ALLAN MACDONALD | Algonquin: new paintings inspired by Canada

3 - 25 September 2021
Works
  • Allan MacDonald river trance, Eskadale, 2021 oil on canvas 122cm x 183cm
    Allan MacDonald
    river trance, Eskadale, 2021
    oil on canvas
    122cm x 183cm
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald Canada painting
    Allan MacDonald
    spotlight, Oxtongue River, 2021
    oil on canvas
    122cm x 153cm
    £ 7,500.00
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Reverie, Tea Lake
    Allan MacDonald
    reverie, Tea Lake, 2021
    oil on canvas
    122cm x 153cm
    £ 7,500.00
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald Canada painting
    Allan MacDonald
    the living and the dead, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on canvas
    122cm x 153cm
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald deja vu, Algonquin, 2021 oil on canvas 92cm x 122cm
    Allan MacDonald
    deja vu, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on canvas
    92cm x 122cm
    Sold
    Sold
  • promised land - Allan MacDonald
    Allan MacDonald
    promised land, Eskadale, 2021
    oil on canvas
    92cm x 122cm
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald - Mirage Triptych
    Allan MacDonald
    mirage triptych, 2021
    oil on canvas
    71cm x 46cm
    (86cm x 155cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - river life, Eskadale
    Allan MacDonald
    river life, Eskadale, 2021
    oil on board
    81cm x 106cm
    (97cm x 122cm framed)
    £ 3,300.00
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Black Cuilins, veiled
    Allan MacDonald
    Black Cuilins, veiled, 2021
    oil on canvas
    76cm x 102cm
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald Canada painting
    Allan MacDonald
    larch angels, black river, 2021
    oil on canvas
    71cm x 92m
    (87cm x 107cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald - Up Against the Wall
    Allan MacDonald
    up against the wall, 2021
    oil on canvas
    71cm x 92cm
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Highland Funeral
    Allan MacDonald
    Highland funeral, 2021
    oil on canvas
    71cm x 91cm
    (87cm x 107cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Figment, Algonquin
    Allan MacDonald
    figment, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on canvas
    71cm x 91cm
    (87cm x 107cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Light and Dark, Black Cuilins
    Allan MacDonald
    light and dark, Black Cuilins, 2021
    oil on canvas
    61cm x 91cm
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald black shadows, Oxtongue River, 2021 oil on canvas 61cm x 91cm (77cm x 97cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    black shadows, Oxtongue River, 2021
    oil on canvas
    61cm x 91cm
    (77cm x 97cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald - Rapture, Algonquin
    Allan MacDonald
    rapture, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on canvas
    61cm x 91cm
    (77cm x 107cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Dead Trees, Tea Lake
    Allan MacDonald
    dead trees, Tea Lake, 2021
    oil on board
    61cm x 91cm
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Canopy, Tea Lake Dam
    Allan MacDonald
    canopy, Tea Lake Dam, 2021
    oil on canvas
    61cm x 76cm
    (77cm x 91cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald Highland Funeral ii
    Allan MacDonald
    highland funeral ii, 2021
    oil on canvas
    31cm x 41cm
    (46cm x 56cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald thicket, Black Water, 2021 oil on board 31cm x 41cm (46cm x 56cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    thicket, Black Water, 2021
    oil on board
    31cm x 41cm
    (46cm x 56cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald flaming larches, Rogie, 2021 oil on canvas 25cm x 36cm (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    flaming larches, Rogie, 2021
    oil on canvas
    25cm x 36cm
    (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald between two rivers, Eskadale, 2021 oil on canvas 25cm x 36cm (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    between two rivers, Eskadale, 2021
    oil on canvas
    25cm x 36cm
    (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald be still, Eskadale, 2021 oil on canvas 25cm x 35cm (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    be still, Eskadale, 2021
    oil on canvas
    25cm x 35cm
    (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald river idyll, Eskadale, 2021 oil on canvas 25cm x 35cm (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    river idyll, Eskadale, 2021
    oil on canvas
    25cm x 35cm
    (41cm x 51cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald - Whiskey Rapids Trail
    Allan MacDonald
    Whiskey Rapids trail, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald Canada painting
    Allan MacDonald
    the living and the dead (small), 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald Canada painting
    Allan MacDonald
    dense and intense, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald three pines, Cannich, 2021 oil on canvas 26cm x 36cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    three pines, Cannich, 2021
    oil on canvas
    26cm x 36cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald - Stagelit, Oxtongue River
    Allan MacDonald
    stagelit, Oxtongue River, 2021
    oil on board
    21cm x 30cm
    (36cm x 45cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Ragged Falls
    Allan MacDonald
    Ragged Falls, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald first view, Whiskey Rapids, 2021 oil on board 25cm x 30cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    first view, Whiskey Rapids, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald day of rest, Algonquin, 2021 oil on board 25cm x 30cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    day of rest, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald fall, Algonquin, 2021 oil on board 25cm x 30cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    fall, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald Foothold, Oxtongue River, 2021 oil on board 25cm x 30cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    Foothold, Oxtongue River, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald first view, Algonquin, 2021 oil on board 25cm x 30cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    first view, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald pines, Tea Lake Dam, 2021 oil on board 25cm x 30cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    pines, Tea Lake Dam, 2021
    oil on board
    25cm x 30cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald haven, Algonquin, 2021 oil on canvas 25cm x 31cm (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    haven, Algonquin, 2021
    oil on canvas
    25cm x 31cm
    (41cm x 46cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald shade, Oxtongue River, 2021 oil on board 20cm x 30cm (36cm x 45cm framed)
    Allan MacDonald
    shade, Oxtongue River, 2021
    oil on board
    20cm x 30cm
    (36cm x 45cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald - Blue and Gold, Oxtongue River
    Allan MacDonald
    blue and gold, Oxtongue River, 2021
    oil on board
    20cm x 25cm
    (36cm x 45cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Reverie
    Allan MacDonald
    Reverie, 2021
    oil on board
    20cm x 25cm
    (36cm x 45cm framed)
    Sold
    Sold
  • Allan MacDonald - Tea Lake
    Allan MacDonald
    Tea Lake, 2021
    oil on board
    22cm x 28cm
    (37cm x 44cm framed)
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald shielding, 2021 oil on canvas 40cm x 56cm
    Allan MacDonald
    shielding, 2021
    oil on canvas
    40cm x 56cm
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald Tor, 2021 oil on canvas 102cm x 76cm
    Allan MacDonald
    Tor, 2021
    oil on canvas
    102cm x 76cm
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald Finn, 2021 oil on canvas 102cm x 76cm
    Allan MacDonald
    Finn, 2021
    oil on canvas
    102cm x 76cm
    Enquire
  • Allan MacDonald - Cuilins
    Allan MacDonald
    Cuilins, 2021
    oil on canvas
    71cm x 91cm
    (87cm x 107cm framed)
    Enquire
Overview
river trance | ALLAN MACDONALD | oil on canvas | 122cm x 183cm
river trance | ALLAN MACDONALD | oil on canvas | 122cm x 183cm

Inspired by iconic artist Tom Thomson, Allan MacDonald returned from a visit to the lakes and rivers of Thomson’s Canada to Scotland in the fall of 2019. In his baggage were small carefully wrapped paintings in bright autumn colours. These have now been worked up into this major exhibition. 

 

"Where did this begin? Partly in 2019, when I was awarded the Balavoulin Art Grant, but really over 25 years ago when a friend returned home from Canada with a book called Silence and the Storm. Inside were paintings by Tom Thomson, life size reproductions of his small exhilarating paintings. Something happened: a mechanism that was previously jammed was unlocked. For the first time... read more. "

Publications
Installation Views
Back to exhibitions