For those of you who admired Sir David Wilkie's work in the National Gallery exhibition The Discovery of Spain, there are some smaller pieces here that can be bought for a mere £185,000.

Tradition is juxtaposed with modernity and this exhibition will not fail to surprise. It's worth dropping by, but if you're looking to buy make sure you've got tens, or even hundreds of thousands to spare.