Gillian McDonald - Artist

Gillian McDonald is a highly acclaimed watercolour artist specialising in landscapes in and around the British Isles. McDonald began her career by studying at an Art Collage in London, after completion of her course she travelled to Indonesia where she lived for a few years before returning to the UK in 1983 to settle in Wales. Her dramatic use of colour and understanding of lighting effects bring life to her paintings of often isolated and remote landscapes. She possesses distinctive qualities which she has built upon resulting in over 200 limited edition, highly collectable prints. In a survey undertaken by The Fine Art Trade Guild in January 2004, Gillian McDonald was voted the most popular female UK artist and second in the most popular artist overall category.

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