Distant Tiree - Iona

Original acrylic on canvas by David Page. 

This painting is one of David's new 2026 collection, Grit and Grace: Iona. 

Each painting in The Last Munro exhibition is accompanied by a limited edition, large-format book, featuring the full collection and David's insightful personal notes.

ARTISTS DESCRIPTION:

Iona’s notional visitor hub runs north–south along the east coast and east–west in the middle, with all the popular destinations branching off this L-shaped axis. Yet there are places to escape. Adomnán, in Book III (10), alludes to this desire centuries ago:

“One day, when St Columba was living on Iona, he set off into the wilder parts of the island to find a place secluded from other people where he could pray alone”.

This painting imagines a setting on the west coast, with Tiree in the distance, hinting at the strange attraction and allure of being removed from the ebb and flow of life.

Want to learn more about the collection? Read David's full artist statement here.