In pictures: First minister's Christmas cards
- Published
2013: A depiction of the legendary fourth wise man, by contemporary artist Peter Howson, will feature on this year’s Christmas card.
2012: Dame Elizabeth Blackadder’s colourful painting of flowers and plants marked the beginning of the Year of Natural Scotland.
2011: Alex Salmond said Bella Caledonia by Alasdair Gray “personifies Scotland as a strong woman with a passion for social justice.”
2010: The First Minister called this painting by Jack Vettriano “a fun festive image in Jack's trademark style".
2009: Artist Gerard Burns called this A New Journey. It features a girl looking out across a wintry landscape, carrying a Saltire.
2008: John Bellany's painting of boats returning to Macduff harbour was chosen to mark the start of the 'Homecoming' year of 2009.
2007: Alex Salmond’s first year in office was marked by this depiction of the palace in his home town of Linlithgow. By John Lowrie Morrison.
- Published4 December 2013
