Claire Drinkwater OAS, OPC – portfolio

Contact the artist

07791 365412
c.drinkwater760[at]btinternet.com

Exhibition information

This year our group of artists returns to the lovely church at North Moreton, near Didcot. Our wide-ranging display will include: original prints (etchings, woodcuts, collagraphs and screen prints) paintings, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, woodturning and carving. The work is extremely varied, but a common theme for all the artists is the inspiration provided by the world around us, and especially the natural environment. We’ll also be selling greetings cards, and serving refreshments (tea, coffee, delicious homemade cookies and cakes).

I shall also have work included in the exhibition at the Oxford Printmakers Co-operative workshop in Tyndale Road, East Oxford, where I am a member.

Artist information

I am a printmaker, a demanding and inspiring discipline which I have now been practicing for over thirty years. Etching is my favourite process, but I also make collagraphs, linocuts ad monoprints, sometimes combining more than one method in one piece of work. The natural world is my main source of inspiration, from my garden to the wider landscape.

In addition to printmaking, I enjoy drawing and painting, working mostly in mixed media including soft pastel, oil pastel, watercolour, and collage. Recently I have started experimenting with making Artists’ Books – bringing a new dimension to works on paper.

I also enjoy ceramics, which give me the opportunity to work in three dimensions. I love the freedom of hand-building, which allows one to experiment with a wide range of forms. I work mostly in stoneware, finishing with a variety of glazes, often fired in reduction.