CLARISSA JAMES | Homing In
£13,500.00Price
Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas
75 x 114.5 cms / 29½ x 45 inches
Signed CJ (Lower right)
Clarissa James’s Homing In features the endangered Whooping Crane, a potent symbol of ecological recovery and resilience. Once reduced to just 15 wild birds in 1941, the species now stands as a testament to the success of conservation. Here, James captures their elegant descent with quiet drama, reflecting themes of migration, homecoming, and fragility. Her refined palette and poised composition transform ornithological study into a poetic call for environmental stewardship.
- Inspired by Edward Burne-Jones and the Pre-Raphelites, Clarissa is a classically trained artist with an interest in both the Renaissance and 19th Century techniques of realistic representation. Clarissa is drawn to silence and contemplation and following a trip to the Far East developed a great interest in the simplicity and clarity of Japanese art and design. This combined with her lifelong passions for fabrics, opulent textures and 19th Century aesthetic, results in unique paintings which are rich, meditative and calm. Specific in her craft as an artist, Clarissa grinds her own paints to achieve a more unusual luminosity and texture. Her immaculate use of gold leaf brings a spiritual nature to her work.
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