John McKinnon Crawford, 1931–2005

Crawford was a painter in the Scottish Colourist tradition. Born in Hamilton, Crawford was encouraged into drawing and painting by his artistic mother and teachers at school, so that he went on to study first at Edinburgh College of Art and then at St Martins in London. His subjects were the landscapes and portraits of Scotland, a particular favoured subject being the West Coast and the Hebridean islands. His appointment as art adviser for the Highlands widened his opportunity for travel and painting in Scotland.