by Allan MacDonald | Jun 6, 2024 | Exhibitions
Browns Gallery is proud to introduce Allan MacDonald as the next artist to exhibit in our Inverness Gallery. ‘Touching Distance’, a brand new body of work, will show from Saturday 15th of June to Sunday 21st of July. We invite you to join us at the...
by Allan MacDonald | May 21, 2024 | Exhibitions, Thoughts
It’s a strange world. I’m strange, you are strange, and the person next to you is strange. I mention this because we sometimes have the perception that everything strange is out there. Science Fiction and Fantasy adventures fuel this unease. Orcs, Goblins, Daleks and...
by Allan MacDonald | Oct 25, 2021 | Exhibitions
Catalogue introduction by Allan MacDonald | Moment in the Sun 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...
by Allan MacDonald | Mar 11, 2020 | Exhibitions, Thoughts
This is a collection of paintings mainly sourced from a recent stay in Mangersta, on the South West corner of Lewis. The title is taken from text from both the Old and New Testament; the book of Ezekiel and the book of Revelation*. Why? Firstly, because it fits the...
by Allan MacDonald | Aug 20, 2019 | Exhibitions
Transparency ALLAN MACDONALD exhibition 24th August – 21 September You and your guests are invited to the private view of new work by Allan MacDonald. In this exhibition – transparency – MacDonald continues his exploration of untouched places and...
by Allan MacDonald | Jun 22, 2018 | Exhibitions
Sometimes, when we acquire something new (lawn mower, camera, stove), the desire is to use it immediately without reading the instructions. It’s only later that we find ourselves returning to the manual for more meaningful guidance. I think painting can be a bit like...