Artists

Frances Macdonald

Strait of the Storm, 2023

oil on wood
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Indigo Rocks, Iona, 2023

oil on wood
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The Road to the Isles

oil on canvas
H:81cm W:61cm
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Maison Frère, Collioure

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Venice, January

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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St Ronan’s Bay

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Braving the Westerlies at The North End

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Towards Erraid from Traigh Mhor

oil on canvas
H:45.5cm W:40.5cm
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Sea Wrack and Aqua Shallows, Iona

oil on canvas
H:91.5cm W:152cm
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White Strand of The Monks, Iona

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Ebb Tide, Iona

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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A Gentle Day, Calbha, Iona

oil on canvas
H:45.5cm W:40.5cm
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Evie on Iona

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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The Flung Spray and Blown Spume, Ronachan

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Tangy, Kintyre, Surfs Up

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Seal Islands and Sea Pinks and a Glimpse of Jura

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Just a Glimpse of Azure Shallows

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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On a Clear Day, Mull of Kintyre

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Gigha and Cara on the Horizon

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Spring Flowers and Lichen, Ronachan

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Golden West Bringing the Prawns (Langoustines for Dinner)

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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The Ticket Office, Crinan

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:45.5cm
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Birch Trees and Bluebells near Duntrune

oil on canvas
H:76cm W:101.5cm
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Little Birch Trees and a Glimpse of Bluebells

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Magnolia, Seaview Cottage

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Thrift

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Perky Pinks

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Cherry Blossom, Seaview Cottage

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Wind Blown Sands, Iona

oil on canvas
H:81cm W:61cm
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Dutchman’s Cap and Staffa from Iona, 2020

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:46cm
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Pale Aqua Waters, Mull of Kintyre, 2020

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:46cm
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The Biggest Bunch of Pinks, Seal Bay, 2020

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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Almeria Maritima, Lichen and Thrift, Ronachan, 2020

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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The Purple Paps of Jura, 2020

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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Amazing Grace, 2020

oil on canvas
H:101.5cm W:127cm
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Kilmory Knap, 2020

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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Golden West Heading in to Crinan, 2020

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:46cm
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Lichen-covered Rocks Near the Old Kirk, 2020

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:46cm
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Towards Fionnphort from Iona, 2020

oil on canvas
H:101.5cm W:127cm
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Cara, Gigha and Islay, Mull of Kintyre, 2020

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:46cm
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The North End on a Perfect Day, 2020

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Gigha and Islay from Ronachan, 2020

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Seal Bay, Kintyre, 2020

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Sun Just Breaking Through over Mull, 2020

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:46cm
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Blown Sands and Sea Pinks, 2020

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Martyr’s Bay, Iona, 2020

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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The Dorus Mhor from Crinan, 2020

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Stunning, North End of Iona, 2020

oil on canvas
H:40.5cm W:46cm
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Between the Rocks and Sea Pinks, The Paps of Jura, 2020

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Strait of the Storm, 2020

oil on canvas
H:76cm W:101.5cm
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Irises, Loch Sween, 2020

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Purple Shadows on the Wet Sands, Iona, 2020

oil on canvas
H:76cm W:101.5cm
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Across the Cowslips, Towards Fionnphort, 2020

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Gribun Cliffs, Mull, from Iona, 2020

oil on canvas
H:101.5cm W:76cm
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Early Spring, Ronachan, 2020

H:40.5cm W:46cm
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The Perfect Day, the Perfect Beach, Ronachan, 2020

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Glimpse of a Little Sandy Beach, Kintyre, 2020

oil on canvas
H:20cm W:15cm
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Calbha Catching the Sun as Storm Gathers over Staffa, 2020

oil on canvas
H:46cm W:40.5cm
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The Sands from the Machair

oil on linen
H:127cm W:142cm
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4am Start from Ardgour

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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Rosebay Willowherb on Canal Bank

oil on canvas
H:18cm W:24cm
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Sgarbh at Crinan Pier

oil on canvas
H:46cm W:41cm
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Towards the Dorus Mhor from Crinan Slip

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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Towards Storm Island, Iona

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Sun Catching Reisa an-Sruth, Sound of Jura

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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Bluebonnets and Rowans on the Canal Bank, August

oil on canvas
H:30.5cm W:30.5cm
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Bluebell Wood, Poltalloch

oil on canvas
H:25.5cm W:25.5cm
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Autumn from my Studio

oil on canvas
H:25.5cm W:25.5cm
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The Dun at the North End, Iona

oil on canvas
H:41cm W:46cm
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The Paps of Jura from Colonsay, 2018

oil on canvas
H:15cm W:20cm
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Fingals Cave and the Herdsman’s Rock, 2018

oil on canvas
H:41cm W:46cm
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Clachanach, Iona, 2018

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Looking East Towards Ronachan Bay, 2018

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:81cm
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Frances Macdonald

When Macdonald begins to work in earnest towards an exhibition of new work she will travel to Iona for inspiration. It has drawn artists back to work from nature, and in all her moods provides for Macdonald both the familiarity and stimulus she needs to begin another journey.

Like Peploe and Cadell, Frances Macdonald greatly appreciates the juxtaposition of dark, angular rock and white sand. Her use of the palette knife creates a dynamism and animation in each painting. Hers is bravura painting, her means perfectly suited to capture the essence of the broken skies and raging seas in full force, with rocks transformed into cubistic patterns. In her third exhibition at The Scottish Gallery during February 2013, Frances Macdonald looked at new subject matter: sketching the flora and fauna of the Galápagos, where she visited in November, and the South of France, where she often visits. In April 2013 Frances was awarded the Charles Rennie Mackintosh residency at Collioure and visited France in May 2013.

We look forward to hosting Frances’s next solo exhibition in December 2022.


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