Marion McConaghie

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Marion McConaghie

I’ve always had a fascination with the passage of time in terms of how it affects colour along with the beauty inherent in the process of decay.

I grew up near the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland, so perhaps growing up near this rugged and wild coastline instilled in me the rhythmic language of nature. This manifests in particular in my original paintings of various abstract seascapes and landscapes, which use colours and tones from nature, textured with parallel ripples running through the centre, suggesting misty horizons and hidden lands.

A woman with glasses on her head, scarf, and brown overalls carefully paints a canvas with a small brush.

In addition to the abstracts she creates, Marion creates prints and originals denoting dreamy portraits of subjects from the natural world such as wild horses, flying birds, butterflies and echoes of people. Infused with themes of freedom and movement, these are full of loose, sketchy strokes and vibrant colours.

Two abstract landscape paintings with textured, layered paint in soft pastel colors, framed in white and resting on a wooden surface.
  • A painter's perspective looking down at their splattered apron, standing on a wooden floor, looking at an abstract colorful painting leaning against the wall.
  • A mechanical cutting machine is cutting a watercolor painting of a butterfly with pink and brown wings.
  • Framed watercolor painting of a blue butterfly on a white wall.
  • Three art prints featuring animals on a wooden surface. The left and right prints depict black ink sketches of insects, likely wasps. The middle print shows a photograph of a deer with antlers, taken during a soap or foam bath.
  • Close-up of a textured, colorful abstract painting with layered, rough paint strokes.
  • Abstract textured painting with layers of paint in shades of grey, pink, red, green, and hints of blue, creating a rough, cracked surface.
  • A woman with short, wavy hair, wearing a brown scarf, gray long-sleeve shirt, brown overalls, and Vans sneakers, sitting on a white table in an art studio. She is smiling, with glasses on her head. Behind her is a framed art print of a blue butterfly, and a small painting on the shelf. The studio has light gray walls and wooden flooring.