Will Maclean
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Will Maclean MBE RSA RGI RSW was born in Inverness in 1941 and has family connections to Achiltibuie and the Isle of Skye. He is a painter, printmaker and sculptor whose work is often related to the history and culture of the Scottish Highlands with particular reference to maritime themes. He is a consummate craftsman and his poetic imagery strikes a chord, although precise meanings can sometimes be elusive. ‘A Night of Islands’ (1991) is a magnificent suite of ten colour etchings with aquatint inspired by Gaelic poetry and sketchbooks containing daily observations and experimental work. A major retrospective show, 'Will Maclean: Points of Departure', was held at the City Arts Centre, Edinburgh in 2022.
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A Night of Islands
Ten etchings inspired by poems and prose in Gaelic and English. An edition of 40 sets, plus artist’s proofs, each measuring 75 x 53.5cm. Each print is signed by the artist on the reverse. Published in 1991 by The Paragon Press, London and printed by Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen. Read more about this series here.
Ten etchings inspired by poems and prose in Gaelic and English. An edition of 40 sets, plus artist’s proofs, each measuring 75 x 53.5cm. Each print is signed by the artist on the reverse. Published in 1991 by The Paragon Press, London and printed by Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen. Read more about this series here.
Paintings
These mixed media paintings using old whisky barrel stencils were made to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Castle Gallery in 2021. Showing here are six of the fifteen that are available in our online shop.
Available on request
A Catechism of the Laws of Storms - John Burnside Poems & Will Maclean Images
A series of twelve screenprints on BFK Rives 260gsm paper in a limited edition of 40. Printed by Paul Liam Harrison at the Visual Research Centre, DJCAD, University of Dundee. 2014.
Using woodcuts from 1882-3 issues of the weekly newspaper 'The Pictorial World', Will Maclean assembled a series of collages that he scanned and then digitally altered to create images relating to descriptions of storms and hurricanes. His references were nautical books and manuals in his own collection, in particular Henry Piddington's 'The Law of Storms'. John Burnside then composed a series of twelve poems in response to those images and Will in turn altered the images in response to the poems.
A series of twelve screenprints on BFK Rives 260gsm paper in a limited edition of 40. Printed by Paul Liam Harrison at the Visual Research Centre, DJCAD, University of Dundee. 2014.
Using woodcuts from 1882-3 issues of the weekly newspaper 'The Pictorial World', Will Maclean assembled a series of collages that he scanned and then digitally altered to create images relating to descriptions of storms and hurricanes. His references were nautical books and manuals in his own collection, in particular Henry Piddington's 'The Law of Storms'. John Burnside then composed a series of twelve poems in response to those images and Will in turn altered the images in response to the poems.
