Artist's Talk - Claire Kennedy

We are delighted to welcome artist Claire Kennedy to Clydebank to talk about her stunning work and the inspiration and methods behind it.

Claire is a painter and mixed media artist living in Glasgow. She paints and teaches full time and has exhibited in various galleries throughout Scotland. She works primarily in acrylics, exploring layered and textured effects and often incorporating an image of black and white photography as a final printed layer. When not painting, Claire loves walking her dog Farley and taking photographs of her surroundings. It is usually during those walks, whether in city or countryside, that inspiration strikes for the next series of paintings!

‘I am drawn to old things, weathered things, often overlooked things, and the colours and patterns which appear there over time. I work with acrylic paints and photography, scratching, scraping and lifting to reveal hidden and half-hidden layers and colours. I find the process of layering and lifting paint so compelling and almost meditative – the continual adding and subtracting of textures, layers and brushstrokes. And the addition of b&w photography into this altered setting gives an element of surprise which excites me and drives me to paint the next picture.’

In the past we hosted Claire Kennedy's solo exhibition which explored Singer sewing machines in Clydebank Town Hall. Claire exhibits in a number of galleries including scotland.art. in Glasgow.

Thanks to Museums Galleries Scotland this talk is free but ticketed. The talk will take place in Clydebank Museum in the basement of Clydebank Library. This venue is fully accessible but if you have any specific needs please dont hesitate to get in touch.