Frances Macdonald

Frances Macdonald

Frances Macdonald is one of Scotland’s most accomplished contemporary landscape painters, celebrated for her vibrant, expressive depictions of the western coastline and islands of Scotland. Working primarily in oil with a palette knife, Macdonald creates richly textured paintings that capture the energy, movement and changing atmosphere of sea, sky and shore. Her work is deeply rooted in direct experience of place, returning again and again to the Hebrides, Iona, Kintyre, Argyll and the Atlantic coastlines that continue to inspire her practice.

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Seal on Seal Island, Kintyre

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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One Little Clump of Pinks, The Mull

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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North from Arisaig

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:15cm
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The Paps & Pinks from Seal Bay, Ronachan

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Towards the Gribun Cliffs, Mull, from Iona

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:15cm
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Sandy Pathway Between the Rocks, Iona

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Shell Beach, Iona – Towards Mull on a Calm Day

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Storm Island from the Stunning Sandy Beach, North End, Iona

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:61cm
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Shell Pink Beach, Tarbert

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Towards Gigha and Islay from Ronachan, Kintyre

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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The Paps of Jura from Ronachan – Early Summer

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Ben Mhor in the Mist from Iona

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:61cm
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Early Spring, Ronachan, Kintyre

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81.3cm
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Snow on the Paps of Jura – January 2nd

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Leaden Sky & Shimmering Shallows From Applecross Village

oil on canvas
H:45.5cm W:40.5cm
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Icy Burn, Kilmory – Jan 2nd

oil on canvas
H:45.5cm W:40.5cm
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Crinan Light

oil on canvas
H:20.3cm W:15.2cm
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Wild Flowers and Sand Dunes, Sumner Beach, Christchurch

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Pathway to Sumner Beach, N.Z.

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Rocks & Rollers, Sumner Beach, Christchurch

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Windy Sky & Breakers, Summer Beach (Surfer’s Paradise)

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Staffa from Iona

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Pale Emerald Shallows at the North End

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Sgarbh Moored off Crinan

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Sea Wrack and Shallows, Ronachan

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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One Tiny Clump of Thrift, Iona

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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That Little Patch of Sand, Storm Island

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:15cm
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Mull Catching the Evening Light

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:15cm
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Dutchman’s Cap from Calbha, Iona

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:15cm
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Duntrune from the Tow Path

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:15cm
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Breezy North End of Storm Island

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:15cm
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Saligo Bay

oil on canvas
H:91.5cm W:127cm
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Low Tide Martyr’s Bay

oil on canvas
H:141cm W:90cm
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Gentle Little Eddies, Sandeels Bay, Iona

oil on canvas
H:141cm W:101.5cm
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A Glimpse of Ben More from the Machair, Iona

oil on canvas
H:127cm W:152.5cm
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Purple Hills of Mull from the Sands, Iona

oil on canvas
H:183cm W:244cm
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Anchored off Port Appin, June

oil on canvas
H:41cm W:46cm
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