Clare Chapman

As a hyper-realist for nearly ten years, I drew carefully controlled minimal still life arrangements. The objects repeated themselves and found new ways to relate within a given space. Over time my work shifted away from representational reality but the focus remained the idea of space and interaction, and what that might mean.

Gradually, working with a variety of mixed media, I began to put together delicate abstract images, adapting them to form newly integrated places. There continues to be a certain visual frustration. It is designed to provoke further scrutiny and to hold the viewer still and quiet . . . an ideal state in which to consider the endless shifting of space and relationships.

Clare Chapman holds a BA in Studio Art and Art History from Marymount College. She studied with Peter Seltzer and at Washington Art Association with Trey Friedman. Working primarily in colored pencil, she has exhibited in Connecticut and beyond and received numerous awards in this medium. Her work has been published in The Best of Colored Pencil III &IV