Meg McLean, Artist

Meg McLean

Meg McLean has been an award-winning painter since the mid 70s. Her work has been included in numerous juried shows and traveling exhibits and is included in private collections on the East coast. McLean earned the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in art at the University of South Carolina, where she concentrated in painting and printmaking.

In her watercolors and acrylics, McLean makes use of bold color, repetition of pattern, and the dramatic effects of sunlight and shadow. Whether the subject matter is a vase of flowers in the window or a row of desks lining a hallway, the pattern created by strong sunlight is the unifying factor. The translucence of flower petals, the delicate veins in a leaf, the vivid colors of blossoms, and the shine on waxy foliage are elements found in many of her paintings. She is also known for her paintings of landscapes, animals and children’s portraits,

Recently retired from Columbia College as publications designer, McLean is active in the arts community. Activities include Superintendent of Fine Arts at the State Fair, past president of the Artists Guild of Columbia, vice president of Media Women, Board of Directors of the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, the South Carolina Watercolor Society, Trenholm Artists Guild and the Artists Guild of South Carolina.

McLean is represented by Portfolio Gallery in Columbia.

Contact Meg McLean at: (803) 799-2745.

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Devecote/Provence	Fractured Floral	French Lacecap II
Finney and Nomad	Millpond Farm	The Red Chest