Claire McGinley

MediaCeramics / Pottery, Illustration, Painting

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Artist's StatementI was born and brought up in Ely, the cathedral city in the Fens where the striking landscape continues to influence my work.
Drawing, painting and making have always been part of my life and working as a teacher for many years has enabled me to share this love of art.
A sense of place is important to me and I hope this can be seen in my work as I observe outside, recording colour and light. I make stoneware pots large and small, which also describe place and memory for me.
I have an MA in children's book illustration from Cambridge School of Art and am often creating, I hope, atmospheric characters for possible stories.
A selection of my work can currently be seen at Haddenham Arts Centre and Ely Cathedral shop

Art StyleImpressionistic, Plein Air

Art SubjectsLandscape, Seascape, Coastal, Fens

Art Materialswatercolour, pastels, stoneware

Claire McGinley's Portfolios

Plein air pastel landscapes in the fens around Ely

Field in blue

Ragwort bank

Field in Yellow

Storm around the Isle

Purple light at Stuntney

Yellow fen

Field of Dock

Field in red towards Ely

Ely landscape from Stuntney

Winter in the Isle 40 x 40 cm

The field is red, Littleport

Ceramics - reduction fired stoneware

Little star cups 8 x 8 cm stoneware

Blue and white star jug 10 x 8 cm stoneware

Blue star jug 12 x 10 cm stoneware

Little blue and white star bowl 10 x 5 cm stoneware

Star mugs

Cathedral cup

Winter white salad bowl 15 x 10 cm

Spotty white Cathedral pourer 12 x 8 cm

Sea plate 18 cm

Lilac matt white salad bowl 15 cm

Little seed jars

Oval serving platter 25 x 30 cm

Fruit bowl matt white 28 cm

Large pair of coiled 'memory' vessels

Cow parsley jar

Plein air pastel landscapes on the Dorset coast

Towards Lulworth

Storm Durdle

Bats Head

Hanbury Tout

Durdle Door from Bat's Head

A Dorset blue

Ancient layers

Towards Lulworth

Trees

Prunus, Windsor Great Park

February at the orchard

April orchard

Haze over Haddenham orchard

Prunus Stella in the garden

Poplar line

Ancient oak, Windsor Great Park

The south west around West Penwith

Plein air paintings in pastel, exploring the land as I walk

Carn Galver rain

Towards Gurnard's Head

A Cornish blue

Purple cliff

Cove

Summer on the moor

Storm light, St Michael's Mount

Ceramic tiles

Individual hand made stoneware tiles with a botanical imprint or plain glaze.
These are suitable for single use or can be creatively grouped in the home.
Approx 6 x 6 cm