Artist Claire Kennedy

Claire Kennedy is a contemporary painter and mixed media artist living in Glasgow, Scotland. Her work ranges from the ‘Urban Textures’ series to her ‘Glasgow Pub’ series. We are delighted to offer free worldwide delivery on her artwork.

“Claire’s work has captured the heart of many customers, both in Glasgow and those from abroad who wish to bring a piece of Glasgow home with them.” Laura, Gallery Manager.

Customers often note Kennedy’s skill of mixing traditional photography with textural painting techniques.

From the Artist

After a career in teaching, Kennedy has been painting full time since 2014 and has exhibited in group shows in various galleries in Glasgow and the west of Scotland. Largely self-taught, she works primarily in acrylics, exploring layered and textured effects, often incorporating an image of black and white photography as a final printed layer.

‘I work with acrylic paints, collage and photography, scratching, scraping and lifting to reveal hidden layers and colours. I am drawn to old things, weathered things, often overlooked things, and the colours and patterns which appear there over time: layers of chipped paint on the side of a skip, a watery bloom of rusting metal around a pump outlet on a Calmac ferry – inspiration can strike in the oddest of places! I enjoy exploring the different textures of paint – brush marks, glazings, and spatters – and pairing this with the starkness of a black and white photographic image.

My favourite part of the process isn’t the actual painting, it’s the taking-off of the paint – I do this between each layer with various implements including an old credit card, a rag, a screwdriver or an old quill pen. Although I work with a very considered palette, I’m never 100% sure what lies beneath, and it’s this element of surprise which I find most exciting and which drives me to paint the next picture.”