ONE of Scotland's most famous living painters and writers was today beginning to restore one of his murals - after it was covered up for a decade.
The Falls of Clyde by Alasdair Gray was found behind layers of wallpaper, paint and light fittings in a Lanarkshire bar.
Now Gray is set to pick up his paint brushes and begin a 10-day project to bring the mural back to life after being persuaded to restore it by the bar's new owner.
Gray - best known for his novel Lanark and his mural on the ceiling of Glasgow's Oran Mor venue - was commissioned to paint The Falls of Clyde 40 years ago by the then owners of the Tavern Kirkfieldbank.
The mural, which is 4ft high and over 25ft long, is said to be the only mural he has ever painted of a real landscape outside of Glasgow.
The painter was reunited with his work after being contacted by businessman Andy Boyle, who refurbished and reopened the premises last year as The Riverside Bar and Restaurant, along the New Lanark and Falls of Clyde Walk.
Mr Boyle said: "We believe that the mural is an invaluable piece of Scottish art history."
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