Price £ 30.87 inc. V.A.T.     ($48.34 USD)

One of six children, Matthew Russell, known as Matt, was born in Paisley in 1936. The son of a shipbuilder, his love and talent for Art were evident from an early age when, at the age of six, one of his paintings was displayed at the Paisley Art Gallery and Museum.

Matt's speciality of Pastel painting is widely regarded as the most difficult medium with which to work, and unlike many artists who simply sketch with Pastel, he has mastered a technique painting with pastel; mixing colours and even applying them with a brush. This has led to his distinctive style enabling him to truly capture the beauty of the Scottish landscape, which he loves. It is this love that has led to his current "Scottish Castles" exhibition, which he hopes to extend to about 50 paintings during the next few years with the intention of staging a major UK tour.

Eilean Donan Castle was built by Alexander II of Scotland in 1220 on an island at the meeting point of three lochs, Loch Duich, Loch Alsh and Loch Long. It was bombarded by an English warship during the Jacobite rebellion, when it was a rebel stronghold. The castle was rebuilt in 1932 by the MacRae family and is now a clan memorial and museum.

This print shows the castle and the bridged crossing to the island.

Size:
20.00 x 16.00 inches
50.80 x 40.64 cm