Claire has always thrived on being inspired to create art throughout her life. Her work portrays strong emotion, both in its atmospheric subject matter and the energetic way in which she paints. Claire has now been painting for over 12 years and has become alot more confident in her style.

She worked under the guidance of New Zealand born artist, Ashley Shaw, for 5 years, developing her skills and techniques. Her first collection of paintings was exhibited at the The Gallery in Virginia Waters, back in 1998 and has since then enjoyed exhibiting at various other galleries and venues around the UK.

After relocating to St.Ives, Cornwall in 2005, she was fortunate to be able to run her own studio gallery "Off The Bitten Track...", from which she both worked and successfully sold her paintings.  

     
Now Claire works from her home studio, in a village just outside St.Ives, where she can devote more time & space to a much larger scale.

Having always been artistically inspired by Cornwall, this can be seen in most of Claires work, both old and new. She likes to keep her work ever fresh and vibrant, so incorporates new effects along with her more distinguished style to create an appealing and interesting array of artwork.

Claire's earlier artistic influences include Monet, Sisley, Turner and Van Gogh. More 'modern inspirations' include Jackson Pollock and Cornwall's own, Kurt Jackson.

All Images © Claire Cullen 2009