From Scott's Perspective
Original Artwork
Paintings & Christmas Balls 

About Scott McClelland

 

Thanks for visiting my website.  I was a late entrant into the art world, having spent my spare time adventuring in the outdoors… fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, playing sports and all that good stuff.   When I start a new hobby, I always go all-in and try to master it.  For instance, when I got into flyfishing, I tied flies, built rods and became a guide.   My father was my outdoors mentor.

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I’ve been told by more than a few people that I have a keen eye, which I’m sure has helped me when I took up painting. 

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My mother dabbled in painting and arts and crafts, and she opened my eyes to appreciate the beauty of art and to understand composition.  But rather than pursue art, I was off doing other things outdoors.

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Now that I’m putting paint on canvas, it’s only natural that many of my paintings are landscapes.  I’m still strong enough to lug my French easel outside to do plein air painting too.

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Here’s how I started painting.   It was after I got married and had kids about 35 years ago that I sat down with my girls and we painted birds, animals, snowmen and Santas on round glass Christmas Balls.   I have done them ever since.  I found that they make great gifts.  In 2015, I gifted a child’s portrait to a co-worker, and I started getting orders.  Ever since, during the holiday season I usually paint a few dozen Christmas Balls with portraits of people’s dogs, cats, and family members.  Many are memorial portraits, and I take it very seriously to produce an accurate rendering.  In 2019, I was asked to do a portrait on a canvas, and I really enjoyed it.   I retired from sales in 2020 to focus entirely on painting.  Now, I’m all-in.

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Here are my paintings by category.  As you will see, I paint what grabs me.   I have included Artist’s notes on many of them, describing what caught my eye, and what I attempted to capture or convey.

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As far as commissions are concerned, I am up for all sorts of challenges, so if you are interested in something specific, I’d be open to discussing it with you.

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I'm active in several painting organizations and exhibit in multiple galleries.   Here are some…

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​*  My work is often on exhibit at the Harford Artist's Association Gallery, and their satellite locations around Bel Air, MD.   

​*  My work is also exhibited at the the Arts By The Bay gallery in Havre de Grace, MD.

​*  I am also now showing my work at Side Street Framers and Gift Gallery at their Severna Park and Pasadena, MD locations. 

*  I have paintings on exhibit at Manor Mill Gallery in Monkton, MD

*  I will be in an upcoming juried exhibition at the Chesapeake Gallery in HCC.

​*  I was featured with a solo show at the Liriodendron Mansion in Bel Air, MD, during August of 2023.  (My work is on permanent display in their gallery showcase.)
*  I'm a member of the Maryland Portrait Painters and Maryland Plein Air Painters Associations.
*  I was the featured artist for the April/May 2021 issue of Harford's Heart Magazine.
*  I was juried into the 8th Annual Exhibition of the Oxford Arts Alliance (2022)
* I was juried into the "From Mountain to Marina" show that was a cooperative undertaking of the Allegany Arts Alliance (in Cumberland, MD) and the MD Federation of the Arts (in Annapolis) in 2022.