Donald Mc Intyre was born in 1923 and spent the most memorable years of his childhood in the west of Scotland.  He studied painting under James Wright R.S.W  at Garelochhead.

Qualifying as a dentist in Glasgow, he remained in that profession until the age of forty, when he left dentistry to make a living as a full time painter.  A retired member of the Royal Cambrian Academy, he was formerly a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Pastel Society.

Donald had many successful solo exhibitions across the country.

His work is held in both public and private collections across the globe and has been reproduced in books.