Wait and See Painting

Born to an English mother and a French father, Claire Petit lives and works mainly in East of France when she doesn’t set up her art studio overseas. The vibrant red colors of Claire Petit's backgrounds remind us that in all circumstances the heart pulsates. In her work, duality breathes deeply, and from one life to the next, powerful feminine energy dominates: moving, introspective, multiple, often wrapped in a gentle violence. Claire is a self-taught painter who lives and works in the east of France. Since 1989 she has been traveling and working between France and the United States.  She had her first solo show in 1999 in New York City.  In 2004 her work was represented and exhibited at the Grant Gallery in Soho. In 2005 she left for Mexico, where she maintained a studio for three months in Oaxaca. From 2005 to 2010, her work was represented and exhibited by the Opera Gallery in New York City and Miami. During those years she regularly painted large format in New York. Since 2010 her work has been exhibited in Paris, Brussels, Luxembourg, Metz.. The book « The twin inside », printed in 2021, reunites 30 years of painting. Contact us to order a copy. Née d'une mère anglaise et d'un père français, Claire Petit est une artiste autodidacte qui travaille principalement dans l'Est de la France. Le fond de beaucoup de ses oeuvres est rouge, un rouge qui accélère le souffle et fait monter la tension artérielle. Il rappelle qu’ici, en toute circonstance, à chaque stade de la vie, le cœur pulse avec passion dans la peinture de Claire Petit. Des êtres du rêve et de l’intimité migrent lentement sur ses toiles, de la naissance à la mort mais pour aboutir toujours à une renaissance. La dualité y respire profondément, et d'une vie à l'autre, l'énergie féminine puissante et créatrice domine, mouvante, introspective, spirituelle, multiple, s’enveloppant d'une violence parfois étouffée. Le livre "The twin inside" est un recueil de 142 pages qui rassemble 30 années de son travail.