Anna Clare is a sporting artist with a particular interest in large scale oil paintings of British game birds. After completing an art scholarship at Stowe School she continued her training at the Florentine atelier Charles H Cecil studios, undergoing a rigorous four years of education, practising the naturalistic tradition of ‘sight-size’. This classical training underpins the more contemporary style that Anna Clare uses when producing large-scale game birds in flight.
The complexity of catching the movement of a pair of hen harrier mid-flight, or the dramatic effect of a grouse flying towards you, provides a unique challenge for the artist. The beauty and strength of game birds and birds of prey are shown to great advantage when highlighted in these large scale paintings. Unlike the more traditional image of a bird in its habitat, the majority of Anna Clare’s works concentrate on the bird with a high level of detail. Viewed at close quarters, the impact of a bird in motion makes for a truly arresting image.
Working mainly from her St Paul’s Studio in Talgarth Road, she takes commissions in oil and charcoal. Her London studio always has a selection of current work which can be viewed by private appointment. Daisy, the English Bull Terrier, is often found at the studio, making a good companion and, on occasion, reluctant model.
For more images of recent work, to book an appointment at the studio, to arrange a commission or to purchase a work please contact Anna Clare.
Exhibitions
Blue Apple, Colombia - Artist Residency, January - February 2023
Rountree Tryon, Petworth - Back from the Hill, November 2022
Rountree Tryon, Petworth - Recent Acquisitions, April 2022
Rountree Tryon, Petworth - Back from the Hill, November 2021
Rountree Tryon, Petworth - Back from the Hill, November 2020
Blue Apple, Colombia - Artist Residency, December 2019 - January 2020
Rountree Tryon, Petworth - Recent Acquisitions, April 2019
Rountree Tryon, Chelsea- BADA 2019, March 2019
Rountree Tryon, Petworth - Back from the Hill, October - November 2018
1 Cadogan Place, Knightsbridge - The World Gunmakers Evening, May 2018
The Hurlingham Club - Annual Art Exhibition, March 2018
One Embankment - Last Chance Casino; Betting Against Extinction, Synchronicity Event, March 2017
Portrait of Anton' de Piro published in The National Portrait Gallery of Malta, November 2015
Chelsea Arts Club - The Other Side, Group Show 2015
Chelsea Arts Club - Things that Breathe, Group Show 2014
Education
Charles H Cecil Studios, Florence 2005- 2009
Stowe School, Buckinghamshire 2003-2005 - Art Scholar
Press
Fieldsports Journal February/March 2021, front cover with 7-page article