About Olga McClelland

Member of SAA / Society for All Artists

Art courses at RHACC / Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College Art School .International School of Modern Creativity various online courses.

Taking part at collective physical and online SAA exhibitions from 2013,SAA World Record Art Challenge exhibition 2014.London Parallax Art Fair from 2017, London KCAW(Kensington and Chelsea Art Week) Open Studios 2023.Art Matters collective exhibition 02-28January 2024 London,INNER WORLD exhibition Boomer Gallery 8-13 March 2024 London .Emerging Art collective exhibition 25.09-03.10 2024 London.

I live and work in London. It's such a beautiful city! It has inspired me in my art whether I'm walking along broad streets and parks of the central part or lose myself in the narrow streets and magical courtyards of the South West. My work is a direct result of the mystical energy I can feel from this Metropolis I'm happy to be part of.

SYMBOLS are a significant part of my creations-figures,colour,texture. I often paint circles-they can symbolise energy of the Earth,Sun and Moon.

On the other side,circles symbolise our own creations - our everyday routines, beliefs and faith.We rarely step outside of our familiar circles, enclosed in our own bubbles,seeing no need for a way out. But there should be a way out! That’s why I always depict broken or unclosed circles!

Take a step, get out of comfort zone and the world will open up to new opportunities !

BEYOND THE INVISIBLE collection is my vision of detail and light that can be seen in monochrome only and can be lost in colour. BEYOND THE INVISIBLE is inspired by the fact that everything in the universe is made from stardust. Everything is made from the same elements and matters not how big or small we are. We are all children of stardust.

FLUID ACRYLIC ABSTRACT collection.  I love working with fluid acrylics which is all about colour. Flowing, dynamic with almost unpredictable results. All canvases in this collection are small sized, very easy to fit in a flat or a small room, study or office.

WHITE MINIMALISM

White is associated with peace,cleanliness and brings rest to the eyes and calms emotions.White is beginning of everything - new chapter, new life, new page. It is the base of colour spectrum and presents in every each colour. The geometric lines bring order and clarity of thoughts. From another angle they could be patterns left on a beach by a child. They are here now, and you are wondering,where did they come from? Where do they lead? Will an incoming tide leave them or take them somewhere else?

TEXTURE

These designs are meant to be touched.Earthy natural colours are pleasing to the inner self and calming to the mind.The textures bring the art from the canvas to the fingertips, like touching the stones of a bridge or the sand on a beach.