Michael Claxton
The simplicity of nature is a constant source of the inspiration for Michael's paintings, capturing the shifting light, tumbling clouds, crumbling rocks on the rolling hills, a crashing wave and the tranquillity of open spaces.
Michael's aim is to capture the essence of distant view, capturing the way light interacts with the landscape and nature.
The Peak District is often reflected in Michael's work as he regularly goes walking through the hills, taking as much in as possible of the ever changing landscape. Traveling around UK coastline is also a great love and inspiration.
Michael likes to work from memory, this gives him more freedom and expression and the ability to work using bold, open brush strokes alongside palette knife mark making, achieving rich textured paintings and creating more energy and emotion.
Artist Interview:
A Conversation with Michael Claxton
It only feels like yesterday that we were welcoming Michael Claxton to our St Albans gallery for his first ever solo exhibition. Fast forward four years from that eventful day in February 2017, and it’s heart warming to have witnessed the development and growth of this humble yet focused individual. I took the opportunity to catchup with Michael during lockdown by phone.
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Check the full interviewWhen I start a painting, I don’t have a particular place in mind. My paintings are deliberately vague so you can create the association. People do often want to recognise a place in it, and I understand that. A piece of art is subjective and it’s more an emotion or a feeling of where someone might have been.
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Sunrise
Terrain
Ocean Drift
Michael Claxton Original – Azure
Michael Claxton Original – Ocean Breeze
Cool Waters I
Cool Waters II
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