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The Story behind a painting...
I wanted to share the story of a painting that’s particularly close to my heart — Water Sonnet — which is currently with The Art Buyer at her beautiful gallery space in Hampton Court.
This painting is special because it came together in such a spontaneous way — completely “out of the blue” (quite literally, as blue became the core of the piece!). I’d recently treated myself to some exquisite raw pigments and decided it was finally time to use a linen canvas I’d been saving f
Apr 14


On photographic collage and art....
Claire Hankey photocollage.
Nov 12, 2024


A Tale of Two Places- 2025 Art Collaboration between Shilpa Agashe and Claire Hankey
A creative project between artists Claire Hankey and Shilpa Agashe.
Sep 27, 2023


The Nature Art Experiment- A 5 day Instagram Challenge.
The Nature Art Experiment by Claire Hankey. An Instagram 5 day challenge.
Feb 18, 2023


A new studio wall
There has been some amazing things going on in my studio this week.....not painting just construction! I got the idea of a studio hanging...
Jun 19, 2022


The Story of a Painting....
I've recently finished this richly textured seascape entitled 'Crusade'. The painting began purely as an experiment- it started the day I...
Apr 2, 2022


Starting to use a sketchbook.
A blog post about how I use my sketchbook and my tips on how to get started.
Jul 6, 2021
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