Grant Macdonald 2017 Meyer Gallery Exhibition Catalogue

Grant Macdonald

One Man Show JUNE 2, 2017

Born in Leesburg, Virginia, Macdonald was raised from age two on a ranch in west Texas. He began drawing at age six.

His desire to become an artist was encouraged by his family, and he received his bachelors degree in Fine Art from the University of Mississippi. After serving a tour of duty in the Air Force, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, with a thesis on portraiture. His instructors in Austin included Everett Spruce and Ralph White.

In 1971 he moved to Kerrville in the Texas Hill Country, where he gained widespread recognition for his landscapes and wildlife art. Since moving to northern New Mexico, the focus of his work has shifted toward the immense and varied subjects offered within that region.

More recently, he has expanded his range of subject matter to include places that he and his wife, Sharon, love to explore, such as the coasty of New England, the cities and countryside of France and also portraiture.

Macdonald has participated in several major exhibitions, including the American Art Classic and the Western Heritage Sale in Houston, and the Collector’s Sale in Dallas. Macdonald has been featured in several notable art publications such as Art of the West and Southwest Art magazines.

“What I seek to portray in my art is not so much what people see, but what they remember about a place. I am a realist, but I’m not attempting simply to document nature: I try to identify the essential qualities that elicit an emotional response and communicate that response through my work.”

cover image: Sunset at Abiquiu Lake oil 40x30

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Autumn Light oil 24x20

Above the Horizon oil 16x20

Light at Evening Time oil 14x18

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Sunset at Abiquiu Lake - study oil 12x9

November Sunrise oil 24x36

Sunset Over Redondo Peak oil 24x30

Reflections oil 20x30

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Soaking Up the Sun oil 16x12

Iris oil 12x9

A Burst of Autumn oil 11x14

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Looking Upward oil 24x18

Sunshine on Sandia oil 11x14

The Pedernal at Sundown oil 16x20

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A Village in Burgundy oil 11x14

Autumn Comes to Santa Fe oil 16x20

A Winter Pasture Near Taos oil 12x16

Sundown Near Nambe oil 9x12

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Lilacs and Iris oil 20x16

Territorial Bouquet oil 24x20

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Moonlight oil 20x16

Grant Macdonald One Man Show

Opening Reception Friday June 2, 2017 5 to 7pm __________________________________________

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