https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1610601580598-XUPMRV5XFNR4ZZG8RYL7/AinslieSocialContent-51.jpg HOME All of Ainslie MacLeod’s works are painted in oils on canvas using just three colors plus black and white. https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/about daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609912384880-R52JBPEBUYFNVUFMRUYK/Ainslie%2BMacLeod%2BArt%2BStudio.jpg About Ainslie MacLeod - A PASSION TO PAINT It often takes a major life event to remind our souls of the things we love. For Ainslie MacLeod, a 2019 open-heart surgery literally opened his heart back up to a lifelong passion to paint—after a 45-year hiatus. His healing, both physically and spiritually, resulted in the creation of 80 new paintings. It also resulted in the resurgence of his career as a fine artist. A career that now spans two continents—beginning as a “perpetually doodling” child in Aberdeen, Scotland and later took him to Edinburgh College of Art. After school, Ainslie worked as an advertising art director in London before finding his place as an accomplished illustrator, creating such notable pieces as Chester Cheetah for Frito-Lay, a Paul McCartney album illustration, even ads for megabrands like McDonalds and Coca-Cola. These days, Ainslie resides in the Pacific Northwest and focuses on large format oil on canvas pieces like those featured on his Instagram, and in this virtual gallery. He draws his style from many influences including Scottish portrait painter Henry Raeburn, Romanticist Joseph Wright of Derby, Impressionist Edouard Manet, Spanish artist Lita Cabellut, and the great John Singer Sargent. Ainslie’s work often showcases his passion for painting inspirational women that have a unique or empowering backstory. In addition to his career as an illustrator and fine artist, Ainslie is a well-known past-life psychic and author. He has written three books based on spiritual principles channeled from his spirit guides, and he also had the privilege of being interviewed by Oprah for her Super Soul Conversations series and by Ellen DeGeneres in her last season. INDIA LOVE In November 2023, Ainslie and his wife, Christine, lost their beloved daughter India to suicide, after years of trauma caused by childhood sexual abuse. Since then, Ainslie, Christine, and their son-in-law Jason have worked to honor her memory through the India Love Sunflower Foundation, dedicated to offering education, resources, and support to individuals, families, and communities. Both before and after her passing, India has been Ainslie’s muse. He is dedicated to keeping her memory alive by painting her regularly, and will continue to do so well into the future. https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-01-01 https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/mata-hari daily 0.75 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/11857530-c261-4e4b-a731-2fe267bc9a9d/Ainslie-MacLeod-22-Mata+Hari.jpg Mata Hari MATA HARI: Margaretha MacLeod (no relation), dancer and spy, executed for espionage during WW1. Though not entirely innocent, some describe her as “a scapegoat who was very unfairly treated.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609717760845-CFEONPE2XRK72PT6QEXS/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Mata+Hari+b%3Aw.jpg Mata Hari - MATA HARI Oil on Canvas, 60 x 72 in | 152 x 183 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/each-others-eyes daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/25d76bd0-ff9d-4d29-9f41-d8dbef672ac2/Ainslie-MacLeod-20-Each+Other%27s+Eyes.jpg Each Other's Eyes EACH OTHER’S EYES: “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?” ~Henry David Thoreau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609719125127-TH4YY6N0GUFEUZ5TJIAY/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Each+Other%27s+Eyes+b%3Aw.jpg Each Other's Eyes - EACH OTHER’S EYES Oil on Canvas, 72 x 36 in | 183 x 91 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/the-red-shawl daily 0.75 2022-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/30ba746b-fbe4-4a19-b61e-3c844527cc36/Ainslie-MacLeod-17-Red+Shawl.jpg The Red Shawl THE RED SHAWL: “How could I have been so stupid to ignore everything I’d had in my life? The color red alone was worth kingdoms.” ~Alice Hoffman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609719691752-CSQ26QHCOEAVKF26U4W6/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+The+Red+Shawl+b%3Aw.jpg The Red Shawl - THE RED SHAWL Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/influence-of-freedom daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609720809439-1QSXP2JU0WJT2PJEM19Z/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Enchantment+in+Blue+b%3Aw.jpg The Influence of Freedom - THE INFLUENCE OF FREEDOM Oil on Canvas, 72 x 36 in | 183 x 91 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/b4e6eaf5-3207-46ee-9467-17c45f987a0e/Ainslie-MacLeod-19-Influence+of+Freedom.jpg The Influence of Freedom THE INFLUENCE OF FREEDOM: "Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom." ~Friedrich Schiller https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/josephine-baker daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/c85a4d5e-bb9e-4222-b3f8-55f9bbc515b1/Ainslie-MacLeod-21-josephine.jpg Josephine Baker JOSEPHINE BAKER: She always stood up bravely against the forces of discrimination; she became the first black woman to star in a major motion picture; during WWII she became a French Resistance spy; and she fought against segregation and racism as part of the Civil Rights Movement. “I did take the blows, but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity." ~Josephine Baker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609722672378-9KVKB2TYQNR9AB3JWDMN/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Josephine+Baker+b%3Aw.jpg Josephine Baker - JOSEPHINE BAKER Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 183 x 152 cm N.F.S. https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/hedy-lamarr daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609723343740-J079H4DUBS24QGFB7VXZ/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Hedy+Lamarr+b%3Aw.jpg Hedy Lamarr - HEDY LAMARR Oil on Canvas, 48 x 36 in | 122 x 91 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/26464671-7d3c-4899-acb7-7206085016d8/Ainslie-MacLeod-24-Hedy+Lamarr.jpg Hedy Lamarr HEDY LAMARR: Actress, producer, and inventor of the technology that led to the development of wi-fi. “A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.” ~Hedy Lamarr https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/the-light-within daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609723743059-N46K5450K9JFQJT2SBJ5/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+The+Light+Within+b%3Aw.jpg The Light Within - THE LIGHT WITHIN Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 163 x 152 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/e449a43d-0267-4820-943c-718e5cc04bea/Ainslie-MacLeod-15-Light+Within.jpg The Light Within THE LIGHT WITHIN: “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/wild-flowers daily 0.75 2022-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609724155658-F1U5MKHN9HW7DLZFZ57D/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Wild+FLowers+b%3Aw.jpg Wild Flowers - WILD FLOWERS Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/6974658f-9698-414e-9a74-6a2c87674107/Ainslie-MacLeod-3-Wild+Flowers.jpg Wild Flowers WILD FLOWERS: “She danced the dance of flames and fire, and the dance of swords and spears; she danced the dance of stars and the dance of space, and then she danced the dance of flowers in the wind.” ~Khalil Gibran https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/jeanne-moreau daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609724593939-LRFWLA9JW7QMUWQR5TPY/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Jeanne+Moreau+b-w.jpg Jeanne Moreau - JEANNE MOREAU Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 183 x 152 cm (Based on a photograph by Olivier Roller) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/009baef9-99d4-4c05-ad85-625e8edba729/Ainslie-MacLeod-2-Jeanne+Moreau.jpg Jeanne Moreau JEANNE MOREAU: Star of The Bride Wore Black. Orson Welles described her as "the greatest actress in the world." She was also a gifted writer, director, and producer, and sang with Sinatra at Carnegie Hall. Still stunning in her later years. https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/to-drift-and-dream daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/cb98f062-2620-41fd-896d-571c9499a2f9/Ainslie-MacLeod-18-Drift+and+Dream.jpg To Drift and Dream TO DRIFT AND DREAM: “I was born to catch dragons in their dens And pick flowers To tell tales and laugh away the morning To drift and dream like a lazy stream And walk barefoot across sunshine days.” ~James Kavanaugh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609725470665-KBRJA1FW5WR39JMTX9BY/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+To+Drift+and+Dream+b-w.jpg To Drift and Dream - TO DRIFT AND DREAM Oil on Canvas, 72 x 36 in | 183 x 91 cm Collection of Jason and India Deibler-Love https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/something-about-mae-west daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1f3cb089-87e9-4e17-876d-aeaa943133ec/Ainslie-MacLeod-5-Mae+West.jpg Something About Mae West SOMETHING ABOUT MAE WEST: An actress, a feminist, a champion of gay rights, a singer, a playwright and, at one time, was one of the two highest earners in the US. The other was William Randolph Hearst who demanded that "Congress do something about Mae West!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609725238128-U108ZHL526J1T1NUF7MO/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Mae+West+b-w.jpg Something About Mae West - SOMETHING ABOUT MAE WEST Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 183 x 152 cm N.F.S. https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/india-arie daily 0.75 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/164ff88b-2029-4bc9-9321-8440a7999194/Ainslie-MacLeod-6-India+Arie.jpg India Arie INDIA ARIE: “When I think about the cause I'm most passionate about, it's all in my music all the time, because I'm always singing about the empowerment of women. Always, even when it's a little love song - it's still about the empowerment of women and this high spiritual nature of love. It's the biggest healer ever.” ~India Arie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/4f6a1e54-815e-4337-8f4b-9398935b0df9/India+Ainslie+and+Painting+2022.jpg India Arie - INDIA ARIE Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 183 x 152 cm Collection of India Arie https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/the-color-of-love daily 0.75 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609734981750-99H014KB45EQ7CQW3WY0/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Mardi+Gras+b-w.jpg The Color of Love - THE COLOR OF LOVE Oil on Canvas, 48 x 36 in | 122 x 91 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/5033a13b-a79c-4da6-aedd-8df2175d9ecf/Ainslie-MacLeod-25-Color+of+Love.jpg The Color of Love THE COLOR OF LOVE: “In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love.” ~Marc Chagall https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/maria-callas daily 0.75 2023-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609737681552-LD6I2XUQ5VC86L6DQGUF/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Maria+Callas+b-w.jpg La Divina - LA DIVINA Oil on Canvas, 48 x 36 in | 122 x 91 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/4f247975-20f3-4438-92e0-5855eb239658/Ainslie-MacLeod-30-La+Divina+-+Callas.jpg La Divina LA DIVINA: “An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.” ~Maria Callas https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/i-love-lucy daily 0.75 2023-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/3cc19dd1-be82-47a5-8ec7-b5103b61251b/Ainslie-MacLeod-29-Lucy-Small.jpg I Love Lucy I LOVE LUCY: “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ~Lucille Ball https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609738648743-NI8V6ZNHE6VFRQUI6JT1/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Lucy+b-w.jpg I Love Lucy - I LOVE LUCY Oil on Canvas, 20 x 16 in | 51 x 41 cm SOLD https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/marlene-dietrich daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/2a71a5cd-84d8-48f9-bf75-13a6b5fb300f/Ainslie-MacLeod-8-Marlene.jpg Marlene Dietrich MARLENE DIETRICH: As well as being a vocal anti-fascist, she set up a fund to help Jews escape Nazi Germany and come to the US. She gave one of the first lesbian kisses in cinema history in the movie Morocco. And she looked really good in a tux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609739511487-CC82G8YDVPFJ0ZS41L1K/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Marlene+Dietrich+b-w.jpg Marlene Dietrich - MARLENE DIETRICH Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/christine-love daily 0.75 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/b2d8bc8b-d897-4e41-9c24-bcd371320131/Ainslie-MacLeod-10-Christine.jpg Christine Love CHRISTINE LOVE: “Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” ~Zelda Fitzgerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1610235973626-MWQ17UEKJ6GVRUC9BYN5/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Christine+Love+b-w.jpg Christine Love - CHRISTINE LOVE Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 183 x 152 cm Collection of Christine Love https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/love-smiles daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/b8685f72-eeb3-46e2-b2bb-4cbe1b4d900e/Ainslie-MacLeod-13-Love+Smiles.jpg Love Smiles LOVE SMILES: “A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” ~Washington Irving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609741241015-8RDF1UKMS5A718NMNVN4/Ainslie%2BMacLeod%2BArt%2BLove%2BSmiles%2Bb-w.jpg Love Smiles - LOVE SMILES Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60in | 183 x 152 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/bride-of-frankenstein daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/4f7897b1-344d-4e55-a83d-38ee0444dcb7/Ainslie-MacLeod-11-Elsa.jpg The Bride of Frankenstein THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: “There is no such thing as a person that nothing has happened to, and each person’s story is as different as his fingertips.” ~Elsa Lanchester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1610235873134-H2VPD71ORKJGXB8DIBTY/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Bride+b-w.jpg The Bride of Frankenstein - THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 183 x 152 cm N.F.S. https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/androgyny daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/5e6aac0a-ad88-4bb6-9ab4-97aaae1304dd/Ainslie-MacLeod-7-Androgyny.jpg Androgyny ANDROGYNY: "...is not trying to manage the relationship between the opposites; it is simply flowing between them." ~June Singer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1610235926923-IH8PAR4QMW5XOMZVFTV9/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Androgyny+b-w.jpg Androgyny - ANDROGYNY Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/the-bride-of-frankenstein-1 daily 0.75 2021-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609798665118-6QEU6FPSF27V5H37O6SO/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Buffy+Sainte-Marie.jpg Buffy Sainte-Marie BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: Singer, songwriter (Up Where We Belong, amongst others), pacifist, social activist, and an inspiration to many. (Oil on canvas 60"x72") https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609798768420-QR0Q1CN43MX5Z1W8YHPE/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Buffy+Sainte-Marie+b-w.jpg Buffy Sainte-Marie - BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE Oil on Canvas, 60” x 72” https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/angela-davis daily 0.75 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/245bf312-77f4-4cf0-8b23-fb9c09b50059/Ainslie-MacLeod-12-Angela.jpg Angela Davis ANGELA DAVIS: A vocal opponent of the prison-industrial complex, racism, and inequality, and a champion of women’s rights, gender equality, and justice. “I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change…I’m changing the things I cannot accept.” ~Angela Davis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/75afc25b-7a41-4a2b-a1db-613e98d2f5c2/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Angela+Davis+b-w.jpg Angela Davis - ANGELA DAVIS Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/nina-simone daily 0.75 2023-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/a1d73869-0f13-4091-9238-8e1c0ea04d18/Ainslie-MacLeod-16-Nina.jpg Nina Simone NINA SIMONE: Gifted pianist, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. "Music is one of the ways by which you can know everything which is going on in the world. You can feel, through music, the vibrations of everybody in the world at any given moment.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609828770617-37U5UDPTQ0PZM8WQS4UL/Ainslie%2BMacLeod%2BArt%2BNina%2BSimone%2Bb-w.jpg Nina Simone - NINA SIMONE Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 in | 183 x 152 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/close-up-details daily 0.75 2021-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611354616546-7YKDNHEVN3ZNEZFT03LM/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Androgyny+Close+Up.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611355663708-WDTAKNJX7V9P326GGJ3M/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Nina+Simone+Close+Up.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611355208238-Y8GG8P2X9DG8O1KL7MT0/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Each+Other%27s+Eyes+Close+Up.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611354713497-S3VQUO5349SMHMPLYVM9/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Love+Smiles-02.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611355244549-A3V7RVGD8PDPZWHSJWZC/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Light+Within+Close+Up.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611355286399-O2V2OXMVQ6L2PDOAXKND/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+To+Drift+and+Dream+Close+Up.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611355636210-9MGWPI05AV86DZ943FBE/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Angela+Davis+Close+Up.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611354676908-K5IW5ICVAIJB8G0G9PFS/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Close+Up+Christine+Love.jpg Close Up Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1611356266727-SB1SLPS4D50RBSGESTRW/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Josephine+Baker+Close+Up.jpg Close Up Details https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/to-drift-and-dream-gallery daily 0.75 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1613025748757-Y73526BA3JCH8NYMVPGA/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Each+Other%27s+Eyes+b%3Aw.jpg To Drift and Dream - TO DRIFT AND DREAM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/25d76bd0-ff9d-4d29-9f41-d8dbef672ac2/Ainslie-MacLeod-20-Each+Other%27s+Eyes.jpg To Drift and Dream EACH OTHER’S EYES: “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?” ~Henry David Thoreau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/5033a13b-a79c-4da6-aedd-8df2175d9ecf/Ainslie-MacLeod-25-Color+of+Love.jpg To Drift and Dream THE COLOR OF LOVE: “In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. 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The color red alone was worth kingdoms.” ~Alice Hoffman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/d1b254b6-b0fb-430f-a07f-591b786d24f3/Ainslie-MacLeod-4-I+Have+Found+My+Moon.jpg To Drift and Dream I HAVE FOUND MY MOON: “In the deep space of the ocean I have found my moon.” ~Jacques Cousteau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/b8685f72-eeb3-46e2-b2bb-4cbe1b4d900e/Ainslie-MacLeod-13-Love+Smiles.jpg To Drift and Dream LOVE SMILES: “A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” ~Washington Irving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/480561ca-64b7-44fd-a206-bf192e2c0b2f/Ainslie-MacLeod-18-Drift+and+Dream.jpg To Drift and Dream TO DRIFT AND DREAM: “I was born to catch dragons in their dens And pick flowers To tell tales and laugh away the morning To drift and dream like a lazy stream And walk barefoot across sunshine days.” ~James Kavanaugh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/de4bdcb5-d1a6-4315-92e6-723b871f4c50/Ainslie-MacLeod-1-Inconceivable+Mystery.jpg To Drift and Dream INCONCEIVABLE MYSTERY: "There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery." ~Joseph Conrad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/e449a43d-0267-4820-943c-718e5cc04bea/Ainslie-MacLeod-15-Light+Within.jpg To Drift and Dream THE LIGHT WITHIN: “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/282ce95e-15a0-4efc-bfe4-c973f7ee217d/Ainslie-MacLeod-23-Cool.jpg To Drift and Dream NOT THINKING ABOUT COOL: “If you’ve gotta think about being cool, you ain’t cool.” ~Keith Richards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/3608f745-7455-46d1-90bb-47e59104810f/Ainslie-MacLeod-The+Beauty+of+the+Soul.jpg To Drift and Dream THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUL: “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” ~St. Augustine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/42b281c5-c1a0-4336-8bcc-03e373abf801/Ainslie-MacLeod-27-Neither+Wickedness+Nor+Sorrow.jpg To Drift and Dream NEITHER WICKEDNESS NOR SORROW: “When I look out on such a night as this, I feel as if there could be neither wickedness nor sorrow in the world.” ~Jane Austen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/2a3078bb-94ef-4d98-aa8b-bfa4539f8aa7/Bubblegum+Color.jpg To Drift and Dream BUBBLEGUM: “I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubblegum.” ~Rowdy Roddy Piper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/a87d6727-d61e-4294-8f7f-588e7021d90b/Sunbeam+of+the+Soul+Color.jpg To Drift and Dream SUNBEAM OF THE SOUL: “Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.” ~Thomas Mann https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/13c9e3c3-bccc-427f-9112-394b2cb63a77/Struggle+Through+Tears+Color.jpg To Drift and Dream STRUGGLE THROUGH TEARS: “Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears.” ~Demi Lovato https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/dd07e2ad-7a21-4eb6-9c16-9dda382c3391/Embrace+Your+Uniqueness.jpg To Drift and Dream EMBRACE YOUR UNIQUENESS: A volcano does not fear its own heat; embrace your uniqueness and thrive. ~Matshona Dhliwayo https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/resume daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/6276eae9-b1ad-4238-b1f6-57b148cb473a/Vino+Olio+Wall-01.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/3905e7a6-de77-4a88-8208-6c221136c5f2/Ainslie+and+Mata+Hari.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/e5b37e70-360b-45ed-8ba2-f77f9abd96a9/Ainslie+Christine+and+India+at+Vino+Olio.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1a353c6b-9d59-478a-b5ef-79095804fdad/Hardware+Store+Exhibition-01.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/00f43934-f3d4-4752-9d71-f6e58e934409/Hardware+Store+Exhibition-02.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/fc4b295b-0e6a-43ce-868f-74fcd43a96e3/Ainslie+and+Jayne.jpg Resume https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/the-radiance-of-love daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/c260827e-f2fc-4a59-a42c-33202380368b/Ainslie-MacLeod-26-The+Radiance+of+Love.jpg The Radiance of Love THE RADIANCE OF LOVE: “What is life without the radiance of love?” ~Friedrich Von Schiller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1619762893400-L6EGE48QP8J1AD9P824G/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+India+and+Artist.jpg The Radiance of Love - THE RADIANCE OF LOVE Oil on Canvas, 48 x 36 in | 122 x 91 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/i-have-found-my-moon daily 0.75 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/d1b254b6-b0fb-430f-a07f-591b786d24f3/Ainslie-MacLeod-4-I+Have+Found+My+Moon.jpg I Have Found My Moon I HAVE FOUND MY MOON: “In the deep space of the ocean I have found my moon.” ~Jacques Cousteau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1619764901103-PLACE930P1QQBWV9Z91T/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+I+Have+Found+My+Moon+b%3Aw.jpg I Have Found My Moon - I HAVE FOUND MY MOON Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/she-walks-in-beauty daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/807be87d-4478-4de0-bec1-1be6819fad05/Ainslie-MacLeod-28-India+Scarf.jpg She Walks in Beauty - Make it stand out SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY: “She walks in beauty, like the night, of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright meet in her aspect and her eyes.” ~Lord Byron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1632616838144-8V5I53TTOGNL2ASGZ9PF/India%2Bin%2BGold%2BScarf.jpg She Walks in Beauty - SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY Oil on Canvas, 20 x 16 in | 51 x 41 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/not-thinking-about-cool daily 0.75 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/282ce95e-15a0-4efc-bfe4-c973f7ee217d/Ainslie-MacLeod-23-Cool.jpg Not Thinking About Cool NOT THINKING ABOUT COOL: “If you’ve gotta think about being cool, you ain’t cool.” ~Keith Richards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/e3fa826e-70b4-48a9-9f4c-594202679946/Lucas+Monochrome.jpg Not Thinking About Cool - NOT THINKING ABOUT COOL Oil on Canvas, 48 x 36 in | 122 x 91 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/inconceivable-mystery daily 0.75 2022-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/85a07c10-4753-4a4c-8658-c94653ce4149/Ainslie+and+Inconceivable+Mystery.jpg Inconceivable Mystery - INCONCEIVABLE MYSTERY Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/de4bdcb5-d1a6-4315-92e6-723b871f4c50/Ainslie-MacLeod-1-Inconceivable+Mystery.jpg Inconceivable Mystery INCONCEIVABLE MYSTERY: "There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery." ~Joseph Conrad https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/neither-wickedness-nor-sorrow daily 0.75 2022-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/f9163fe3-693e-4bcf-beb9-5c093f2b67e2/Ainslie-MacLeod-27-Neither+Wickedness+Nor+Sorrow.jpg Neither Wickedness Nor Sorrow NEITHER WICKEDNESS NOR SORROW: “When I look out on such a night as this, I feel as if there could be neither wickedness nor sorrow in the world.” ~Jane Austen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/bf3b51d5-b6d2-43f6-9142-ea2a21d94ccf/India+Pregnant+Art+Final.jpg Neither Wickedness Nor Sorrow - NEITHER WICKEDNESS NOR SORROW Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/the-beauty-of-the-soul daily 0.75 2022-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/3608f745-7455-46d1-90bb-47e59104810f/Ainslie-MacLeod-The+Beauty+of+the+Soul.jpg The Beauty of the Soul - Make it stand out THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUL: “Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” ~St. Augustine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/2f591f5e-54ba-441f-8da9-b64020f933f6/Ainslie+and+The+Beauty+of+the+Soul.jpg The Beauty of the Soul - THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUL Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/bubblegum daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/2b90c2f1-0e8d-4d82-abf1-3a7b44eadf96/Bubblegum+Color+Website.jpg Bubblegum - Make it stand out BUBBLEGUM: “I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubblegum.” ~Rowdy Roddy Piper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/53c4d3e7-b73b-44dc-b992-071f17192515/Bubblegum+B%3Aw+Website.jpg Bubblegum - BUBBLEGUM Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm $8,500 https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/struggle-through-tears daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/9c37e126-cfe5-4072-8312-5816811d2bb4/Struggle+Through+Tears+Color+Website.jpg Struggle Through Tears - Make it stand out STRUGGLE THROUGH TEARS: “Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears.” ~Demi Lovato https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/8b7eba00-edd9-4493-993b-89a77ebd2900/Struggle+Through+Tears+b%3Aw+Website.jpg Struggle Through Tears - STRUGGLE THROUGH TEARS Oil on Canvas, 72 x 36 in | 183 x 91 cm $8,500 https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/sunbeam-of-the-soul-1 daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1f2a2b47-dac0-4f95-ab4d-fa72cfc723c4/Sunbeam+of+the+Soul+small.jpg Sunbeam of the Soul - SUNBEAM OF THE SOUL Oil on Canvas, 72 x 36 in | 183 x 91 cm $8,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/a8ac2297-dc85-4626-9b66-227dc9b1b78b/Sunbeam+of+the+Soul+Color.jpg Sunbeam of the Soul - Make it stand out SUNBEAM OF THE SOUL: “Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.” ~Thomas Mann https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/embrace-your-uniqueness daily 0.75 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/dd07e2ad-7a21-4eb6-9c16-9dda382c3391/Embrace+Your+Uniqueness.jpg Embrace Your Uniqueness - Make it stand out EMBRACE YOUR UNIQUENESS: “A volcano does not fear it’s own heat; embrace your uniqueness and thrive.” ~Matshona Dhliwayo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/68bddfbc-6ecd-4333-8ad4-53d6129599c0/Embrace+Your+Uniqueness+Small.jpg Embrace Your Uniqueness - EMBRACE YOUR UNIQUENESS Oil on Canvas, 72 x 48 in | 183 x 122 cm $8,500 https://www.ainsliemacleodart.com/parting-the-mists daily 0.75 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1609830056515-9RSMSEWUAIRER0A3JNOJ/Ainslie%2BMacLeod%2BArt%2BStudio.jpg Parting the Mists - PARTING THE MISTS The inspiration for the series, Parting the Mists, comes from strong, empowered women whose inspiring and transformational backstories have often been overshadowed by their superficial appearance. Ainslie believes that as an artist, it’s his responsibility to bring out the essence of a person’s character. “It’s not my job as a painter to simply represent reality, but to take the viewer on a journey into the soul of each subject.” Parting the Mists reveals deeper truths about beauty, power, and femininity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/164ff88b-2029-4bc9-9321-8440a7999194/Ainslie-MacLeod-6-India+Arie.jpg Parting the Mists INDIA ARIE: “When I think about the cause I'm most passionate about, it's all in my music all the time, because I'm always singing about the empowerment of women. Always, even when it's a little love song - it's still about the empowerment of women and this high spiritual nature of love. It's the biggest healer ever.” ~India Arie.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/4f7897b1-344d-4e55-a83d-38ee0444dcb7/Ainslie-MacLeod-11-Elsa.jpg Parting the Mists THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: “There is no such thing as a person that nothing has happened to, and each person’s story is as different as his fingertips.” ~Elsa Lanchester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/c057b8a9-fdd7-4e79-8b03-7c1617409007/Ainslie+MacLeod+Art+Christine+Love.jpg Parting the Mists CHRISTINE LOVE: “Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” ~Zelda Fitzgerald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/245bf312-77f4-4cf0-8b23-fb9c09b50059/Ainslie-MacLeod-12-Angela.jpg Parting the Mists ANGELA DAVIS: A vocal opponent of the prison-industrial complex, racism, and inequality, and a champion of women’s rights, gender equality, and justice. “I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change…I’m changing the things I cannot accept.” ~Angela Davis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/c260827e-f2fc-4a59-a42c-33202380368b/Ainslie-MacLeod-26-The+Radiance+of+Love.jpg Parting the Mists THE RADIANCE OF LOVE: What is life without the radiance of love? ~Friedrich Von Schiller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/26464671-7d3c-4899-acb7-7206085016d8/Ainslie-MacLeod-24-Hedy+Lamarr.jpg Parting the Mists HEDY LAMARR: Actress, producer, and inventor of the technology that led to the development of wi-fi. “A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.” ~Hedy Lamarr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/009baef9-99d4-4c05-ad85-625e8edba729/Ainslie-MacLeod-2-Jeanne+Moreau.jpg Parting the Mists JEANNE MOREAU: Star of The Bride Wore Black. Orson Welles described her as "the greatest actress in the world." She was also a gifted writer, director, and producer, and sang with Sinatra at Carnegie Hall. Still stunning in her later years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/2a71a5cd-84d8-48f9-bf75-13a6b5fb300f/Ainslie-MacLeod-8-Marlene.jpg Parting the Mists MARLENE DIETRICH: As well as being a vocal anti-fascist, she set up a fund to help Jews escape Nazi Germany and come to the U.S. She gave one of the first lesbian kisses in cinema history in the movie Morocco. And she looked really good in a tux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/1f3cb089-87e9-4e17-876d-aeaa943133ec/Ainslie-MacLeod-5-Mae+West.jpg Parting the Mists SOMETHING ABOUT MAE WEST: An actress, a feminist, a champion of gay rights, a singer, a playwright and, at one time, was one of the two highest earners in the US. The other was William Randolph Hearst who demanded that "Congress do something about Mae West!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/3cc19dd1-be82-47a5-8ec7-b5103b61251b/Ainslie-MacLeod-29-Lucy-Small.jpg Parting the Mists I LOVE LUCY: “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ~Lucille Ball https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/c85a4d5e-bb9e-4222-b3f8-55f9bbc515b1/Ainslie-MacLeod-21-josephine.jpg Parting the Mists JOSEPHINE BAKER: She always stood up bravely against the forces of discrimination; she became the first black woman to star in a major motion picture; during WWII she became a French Resistance spy; and she fought against segregation and racism as part of the Civil Rights Movement. “I did take the blows, but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity." ~Josephine Baker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/11857530-c261-4e4b-a731-2fe267bc9a9d/Ainslie-MacLeod-22-Mata+Hari.jpg Parting the Mists MATA HARI: Margaretha MacLeod (no relation), dancer and spy, executed for espionage during WW1. Though not entirely innocent, some describe her as “a scapegoat who was very unfairly treated.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/807be87d-4478-4de0-bec1-1be6819fad05/Ainslie-MacLeod-28-India+Scarf.jpg Parting the Mists SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY: She walks in beauty, like the night, of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright meet in her aspect and her eyes. ~Lord Byron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7796cc35a5644edc5aeeca/49dc29c1-1c77-43e1-bbc9-eea25fb009d0/Ainslie-MacLeod-30-La+Divina+-+Callas.jpg Parting the Mists LA DIVINA: “An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.” ~Maria Callas