Untitled (Abstract Landscape)

Scottish-born McNairn created a bold figurative style that drew on a variety of sources, from French modernism to Russian icon painting. Her work remained, nonetheless, pre-eminently Scottish, with bright hues and elements of abstraction recalling the work of the early 20th century Scottish colourists. She appeared in important one-woman and group shows in London, Hong Kong, Chicago and New York, where her work was praised by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.