When I returned to Birmingham from studying in New York City in 1959, I came home and set up a studio at my mother and Father’s home in the space above the garage on Canterbury Road. From there I could see the hillside and it reminded me of Cezanne’s work. The Rushton’s lived above us and the Stockhams next door to them. I would often climb over the fence as a young girl and walk through the woods to the Stockhams where I took music lessons.
"Looking Toward the Rushton's Back Yard on Canterbury Road" by Miriam McClung, 1960. Oil on board. 36" x 30".
-------------
Miriam McClung is an artist from Birmingham, Alabama, and has been creating works of art in oils, pastels, ink, charcoal, pencil and everything in between for over 70 years. You can see more of her work at miriammcclung.com or follow her on her Instagram account @miriammcclungart.