Clare Millen

I am a Cambridge-based artist working with with painted and mixed media surfaces.
My themes are nature-based, be it a vase of flowers, a wild garden or the memory of a walk taken through an inspiring landscape.
For me making art is an immersive experience that allows me to explore colour and surface in an intuitive way. All my pieces are experiments as I have no tried and tested formula that I rely upon. I apply paint in layers that I then work back into through sanding and scraping, in order to expose hidden sections and reveal elements of the painting's history. My work is always semi-abstract as I am led by what happens to media as I apply it in a variety of different ways to different surfaces.

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My passion for working with colour and surface initially inspired me to study Textiles and I have a First Class Bachelors Degree in Textile Design from The University of Derby, UK.
I currently divide my time as a studio-based artist and a qualified teacher of art working with students to degree level.

I have exhibited my work both nationally and internationally and I have been an active member of Cambridge Open Studios for over decade.I currently divide my time between my own studio practice , teaching Art and Design in central Cambridge and training other teachers working overseas.