KELLY MACDONALD

BIO

​Kelly first fell in love with PEI – shortly after she was married.

It was her husband that brought her to meet family- excited to show her where he spent his summers on the MacDonald farm.

She soon understood his love for the island.

The beauty of the landscape, the music, the tight communities and care that people showed each other.

Almost 30 years later, many lobster dinners, bingo nights and church suppers – this is where they spend most of their time.

 

Kelly is now retired and returned to her first love  . 

Although drawing was a constant in her life, she now spends much of her time painting the PEI landscape.

She still considers herself an emerging artist.

 

Kelly is self taught, continually developing her knowledge and experience through classes at OCAD and DVSA, and inspirational workshops - most recently in Santa Fe, NM.

She sells at DVSA annual art auction and was most recently juried into FASM.

She is grateful for the mentorship that has taken her from Acrylic painting into Oil and the advise from generous talented artists.

 

As an abstract landscape painter, she is heavily influenced by Impressionist artists,

in particular The Group of Seven. 

She believes that these influences helped her find her own artistic voice.

 

ARTIST STATEMENT 

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I am a contemporary abstract landscape oil painter.

I am inspired by the stories of PEI, the landscape, families, and forgotten buildings.

They touch my heart and demand my attention- before they are lost.  

Keeping with the Islands’ love of story telling, I explore the theme of “ If These Walls Could Talk”

Reimaging the buildings and pastures with a bold colour palette.