Artist Statement
My artwork represents the most authentic expression of myself that I believe it is possible for me to manifest. It is a very visceral experience although I am constantly thinking and evaluating each brush stroke. When I first started painting, it was in response to a strong internal urge and the desire and will to paint seemed to have a life of its own. My vision which is reflected in my paintings, has always been positive even on those occasions when my response to life was not. When I paint I see the beauty in people and nature and that brings me back to a place of wholeness and optimism. I think this is true for everyone, i.e. the act of creating restores inner balance and harmony.
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About the Artist
Claire Kerven was born in New York City. At sixteen she went to the Sorbonne in Paris to study Art History and French. This experience inspired her to study studio art at the Brooklyn Museum Art School with Joan Semmel and at the Art Students’ League in Woodstock, New York with Franklin Alexander and Nick Buhalis, and privately with Hugh Miller, a cubist painter. Initially Ms. Kerven painted representational portraits and landscapes. After working privately with Hugh Miller, she adopted a more free-form abstract expressionism, but her bold and powerful style is evident throughout. Kerven’s work has been collected all over the United States and as far away as India. Ms. Kerven has been living in New Mexico since 1997, where she has shown her work in local galleries and recently in several on-line exhibitions through Café.
Contact the artist: clairekerven@gmail.com
