About

Painting of a small child standing in a wood of autumn colours, an old shack off to the right.

Claire’s work is associated with with colour in paintings of nature’s dynamism documenting her path through the landscape. Her paintings demand our respect for nature through exploration of its beauty and untameable ferocity. A member of The Arborealists, Claire works predominantly with oils and charcoal using photos as source material. She lives in the Norfolk Broads area of Norfolk, UK.

‘Claire’s stylised take on our natural and human world creates beautiful compositions that lure us in. The dappled light in her forest scenes appears tangible and seductive.’ Adriana Marques

b Gt Yarmouth 1971

Gt.Yarmouth School of Art 1991

Norwich University of the Arts 1996

Gallery Manager 2014 – 2017

Finalist Jackson’s Painting Prize 2019

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022

Contemporary British Painting Prize Longlist 2023

Firstsite Solo Exhibition- You And I Are Earth October 2023-April 2024

Interview 2018 by Claire Leach