Claire Sparkes Lives & works in England. Claire studied a Fine Art Degree at the Liverpool John Moores University, and a Masters Degree in Fine Art Painting at the University for Creative Arts in Canterbury. Her award-winning artwork has been exhibited regularly in London, other UK cities and abroad in both group and solo exhibitions. Claire was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 2019, and is also a member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art.
Claire Sparkes' paintings primarily focus upon people, whilst also encompassing still life, interiors and landscape. At times her work crosses these boundaries, interrelating & layering elements. This leads to the weaving of narratives that draw upon connections through time and place, as well as between cultures, individuals and mythologies.
Techniques of drawing and painting merge within Claire's work. She loves the versatility and fluidity of watercolour, and enjoys combining loose washes with layered detail. Mark-making is extremely important to her. Like a calligraphy it unravels the story of the painting over time.
'Beach Bouquet in a Gluggle Vase with Plastiflies' is a painting from Claire's most recent series of works, which are based mythologies surrounding the sea & plastic pollution, in particular ocean plastic.