Claire Henley

Claire's work is playful and bright, conveying a lifelong love of the sea "I still get ridiculously excited when I get that first glimpse!" she says. Her parents retired to Dorset, so the county is well known and special to her. " My work isn't intended to have any deep meaning, in fact people tell me it just makes them feel happy - and that's good! If I'm painting a real location I want to capture the atmosphere rather than aiming for a totally accurate representation of it - hoping to convey the wind and the sun and the memory of being there".