About Claire
Experimenting with new ideas colourways and techniques is always thrilling especially when I share these with my students.
My occupation is based around developing my original paintings.
Teaching in my garden studio in Warwickshire
Creating subjects for the joy of the journey in my post of artist in residence and tutor with Fred Olsen's cruise lines.
Providing demonstrations and work shops to art clubs and social groups around the country.
My Current Journey
Biography
I ran my own ceramics studio for several years selling through trade to galleries around the country.
Worked freelance sculpting for a major stone ornament company which exported globally and supplied major high street stores.
Commissioned by A&C Black to write Clay for People for with Special Needs, published 2001
Established and ran the pottery and art departments in an NHS hospital and several local authority day centres for people with special needs
Studied Industrial Ceramics to gain a B.A. Honours.
Events and exhibitions
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Mitchell Gallery, Warwick
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Michaelmas House, Market Bosworth
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Ten 2 Gallery, Hinckley, Leicestershire
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Spring Fair Birmingham N.E.C. 2014 and 2015
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Various local art festivals such as Market Bosworth and Burbage in Leicestershire
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Patchings Art Festival 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020 cancelled due to the Coronavirus
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Society of Graphic Fine Art annual Open Menier Gallery Southwalk London Oct 2014
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Art Alert Nuneaton taking part in workshops and exhibitions
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Photiq, Leamington Spa
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Artysan, Stow
Testamonials
I attended your classes regularly for a fortnight on the Fred Olsen Arctic Cruise on the Borealis ship in early February 2025 and really enjoyed my first go at Watercolour. I had never done any painting whatsoever before so thanks for all the tips and encouragement. I really enjoyed your classes which were fun and informative. Your notes give me the confidence to continue watercolour painting and have a brand new hobby. Your teaching style is very enjoyable and inclusive. Thankyou Di 😊 (Over 60s Lady with a new hobby after attending your classes!)
The committee would sincerely like to thank you for the inspiring, interesting and thought provoking time we spent with you. All of the students went away enthused and eager to try out the techniques and hopefully we will have some lovely pictures for our exhibition next year. Lots of the members would love you to come back in the future to do another workshop so we hope to see you then.
Anthea Arnot ( Chairperson )
“ Thank you so much for a really interesting and inspiring workshop. One of the best we have had. “
Jenny
“ Thank you for an inspirational workshop. Feedback from the attendees was very, very positive. They enjoyed the techniques and instruction and many felt it will help them to be more 'loose' with their work. Thank you again for such an enjoyable, supportive and informative time. “
Judy
Thank you Claire for the most
amazing day.
Glenise
10 years ago I made a phone call. I wanted to learn to paint!! I had no real concept of what it meant!! My mother was a trained artist so I never felt good enough to have a go.
Claire changed my views about my ability!! I have used all sorts of medium over the past 10 years and managed to achieve pastel portraits of my grandchildren. Using Claire's unique style of ink wax and water colour, I have paintings that I have felt good enough to frame - seed heads, doors, bridges and windmills to name a few. My 4 panel silver birch wood in acrylics hangs in my sun room!
I have been lucky to find a tutor who will work with my abilities and find ways to help me achieve successful outcomes but also to make sure I learn from things that didn’t go so well. We don't do failure we do learning!!!
Thank you Claire From Adrienne.
Just want to say a very big thankyou for the last few months.
I have learnt such a lot(and forgotten a lot) under your guidance. You have encouraged me to do things which I was afraid of, building my confidence week by week. I can’t tell you how much I love Tuesday afternoons and I’m looking forward to see what new things I can learn next year.
Thanks also to Arthur for all those perfect cups of tea .
Hope you have a wonderful Xmas see you next week Tx
