Arts Bank

Claire can\'t remember a time when she wasn\'t being creative. As a child she was always happy with either a jigsaw or a packet of crayons and a colouring-in book.

After her GCSE’s and A-Levels, Claire undertook a BTEC Foundation course in Art and Design at Harrogate College where she was encouraged to experiment in painting, printmaking, photography and fashion design. At this time, her passion for painting and drawing floundered and her interest in fashion emerged. She completed her BA Hons Degree in Fashion Design at Salford University in 2001.

Claire currently works part time teaching art in a Secondary School in Leeds and as an artist where she lives in Harrogate. Working predominantly in oil, Claire’s inspiration comes from the environment around her and the places she grew up in. With a strong emphasis on light, her paintings explore the effects of the night in rain and snow.  Using her locality as a backdrop, each figurative scene tells a tongue in cheek story allowing the viewer to make up their own mind about the tale that lies beneath.