Hello
My name is Claire Jackson-Mee. I am an optimistic artist working in a variety of media.
Love being outside especially when the weather is a bit wild.
Hopefully the work speaks for itself.
I have spent the past few summers working the season in Cornwall and the rest of the year in the beautiful Welsh hills around lake Vyrnwy . Although this my home and it breaks my heart to leave, I have had to make a choice and am moving to Cornwall permanently as the work opportunities are so much better there. It was not an easy choice. Happily my son has bought my house and I will still be able to visit.
Meanwhile I continue to work the summer, focussing on the sea. I have a market stall in Porthleven every Thursday until September and an exhibition at Rock Institute again 16th to 21st September
biography
Claire Jackson-Mee has a degree in Psychology. She spent eight years as a primary/middle school teacher before travelling to explore remote mountains and then spending time between her home in Wales and overseas where she helped a friend establish a new secondary school in Qatar. Claire is a self taught artist but, following a lucky break and alot of hard work, ended up running a large Art department which offered GCSE and A level courses in painting, drawing, printmaking, creative textiles, photography and ceramics. All good fun!! Best job ever.
Her Art journey started from an early age but truly gripped whilst teaching and then later in experiencing the wilderness around her home at Lake Vyrnwy interspersed with summers in Cornwall where the stunning coastline is ever inspiring. Her work is ever evolving responses to the surrounding environment...but almost all of the work comes down to the light and varied colours and textures of water..especially fast moving waves on a classic stormy day but also the subtle light changes on Lake Vyrnwy.
This is a tough subject to capture. The aim is to convey the movement , the spray, the power , the colours etc , without becoming too caught up in technical accuracy as this can make the subject too static.
Another source of joy is moving forwards and developing the work.
During the summer months Claire is often found on a stall at the wonderful Porthleven harbour market where she scribbles and paints responses to the changing light and tides in view (and sells a few paintings and prints)
It's well worth a visit as Porthleven has become a new foodie and market hub of west Cornwall and the stallholders are a simply brilliant bunch of interesting individuals.
She has exhibited widely in the Middle East and Wales and has an annual show at the wonderful Porthleven lifeboat House gallery , sadly, due to ill health in the family, this was cancelled this year.