by Claire Cansick | Sep 8, 2022 | Archive
Despite being a biodynamic gardener, practicing yoga, having cats and sometimes being labelled a hippy I am actually a logical thinker. I am on the side of science and yet also realise it doesn’t know it all. I have an interest in facts and am keen for my musings and...
by Claire Cansick | Jul 30, 2022 | Archive
After seeing the documentary film Fire Of Love at the cinema I discovered that Katia and Maurice Krafft answered a few of my own questions on my fascination with volcanoes and other wild extremes of nature. Why am I drawn to catastrophic weather events? The film...
by Claire Cansick | Jul 9, 2022 | Archive
I never thought I would make anything like this; a defined project is not how I normally work. Usually I drift from one though/painting/feeling to another in a state of permanent day dream so the challenge to be disciplined has been quite different. However I have...
by Claire Cansick | Jun 28, 2022 | Archive
I have been so busy with other commitments that making work on the paintings for this project has stalled a bit. However I’m still researching and finding reports I’d like to make work about, there’s a lot going on out there. I wanted to paint the...
by Claire Cansick | Jun 24, 2022 | Archive
The wall of climate project paintings is growing. More slowly than I predicted, but I am not phased, as I have to have time to make other work. In fact the small size of these paintings has had a backlash of compelling me to paint large works with expressive movement...
by Claire Cansick | Jun 18, 2022 | Archive
I have the great experience of attending Varnishing Day at the Royal Academy of Art in London, as a contributing artist to this year’s Summer Exhibition with my two paintings Shut The Windows and Not A Drop To Drink. I felt very proud to have my work validated...
