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BIOGRAPHY Born in 1972, Claire followed her art foundation course in Cheltenham with a degree in Fine Art at Reading University. After moving to London in 1995, she worked briefly in the film industry and later became an art consultant advising clients and commissioning other artists for a wide variety of projects. During this time she continued to paint at every opportunity. In 2002, Claire moved to South Africa in order to pursue a career as a full time artist and get closer to one of her major sources of inspiration: wildlife. Claire’s interest in film and photography is integral to her work, demonstrated by her use of panoramic shapes capturing snapshots of movement and her raw and vividly cropped compositions. Landscapes are intentionally excluded, while the sun on the dried salt lakes and dunes of Namibia, or the enormous skies of Kenya, are intimated either by pronounced shadows or the scale of the wildlife within the canvas. She combines traditional painting and glazing techniques with an unorthodox use of colour to give the work a dynamic and contemporary feel. Claire lives and works in London, with a studio in Earlsfield. She is now achieving recognition for her portraits and is frequently commissioned. She has a P.G.C.E. in Art and Design and also teaches classes regularly at Hampstead Fine Arts College. Recent exhibitions include: Totally Essential Stand, House & Gardens Exhibition, Olympia - June 2005 |