Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Early Life, Family and Training Jessie MacGregor was born in Liverpool to a Scottish father, Alexander, and a mother, Sarah. She grew up in a large household, sharing a home with an older brother and seven younger siblings. Her early years were shaped by the steady presence of her grandfather, Andrew Hunt, a landscape painter who ran a drawing academy in Liverpool. It was here that Jessie MacGregor first learned the fundamentals of draw
ing, picking up the tools and techniques under his guidance. While her grandfather provided the foundation for her drawing, her mother introduced her to the softer textures of watercolours. These early lessons in Liverpool formed the basis of her technical skill before she moved toward more formal study. By 1870, she had made her way to London to begin a seven-year period of study at the Royal Academy Schools.Training and Academic Suc…