Anna Clare is a sporting artist who specialises in large scale oil paintings of British game birds. After completing an art scholarship at Stowe School she continued her education at the Florentine atelier Charles H Cecil Studios where she spent a rigorous four years practising the naturalistic tradition of 'sight-size'. This classical training underpins the contemporary style that Anna Clare employs when painting large-scale birds in flight.
The complexity of catching the movement of a pair of hen harrier mid-flight, or the dramatic impact of a grouse flying towards you, provide a unique challenge for the artist. Anna Clare’s aim is to display the beauty and strength of these captivating birds. Unlike the more traditional styles, most of her works focus on the bird, rather than its habitat. Viewed at close quarters the impact of such a high level of detail combined with the motion of the bird is truly arresting.
Working mainly from her studio in Chelsea Studios Anna Clare undertakes commissions in oils and charcoal. Her London studio always has a selection of current work which can be viewed by private appointment.
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
Old Stoic Society - Stowe House, Buckingham, September 2023
Old Stoic Society Art Centenary Exhibition - Chelsea, March - April 2023
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