This is 'From The Earth' one of my series of of layered works. I used 2 maps to create a landscape for the birds. It's always interesting how works come about, this one happened because I bought a folio of geographical maps that I thought were...
This is a majestic Great Horned Owl which I hand cut from a map showing timber density in Wyoming, to put it into context the red bits are cultivated land, so that's a lot of timer! [caption id="attachment_5307" align="alignnone" width="750"] Are You Going My Way? ©...
Here's my lovely red tailed Hawk called 'Finding My Way'. I love the colours of this map, those greens and browns with a touch of orange, so gorgeous. [caption id="attachment_5311" align="alignnone" width="750"] Finding My Way © Claire Brewster 2016[/caption] This piece is part of my solo show,...
Burning Bright one of a series of works I've made where I've layered 2 (or more) maps to create a landscape. These maps are from a portfolio of geological and topographical maps of the Yellowstone National Park. It's approximately 51 cm wide x 62 cm high...
A bird In The Hand is another piece for my solo show 'A Conference of Birds', click here to see more images. It is based on the idea of the tree of life. It's a flock of birds hanging out in a tree or are they...
So excitedly I have the photos of my new work back and I'll be sharing them with you over the next few weeks. Here's the first one. All Things Are Impermanent - a flock of hummingbirds cut from a geological map of Wyoming. I love hummingbirds so it's...
In previous years I've taken a break from blogging in August. It's always felt a good time to take some time off and recharge the blogging batteries. But this year as I took a lot of time off in June and July and I'm feeling like...
I got to see the wonderful Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition at Tate Modern last Friday. It was a lovely treat after a hard week of work. It felt great to be looking at someone else's work for a change. O'Keeffe's work is so gorgeous. The colours, particularly of...
It's been a hectic few months and the past couple of weeks have been pretty intense. I didn't have a day off for a couple of weeks. But it was worth it. Last Thursday I delivered all the works for my exhibition 'A Conference of...
As an artist that is fascinated by nature and birds in particular James Audubon has always been a huge inspiration. His work documenting the birds of America is a constant source of inspiration for me. You can read about his amazing life and work here. His book Birds...