A rare opportunity to buy work by the late Montrose artist Syd Walker has arisen with a selling exhibition organised by his daughters currently open.

The ProMo Pop Shop on Montrose High Street has been transported back in time as a small-scale version of Syd’s popular gallery, the Stables Arts Centre, with a wide range of his work – some dating back to the 1960s - available to buy. Syd Walker, who died in 2015, was a well-known figure in the town, running a shop, coffee house, pottery and gallery with his wife, Elizabeth, for many years.

Earlier this year, their daughters, Kirsten and Fiona, discovered a treasure trove of items, including a rare range of ceramic jewellery Syd produced, some made with Angus clay. For the first time in many years, people are able to buy cufflinks, pendants and brooches, along with other work, including pottery, paintings, signed prints, greetings cards and notelets. His daughter Kirsten said: “Once we started opening boxes that had been stored for many years, we were amazed at the range of things we found. We were so surprised to find the ceramic jewellery designed in the 1960s, as well as prints and paintings of many local scenes. Our discoveries also include a beautiful range of studio pottery, made on Dad’s pottery wheel, which was restored on ‘The Repair Shop’ last year.”