I’m very happy to announce that I’ve been selected as Fusion Art’s Spotlight Artist for the month of September. Please find an excerpt from their press release below. Brian McClear Wins Fusion Art’s Artist Spotlight Solo Art Exhibition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Palm Springs, CA) Fusion Art is pleased to announce that Brian McClear has been awarded an Artist Spotlight Solo Art …
Cooperstown Art Association
I am very pleased to have a painting accepted for inclusion in the 82nd Annual National Juried Art Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association. July 14 – August 18. A special thanks to jurist Larry Brown for selecting my painting Fossil & Flower, 30″x 30″ oil on canvas. The Cooperstown Art Association Galleries are located on two spacious floors at 22 …
A Contemporary Portrait Series
Ink & Oil — Once relegated to sailors, criminals, and performers, tattoos have become ubiquitous in society. Whether to commemorate a life event, satisfy an impulse, make a bold, personal statement, or forever wear a private talisman, the reasons for getting tattoos are as varied as the people who wear them. This stunning series of larger-than-life portraits explores the men …
Susquehanna Art Museum: Vessels
I am delighted to be included in the Susquehanna Art Museum(SAM) Vessels Exhibition alongside over 30 artists from around the country. Vessels will be on display from FRIDAY, MAY 12 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017. The exhibition call for entries challenged artists to consider the functions and possibilities of a vessel, both visually and conceptually. The submissions were not limited …
Lyme Art Association: A Show in Four Acts
I am very happy to have 2 paintings accepted for Lyme Art Association’s “A Show in Four Acts”. Four new exhibitions, each with a different theme, on view Friday, March 17 – Friday, April 28 in LAA’s beautiful historic galleries. My paintings Avocado and Rivets 30″ x 30″ oil on canvas and Shell and Reflection 30″ x 30″ oil on …
A Series of Found Objects
Discards & Discovery is a series oil paintings in progress inspired by found objects. The statement below is an attempt to justify the pile of stuff that I refuse to get rid of. Discards & Discovery — A rusted hinge. A wilted rose. A tattered piece of twine. A smooth river stone. It’s hard to imagine what these seemingly disparate …
Discards & Discovery: Fossil and Lily
Originally, I had a different plan for this painting. I found this fossil in a quarry in Sylvania Ohio when I was 14. The fossil is 300 million years old, give or take a 50 million years. The fossil is surprisingly heavy being comprised of mostly pyrite (fools gold). It feels much more like a piece of cast iron in …