This is me

I’m Claire, a multimedia artist based in the north east of Scotland.

Where it began

My background has been varied and not always focused on art.

I went straight from school to Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen and graduated in 2000 with an honours degree in fine art, specialising in printmaking. After graduating, I dabbled in various forms of art until family life took over which meant a break from painting and printmaking. A busy few years flashed past in a blur of nappies, nursery visits and school runs. Observing my children learning as they grew led me to the realisation that I wanted to teach. I completed my teacher training and spent several fulfilling years in a primary classroom surrounded by eager children, and was inspired by their enthusiasm to learn. I was lucky to get the opportunity to teach art for a period and I think this is where I realised that I missed creating for myself and passion had to be embraced once again.

My art

My work focuses on the environment around me and the wild nature of my surroundings. I take pleasure in creating art which depicts the textures, colours and movement of the landscapes and seascapes I see on a daily basis.

My paintings are primarily acrylic with touches of various other media used to create a sense of dimension. I am also in the process of reaching back to my roots as a printmaking graduate, re-visiting once again my fascination of mark making and experimenting with the endless variety of methods in which to produce interesting impressions, finding colours and textures particularly provoking.