Meet The Artist
Chloe is a contemporary British artist, with an established international client base with collectors far and wide. Working to bring a connection by interpreting emotive issues our wildlife faces in conservation, climate change and endangered species.
Below are some commonly asked interview questions, if you would like to get in touch please find the contact information at the bottom of the page.
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''What made you get into art?''
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Art has always been an important part of my life, I remember as a young child the smell of the cheap wax crayons- the kind that came in the 80 piece children art sets and the real disappointment as they never did give off much pigment. The way I felt taken out of my environment, fully in the flow of painting.
It was only later in life after a freak life-changing accident whilst horse riding that I suddenly would have visions /dreams and ideas with a strong sense of urgency to create them that I started my professional art career. I had a joke with the doctors during my 1-year intensive recovery that the trauma to my head gave me abilities today!
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''Why do you enjoy on focusing your art around wildlife and animals so much?''
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Early on as a child, I could always connect with animals. Natural history and science were my favourite subjects, you would often find me reading encyclopedias or covered in the mud outside!
Before my accident, I was a horse trainer and I always had a deep emotional connection with animals. I could tell their next move or listen to what they had to say just by looking in their eyes. My nickname was the horse whisper! with my unique ability to connect with them, I want to enable my viewers to connect with the subject. Animals have always been a huge part of my life.
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''Do you have a certain selection of colours or tones you like to use, and why?''
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I like to look at nature for inspiration, a lot of people instantly think of brown or green! I like to use oversaturated or bright colours, NASA images are a huge inspiration with no two images being the same from satellite images to the Hubble telescope images. Colour really sparks emotion, so the use of colour is another way for my viewer to interact with the subject, plus it's incredibly fun to look at.
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''You use butterflies a lot on your work, is there a reason you like to use these?''
''How do you get inspiration for new ideas, such as a recent night scene piece you did?''
I think it's important to understand me as a person to understand my art more, I'm always observing and looking at what is around me, I love creating concepts by linking elements together. Cities inspire me so much; the people, energy and place as a whole, if you slow down and look around you might just smile with what you see! I see more flowers in London than I ever did as a rider in the countryside.
I also read a lot and I'm always curious! science, botanicals and natural history play a big role in my work. I want to bring a connection and awareness to issues animals might be facing as well as aspects of nature from patterns in flowers or colour combinations in science!
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''What are your greatest achievements?''
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I would say having a permanent art display at the Antree, the home of the grand national and having a nationwide campaign with clear channel, it was so amazing to see my artwork on digital billboards- I really enjoyed getting messages from people after they had seen my work!
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''What’s your favourite animal to paint and why?''
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Surprisingly it's not horses, I actually don't have a favourite animal to paint, it's more of a spark to paint from what I'm inspired by. The eyes of an animal are my favourite part if I had to pick something.
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''Can you explain the process of how you produce your art from start to finish?''
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For my Original, works, I normally start painting because of a dream or idea I have had from a recent article. Then I will either know straight away how the piece is going to look or will work on the concept, pinning together colour ideas, details, photos and materials. When I have a clear vision I will sketch out the base layer and render it until I'm happy. Painting depends on my frame of mind sometimes it just flows out me and other times I take great care and hours working on the smallest areas. normally when I have finished I will leave the piece for a few days and then look at it again before I call it finished giving me a chance to make any final tweaks. Often Im working on multiple pieces at the same time as I can pull away and think about each piece fully. I am incredibly precise about the finished result and want to make it perfect.
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''Do you prefer to work with certain types of brushes, canvas manufacturers or paints?''
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Im always learning about materials, where pigments come from and exploring new ways to incorporate things into my art, such as the use of diamonds- I need to find a way to flawlessly mount them in a piece. I have a general rule that any supplies I use must be lightfast and archival- I want my pieces to last way after I'm gone.
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''when did you start painting?''
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I started painting when I was a child, like most of us, I would sit for hours on the old huge computers trying to draw something in the paint programme on microsoft windows.
I left painting until after my accident and taught myself how to paint. I'm super critical and analytical of my work in a positive way. So after each piece, I'll think about what I can do in my next piece to push the outcome to a more interesting piece.
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''What are your favourite london art galleries?''
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I have a few that come to mind, my favourite close to home galleries are Johnathan cooper in Chelsea, London and Maddox on westbourne grove, London. I really enjoy all of london's art museums.
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''What is your main goal as an artist?''
Connection, everything is connected and I love the feedback I get from a viewer that has discribed my work as having its own soul! If I can highlight issues animals are facing and use interesting materials to be visually interseting, then thats my goal its all about engaging people.