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About Muriel Barclay“Glasgow-based Muriel Barclay is a mainly self-taught Scottish artist with a huge following. Her large, figurative oils, painted on linen, are fluid and highly decorative.” (The Herald, December 2006, from the article ’50 Scottish artists to invest in’) Muriel Barclay’s degree, from Edinburgh University, is in history so, as a painter, is self-taught though1989 to 2002 she studied drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art Continuing Education Department and history of fine art at the Open University. After years teaching history and when her three sons were all at school, she began to exhibit her work. Encouraged by awards from the Paisley Art Institute, the Glasgow Society of Women Artists and the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, she left teaching in 2001 to paint full time. She has had solo exhibitions throughout Scotland and in the London area, where her use of appealing images, ambiguity and humour give her work strong market appeal. She is an elected artist member of Visual Arts Scotland, The Paisley Art Institute, The Glasgow Society of Women Artists and the Glasgow Art Club, where she has served on the Council since 2005. In 2007 she was elected Artist Vice-President of the Glasgow Art Club where, at present, she is actively involved in organising many social events. Muriel Barclay Gallery'Cadenced' by Muriel Barclay Size: 10" x 10" Medium: Oil on linen Location: Private collection Sold: Yes 'Open Fan' by Muriel Barclay Size: 50" x 40" Medium: Oil on linen Location: Private collection Sold: Yes 'Portrait of Katy and Leo' by Muriel Barclay Size: 16" x 16" Medium: Oil on linen Location: Private collection Sold: Yes 'Private Performance' by Muriel Barclay Size: 40" x 36" Medium: Oil on linen Location: Private collection Sold: Yes 'View from a Blue Room' by Muriel Barclay Size: 34" x 30" Medium: Oil on Canvas Location: Private collection Sold: Yes 'Watching the Regatta' by Muriel Barclay Size: 30" x 40" Medium: Oil on linen Location: Private collection Sold: Yes <<<Back to List of Artists | |