In Orpheo and Eurydice, Revisited, Richard MacDonald revisits the mythic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice. In the first study, Orpheus was bigger than life, a metaphor for the ultimate hero. In this, the second study, MacDonald abandons the metaphor and portrays a relationship between equals, an ideal he hoped to inspire in our modern society. Orpheus is holding on to a rope, not yet grounded. You can feel his weight in the air. Eurydice appears to be falling into the abyss, saved only by her hand as it lies across his heart. In this moment, the couple seem to be on an island. This represents the sacred space that only lovers share, where their true natures and deepest emotions are revealed.

In 2014 and 2015, Richard MacDonald focused intently on the minerals and pigments of his patina process - specifically on the color red. Shortly thereafter, the artist revealed his discoveries in a new exhibition entitled “Richard MacDonald: Red.” The exhibition, which highlights MacDonald's creative immersion into the hue, the emotion, and narrative of color, represents a profound new direction in the artist's work.