The Sea The Sea

About

Claire Cansick began painting the sea in earnest in 2023, starting with small diptychs which expanded to large works over 3 metres wide. Her viewpoint comes from swimming in the North Sea which she observes closely by taking photos with an old go pro while in the water. A strong conviction that the North Sea is green, she uses this colour as a starting point for all the works, referring to the  photos for the general facets and undulations of the waves. Quickly she discards the surce material and lets the paint take over, colours responding to their adjacent and brushwork creating more detail. A self confessed 'messy palette painter' the finished painting all have their own personality, yet depict the same patch of sea where she swims all year round at dawn. Titled after the book by Iris Murdoch which accompanied Claire in making these works.