Sheila McClean
Sheila McClean | |
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| Born | 13 August 1932 Moville, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | 5 August 2016 (aged 83) |
| Occupations | Teacher, Artist |
| Spouse | Raymond McClean |
| Children | 2 |
Sheila McClean, RUA,[1] (13 August 1932 – 5 August 2016)[2] was an Irish painter, whose work was in the impressionist style.
Life and work
[edit | edit source]Sheila McClean was originally from Moville, County Donegal, Ireland and attended Thornhill College in Derry, Northern Ireland where she later lived. She painted the land and sea around her.
Derek Hill, a great admirer of her work, said, "Her paintings capture the Donegal we all feel in retrospect".
Joseph McWilliams, PPRUA, said, "Her landscapes are painted landscapes, her boglands are expressive marks of paint, on richly textured surfaces redolent of bog cotton and dank brown pools..... Her work reflects a deep understanding of both place and paint".
Commenting on her most recent one woman exhibition McClean stated:
"Painting for me is a necessary means of self-expression. My desire as a painter is to establish a relationship between intuitive imagery, and a spontaneous method of painting. I try to achieve this, through a combination of economic statements, which are personal rather than purely descriptive and keeping myself aware of the life and integrity of the paint itself."
"Paint is the image. Image is the paint"
Collections
[edit | edit source]- National Self Portrait Collection, Limerick.
- Derek Hill Collection, County Donegal.
- D.F.P (NI Civil Service).
- UTV Collection, Belfast.
- The Harverty Trust.
- Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Offices, Belfast.
- UNISON Collection, NI & UK.
Commissions
[edit | edit source]- Stations of the Cross, St. Pious X Church, Moville, County Donegal.[3]
- Belfast Calendar 1991
Further reading
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ RUA Associate Sheila McClean Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Royal Ulster Academy, Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Royal Ulster Academy of Arts
- Article on Recent Exhibition Belfast Telegraph (Subscription)
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