Claire Hankey Artist

This is a blog post about Claire Hankey's Botanical Printing classes Autumn 2025

Blog post about a peaceful and personal way to experience buying art- A studio vista with the artists, Claire Hankey

Of Light and Layers: A New Chapter in Collaboration- Fine Art Prints Some creative partnerships begin with a single shared project. Ours began with a conversation. As two artists rooted in nature; Claire through atmospheric abstract painting, Petra through evocative fine art photography we found ourselves drawn to a similar rhythm. A fascination with the passing of seasons, the quiet details of plant forms, and the stories created by light and shadow. What started as a

A blog post about how to paint with marigold extract.

An art studio in a shipping container in Leigh on Sea.

I wanted to share the story of a painting that’s particularly close to my heart — Water Sonnet — which is currently with The Art Buyer at her beautiful gallery space in Hampton Court. This painting is special because it came together in such a spontaneous way — completely “out of the blue” (quite literally, as blue became the core of the piece!). I’d recently treated myself to some exquisite raw pigments and decided it was finally time to use a linen canvas I’d been saving f

The beauty of Blackthorn blossom on Two Tree Island.

Claire Hankey photocollage.

A creative project between artists Claire Hankey and Shilpa Agashe.

The Nature Art Experiment by Claire Hankey. An Instagram 5 day challenge.

There has been some amazing things going on in my studio this week.....not painting just construction! I got the idea of a studio hanging...

I've recently finished this richly textured seascape entitled 'Crusade'. The painting began purely as an experiment- it started the day I...

A blog post about how I use my sketchbook and my tips on how to get started.