Susan Clare

I am passionate about the ocean. I love to paint water in all its aspects and I'm inspired to share my love for the natural world, both in the UK and in the Caribbean. I paint in blocky gestural acrylics, flowing watercolours, or a combination of the two. I love atmospheric, ambiguous passages of texture and light and strive to say more by doing less. I give talks and demos to art clubs and tutor two groups locally in Essex.

Having gained a science degree in Nottingham, UK, I embarked on my first career in Jamaica, teaching scuba diving, running a scuba resort business, involved in reef protection and education. After switching to art, I was lucky to have Jannette Eyles, an RA trained sculptor and painter, as a mentor, and I worked out of her studio for nine months, prior to my first solo exhibition in 1997.

SAA Finalists Exhibition at Millennium House, Newark, Summer 2018 (Winner in two Professional Categories: Wildlife and Marine)
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation WAY2018 Exhibition in the Mall Galleries
SAA Finalists Exhibition at Millennium House, Newark, Summer 2017
Artists & Illustrators Finalists Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in Jan 2017
SAA Finalists Exhibition at Millennium House, Newark, Summer 2016
Essex Open Exhibition at the Beecroft, Southend-on-Sea, Dec 2016
Chelmsford Open Exhibition Winter 2016/7

Upcoming... Solo Exhibition at Rainham Marshes RSPB 4 - 10 June 2017

I showed 6 solo (or two artist) exhibitions in Jamaica and Ft Lauderdale, plus multiple group shows in Jamaica and Florida, (including the Broward County Library) between 1997 and 2013.