Catriona Maceachen

Catriona Macdonald MacEachen lives in Fife and works as a freelance artist specialising in Scottish land and seascapes.

Art has been her passion for as long as she can remember and although mainly self-taught, she excelled in Art at school and went on to specialise in Art while undertaking an Education degree in Glasgow. She feels that because of the true freedom of expression she has experienced as a self-taught artist, she has been able to develop her own unique style which is a clear personal reflection of how she perceives the beauty of the world around her and her place in it.

Catriona was born in Kirkcaldy and although based in Fife and a proud Fifer (often reflected in her depictions of local scenes), Catriona's roots lie in the Hebrides. Her fascinating Gaelic ancestry links her directly to Neil MacEachen who sailed with Bonnie Prince Charlie "over the sea to Skye" and on to France with him after the '45, and also to his kinswoman Flora Macdonald.

She has a strong affinity, therefore, with the North West of Scotland, Skye and the Isles and believes there to be nowhere more beautiful or inspirational. Catriona heads Northward at every opportunity and these trips greatly influence her work.

Catriona's work is infl...