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From her home high on the hill above Otama Beach Claire Elliot looks out onto a huge expanse of sky and sea.
It is a scene that has provided inspiration for many paintings, Claire loves the play of clouds and their shadows on the sea and is fascinated with silvery, shiny water.
Claire’s art is firmly rooted in Mercury Bay. She began painting at Mercury Bay Area School and joined the Whitianga Art Group in her early 20s, exhibiting regularly with the art group for the past 16 years and at local galleries, Claire has recently shown work during the Mercury Bay Art Escape at Michael Smither’s Otama Studio.
Following graduation from The Learning Connection in Wellington in 2006 with a Honours Diploma of Art and Creativity, Claire was commissioned by the Mercury Bay Community Board to design the welcome banners for Whitianga Township, usually the domain of graphic designers it was certainly recognition of Claire’s work and her imagery, which is now becoming quite iconic.
Claire’s past achievements include many sales and commissions to local and offshore collectors, solo exhibitions, being a finalist three times for the Telecom Art award, and an invitation from ‘Soka Gakkai International of New Zealand’ to exhibit in the ‘State of the Heart’ exhibition at the Aotea Centre, Auckland.
Clouds over sea
CONTACT
400 Blackjack Rd. R.D.2 Whitianga (025) 235-8918
Exhibiting at: Smithers – McGregor Studio 8 Otama Beach Rd, Otama Beach.
DIRECTIONS
From Whitianga take SH 25 North to Kuaotunu. At Kuaotunu Village go right onto Blackjack Rd. On arrival at Otama go the full length of the beach then continue behind the dunes straight to the far end. Turn left onto Otama Beach Rd. 8 Otama is about 3rd on right.
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