Calum McClure - The Scottish Gallery
Calum McClure - The Scottish Gallery
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<strong>Calum</strong> <strong>McClure</strong>
THESCOTTISHGALLERYCONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1842
<strong>Calum</strong> <strong>McClure</strong>New Paintings & Drawings7 September - 1 October 2011<strong>The</strong> <strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> is delighted to host <strong>Calum</strong><strong>McClure</strong>’s first solo exhibition since graduating fromEdinburgh College of Art in 2010. <strong>The</strong> recent winnerof the Jolomo Bank of Scotland Award for <strong>Scottish</strong>Landscape painting, <strong>McClure</strong> is one of the mostinteresting and skilful talents to emerge in recent years.His remarkable paintings and drawings which focus onthe dilapidating country house and grounds at CammoEstate are atmospheric and detailed; created fromdirect observation, but also memory. <strong>The</strong>y explore theway nature is gradually reclaiming the land at the onceillustrious estate, once a place famed for its gentiledesign and exotic flora.Front cover: Cammo Pond, 2010 oil on board 123 x 174 cms £2,850Left: Canopy, 2011 oil on board 100 x 61 cms £1,450
Hedgerow, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650Cammo II, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
River Almond, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650Cammo I, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
Farmhouse, 2010 oil on board, 64 x 112 cms £1,650
Clearing, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650Cammo III, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
Pathway, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650Cammo V, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
Undergrowth, 2010 oil on board, 124 x 185 cms £3,250
Black Window, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650Cammo IV, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
"In my work I am concerned mainly with atmospherics and memory. Sources includeformal and botanical gardens, cemeteries and country estates. <strong>The</strong>se hold both personalmemories from my childhood as well as those pertaining to their own history. I hope tocapture these places at quiet moments when nothing specific is happening, so it is theplace alone that holds the viewers attention."Opposite: Winter Sun, 2011 oil on board 65 x 62 cms £1,150Back cover: Bulrushes, 2011 oil on board 140 x 82 cms £2,250
<strong>Calum</strong> <strong>McClure</strong>New Paintings & Drawings7 September - 1 October 2011<strong>The</strong> <strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZEmail mail@scottish-gallery.co.ukwww.scottish-gallery.co.ukTHESCOTTISHGALLERYCONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1842
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