Landscape with Haystacks, c. 1950s
Penelope Beaton ARSA was born in Edinburgh and studied at the Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 1917. She briefly worked at Hamilton Academy and subsequently became a member of the faculty staff at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) in 1919, eventually becoming the Head of the Junior Department. She exhibited widely throughout Scotland and although best known for her watercolours, she also worked in pastel and oils.
Beaton was highly influenced by William Gilles RSA, who taughter her at ECA. She regularly exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, as well as with the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. She was elected an Associate of the RSA in 1957.