colour, play and purpose

Written By Claire Harmer

It’s been a great half term in the sunshine! Feel so thankful to live by the coast - it was no accident of course! A carefully curated plan, 10 years in the making from a rented bedsit near London to our home only a 10 minute drive to the nearest beach in beautiful South Devon!

Studio time is now dedicated to two projects, both landscape, both England, yet dramatically different! One is lakes, mountains and views that drop away beneath you or tower above in natural magnificence (The Lakes of course!) The other is the nearby shores, beaches and rocks that hold my gaze and beg to be captured (you guessed it - the stunning South West Coast Path).

My ‘to do’ list before LAUNCH day….

  • P A I N T

  • P A I N T M O R E

  • Claire! Stop writing posts, blogs and getting lost in endless admin…..just P A I N T!!!

  • Complete paintings, varnish, photograph, frame and send invites to the launch on the 25th July 11am - 6pm!

If you’d like to be the first too explore the new works and can pop in for a chat and a cuppa (there’ll be cake too) it will be FANTASTIC to see you at A Kick Up The Arts, 6 Bolton Street, Brixham, TQ5 9DE on the 25th July anytime between 11am and 5pm!

I’m also excited to be prepping for DEVON OPEN STUDIOS 2026, 12-20th September 2026!

New for me, I’m creating large EXPRESSIVE paper works for my gorgeous HUGE browser, paintings that POP in poster frames in addition to the stretched canvas and wood panel paintings that I love to make.

You can absolute expect COLOUR, paintings that feel loose and playful yet confident and made on purpose WITH purpose. Purpose to capture moments of wonder, feelings of freedom, joy and an absolute adoration of nature’s beauty.

Claire Harmer