Editing Iona (section)

== Iona in Scottish painting ==
The island of Iona has played an important role in Scottish landscape painting, especially during the Twentieth Century. As travel to north and west Scotland became easier from the mid-eighteenth century onwards, artists' visits to the island steadily increased. The Abbey remains in particular became frequently recorded during this early period. Many of the artists are listed and illustrated in the valuable book, ''"Iona Portrayed – The Island through Artists' Eyes 1760–1960"'',<ref>{{Cite book |title=Christian, Jessica & Stiller, Charles (2000), Iona Portrayed – The Island through Artists' Eyes 1760–1960, The New Iona Press, Inverness, 96 pp., numerous illustrations in B&W and colour, with list of artists.}}</ref> which lists over 170 artists known to have painted on the island.

The twentieth century, however, saw the greatest period of influence on landscape painting, in particular through the many paintings of the island produced by [[Francis Cadell (artist)|F. C. B. Cadell]] and [[Samuel Peploe|S. J. Peploe]], two of the "[[Scottish Colourists]]". As with many artists, both professional and amateur, they were attracted by the unique quality of light, the white sandy beaches, the aquamarine colours of the sea and the landscape of rich greens and rocky outcrops. While Cadell and Peploe are perhaps best known, many major Scottish painters of the C20 worked on Iona and visited many times – for example [[George Houston (artist)|George Houston]], [[David Young Cameron|D. Y. Cameron]], [[James Shearer]], [[John Duncan (painter)|John Duncan]] and John Maclauchlan Milne,<ref>Millar, Maurice N. (2022) "The Missing Colourist - the search for [[John Maclauchlan Milne]], RSA" pp. 95-98 www.themissingcolourist.co.uk</ref> among many.

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File:Cathedral Rock, Iona - Samuel John Peploe - ABDAG010719.jpg|alt=Rocky landscape with sea and islands in background|''Cathedral Rock, Iona'', [[Samuel Peploe]] (1920), [[Aberdeen Art Gallery]]
File:Lunga from Iona - Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell - ABDAG002205.jpg|alt=Grassy foreground leading to beach, cliffs and sea|''Lunga from Iona'', [[Francis Cadell (artist)|Francis Cadell]], [[Aberdeen Art Gallery]]
File:Stormy Weather, Iona by Samuel John Peploe - Samuel John Peploe - ABDAG003040.jpg|alt=Seascape with waves crashing against coastal rocks|''Stormy Weather, Iona'', [[Samuel Peploe]] (ca.1929), [[Aberdeen Art Gallery]]
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