Calum McClure
THESCOT TISHGALLERY CONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1842
Calum McClure
New Paintings & Drawings 7 September - 1 October 2011 The Scottish Gallery is delighted to host Calum McClure’s first solo exhibition since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 2010. The recent winner of the Jolomo Bank of Scotland Award for Scottish Landscape painting, McClure is one of the most interesting and skilful talents to emerge in recent years. His remarkable paintings and drawings which focus on the dilapidating country house and grounds at Cammo Estate are atmospheric and detailed; created from direct observation, but also memory. They explore the way nature is gradually reclaiming the land at the once illustrious estate, once a place famed for its gentile design and exotic flora.
Front cover: Cammo Pond, 2010 oil on board 123 x 174 cms £2,850 Left: Canopy, 2011 oil on board 100 x 61 cms £1,450
Hedgerow, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650 Cammo II, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
River Almond, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650 Cammo I, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
Farmhouse, 2010 oil on board, 64 x 112 cms ÂŁ1,650
Clearing, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650 Cammo III, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
Pathway, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650 Cammo V, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
Undergrowth, 2010 oil on board, 124 x 185 cms ÂŁ3,250
Black Window, 2011 oil on board, 28 x 35 cms £650 Cammo IV, 2011 pencil on paper, 42 x 59 cms £525
"In my work I am concerned mainly with atmospherics and memory. Sources include formal and botanical gardens, cemeteries and country estates. These hold both personal memories from my childhood as well as those pertaining to their own history. I hope to capture these places at quiet moments when nothing specific is happening, so it is the place alone that holds the viewers attention."
Opposite: Winter Sun, 2011 oil on board 65 x 62 cms ÂŁ1,150 Back cover: Bulrushes, 2011 oil on board 140 x 82 cms ÂŁ2,250
Calum McClure
New Paintings & Drawings 7 September - 1 October 2011
The Scottish Gallery 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ Email mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk www.scottish-gallery.co.uk
THESCOT TISHGALLERY CONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1842