Published: Thursday, 3rd December, 2009 6:00am

Gallery owner's cracker of a Christmas exhibition

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A TALENTED Port Seton artist is holding a month-long art exhibition in aid of a local autistic society.

Alistair Hamilton, of Harbour Gallery, Viewforth, is holding his seventh annual Christmas exhibition and will have an array of local and international artists showing their works.

Included in the quaint gallery's always-popular show will be watercolours, oil paintings, glasswork, photography and crafts.

Alistair, a childhood friend of internationally-renowned Port Seton artist John Bellany, is also donating a part of the proceeds going to the Musselburgh branch of The Scottish Society for Autism.

The exhibition runs every day until Christmas Eve, from noon to 6pm.

Along with Alistair's stunning and colourful paintings of Iona, Mull and Port Seton, there will be pieces by Bellany himself, Morag McLeod, Peter Barber, Penny Lyall, and many more.

Alistair said: "I'm sure there will be something for everyone at this year's exhibition.

"I've been very keen to include local artists in the show and I'm sure that will appeal to many people in the area.

"The Musselburgh Autistic Society is something we have been close to for a while now and they do a really worthwhile job, and if we can help them in any way possible it will have made the show all the more worthwhile."