Port Merion-Wales
23 August 2020Last week, we originally we had a weeks camping planned in Wales but they cancelled us at the last minute (campsite was a mud-slide) so we condensed our holiday into the only two days that Port Merion could accommodate us. But what a lovely two days it was! Port Merion is is a village built […]
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James D Innes
4 August 2020A while back I happened across the above image and thought it gorgeous. I hadn’t heard of the painter James Dickson Innes ever before so I did a Google search and liked what I saw and so began to track down the only book there is on him. I’ve since realised that what I saw […]
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Studio sale stock cupboard
24 July 2020Here is a ‘holding post’ or Studio sale stock cupboard for the remaining pieces from July’s studio sale. There are loads of pieces -still life, landscape, florals, teacups etc at really good prices. What to do: please scroll down and have a look through. Please email me: hello@claireleggett.co.uk saying what you want to buy and […]
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Thank you
Thank you to all who bought a piece of art and made my studio sale a great success. As it’s been so well received I’ve decided to round up the remaining pieces in a blog post and link it to my website under the Paintings heading should anyone have missed the sale week and want […]
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Massive studio sale starts today for one week only
17 July 2020I’m having a big studio clear out – there are loads of pieces -still life, landscape, florals, teacups etc at really good prices for one week only: What to do: please scroll down and have a look through. Please email me: hello@claireleggett.co.uk saying what you want to buy and I will send payment details to […]
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Massive Studio Sale
16 July 2020I will have been a self-employed artist for 8 years once Sept rolls around. 8 YEARS! Where does the time go? In that time I’ve made A LOT of paintings. Right now I’m in the mood to make some space and sell them off at great prices. Sale starts tomorrow 5pm GMT – details to […]
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Elephant textile
8 July 2020When we visited Asia last year I was so inspired and awed by the new-to-me culture and decoration of Buddhist and Taoist religious spaces; in particular the use and construction of a variety of temple hangings. I have had these hangings in mind as I am working my way through all kinds of delicious inspiration […]
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Print play
24 June 2020I’ve been playfully stamping my Malay Flower lino block onto fabric grounds; some tie-dyed fabric, screen-printed ombre cotton and hand-painted silk using a gold ink pad I bought in the Xmas sales. I’m just allowing some creative play at this stage; some prototyping maybe – I’m trying to not think ahead too far but see […]
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A new project/chapter
15 June 2020“Creativity is about play and a kind of willingness to go with your intuition. It’s crucial to an artist. If you know where you are going and what you are going to do, why do it?” Frank Gehry This sums up nicely what I’ve been doing over the last few weeks. There’s nothing like a […]
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