'Boom' started life as a series of small separate paintings of explosions. I took pleasure in taking lethal subject matter and transforming it into benevolent gem like miniatures so small they would fit inside a pocket.

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As the series progressed it became clear that they were more interesting when viewed together, they started to resemble plant life - moss, flowers, trees - thereby imitating the very things they destroy.

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I started to work on it as a whole piece.

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It was ongoing for more than three years & It's not lost on me that this subject has become ever more relevant as it progressed.

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War was always there - but it feels closer today than it was yesterday.

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Donna Mclean was born in Wigan and lives and works in London.

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She has shown with Beaux Arts London, Emma Hill Fine Art, GBS Gallery, Paul Stolper Gallery and has exhibited at The Royal Academy Summer Show eight times.

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In 2021She was short listed for The Contemporary British Painting Prize, The Aesthetica Art Prize and Cass Art Prize in 2024, The Ruskin Prize in 2025 and is a member of Contemporary British Painting

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