Katie MacDonald

I paint the places you love.

I grew up watching the light change over the Moray Firth. I paint the kind of places people carry with them: the Scottish coast, the hills, the sea.

Everything here is made from scratch, in my studio in Nairn. From building the frames to stretching the canvas, I do my work end-to-end.

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Latest work

Work in progress

Lines on the canvas

Lines on the canvas

Mixing the colors

Mixing the colours

Brush and texture

Brush and texture

Every canvas wrapped

Every canvas wrapped

Frames built by hand

Frames built by hand

Before the storm sets in

Before the storm sets in

Kale Yard

Reference photo of the kale yard garden

Reference photo

Kale Yard painting

Completed work

A Lovely Beach in Tiree

Reference photo of Tiree beach

Reference photo

A Lovely Beach in Tiree painting

Completed work

Have a favourite place?

Send me a photo and I'll paint it for you.

Testimonials

A piece of Scotland on my wall — I love it every day.
Eilidh M.
The light in Katie's work is extraordinary. Beautifully packaged too.
Tom R.
Commissioning was a joy from start to finish. Will be back.
Anna S.