The Road to Clashgour, painted by Mary Fleming (b. 1942) in 1980, is a serene Highland landscape where a winding track leads past an open gate into soft, misty hills and towering mountains. Clashgour, the road to which is depicted here, is located near the Bridge of Orchy in the Scottish Highlands. The painting skilfully captures the shifting light and changeable weather with quiet sensitivity. While never having received formal art training, Fleming took art classes in Paris and studied under artist Nigel Harcourt-Lees. As the great-granddaughter of Scottish financier Robert Fleming, her work reflects a personal connection to the land.

Mary Fleming, born 1942

Mary Fleming is the daughter of Major Richard Evelyn Fleming and the Hon. Dorothy Charmian Hermon-Hodge, thus making her the great-granddaughter of Scottish financier Robert Fleming. She didn't have any formal art training but took art classes whilst living in Paris and studied under the artist Nigel Harcourt-Lees, known for his painting and sculpture of horses.