Photo by Steven Shank
Bio
Abby McClure is an oil painter from West Chester, PA. She graduated from Westtown School in 1988 and moved to Chadds Ford, PA where she was inspired by artists Jimmy Lynch and Andrew Wyeth. Visits with Lynch to Wyeth's home and studio are treasured memories. Her first showing of work was at The Brandywine River Museum in 1989, having collaborated with Lynch on a series of pen and ink drawings.
Though primarily self-taught, she took drawing classes at age 14 with Rea Redifer and in 2005 was awarded a scholarship from the Natalie A. W. Leaf Foundation to study classical realist painting with Neilson Carlin. For 25 years Abby has painted, participated in shows, won awards and completed many commissions. She is known for her twilight and nocturne paintings and currently has sold over 700 pieces.
In 2013 she began to experience retinal issues in one eye, which led to three major eye surgeries and a significant loss of vision. Though challenging at first, this ultimately led Abby on a rewarding new course. In addition to continuing to paint her twilight paintings, she is painting more than ever outdoors en plein air, as well as learning still life. She opened her studio/gallery in Kennett Square, PA where she hosts shows and classes and represents several other local artists.
Though primarily self-taught, she took drawing classes at age 14 with Rea Redifer and in 2005 was awarded a scholarship from the Natalie A. W. Leaf Foundation to study classical realist painting with Neilson Carlin. For 25 years Abby has painted, participated in shows, won awards and completed many commissions. She is known for her twilight and nocturne paintings and currently has sold over 700 pieces.
In 2013 she began to experience retinal issues in one eye, which led to three major eye surgeries and a significant loss of vision. Though challenging at first, this ultimately led Abby on a rewarding new course. In addition to continuing to paint her twilight paintings, she is painting more than ever outdoors en plein air, as well as learning still life. She opened her studio/gallery in Kennett Square, PA where she hosts shows and classes and represents several other local artists.