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Installation | Private Residence

This painting welcomes guests in the entryway of a home in London, England. Thank you to the collectors for the photo! – Now I am feeling the need to brighten the entry of my own home, fresh flowers and a botanical painting what a lovely combination. Tulips in Red Vase | 40″ x 30″ | Oil Encaustic Painting from the Botanical Series by Claire J Kendrick

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Blowtorches and botanicals heat up Plum Gallery – June 2013

By KRISTIN CHAMBERS Compass Correspondent For most artists, blowtorches and a freshly painted canvas mix as well as Superman and Lex Luthor. But to Claire Kendrick, it is the beautiful morphing of heat, wax and oils that makes her abstract encaustic botanical paintings alive. “You have to be prepared to lose a certain amount of the painting,” Kendrick said. “Sometimes it gets destroyed in the process. The wax has a resin within it, so when it dries it dries really hard

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St Augustine Art Association – Annual Spring Members Show

APR 5 – 28 / 2013 ANNUAL SPRING MEMBERS SHOW Open Media. Open Subject. An exclusive exhibition of works by members of the St. Augustine Art Association, featuring a broad array of artistic styles, media and subject. Figurative Painting by CJK on Exhibit as part of the group show at the St Augustine Art Association.

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A Brush with Nature – Save the Date March 21-23 2013

Artist love this event because it is so well organized. The public and art lovers from around Jacksonville come out and support the event and its a great couple of days. At a plein air event the only way to find an artist is to follow the tweets!! I always love to paint around the lake so follow me on twitter and I’ll  tweet the location of where I will be painting each day, at the Jacksonville Arboretum and Gardens.

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Love Wasteland

36″ x 48″ | Oil Encaustic | Love Wasteland   “Love Wasteland” One of the greatest human needs is love and connection – yet how often do we take time to consider how good we are at building friendships, connections meaningful relationships. So rarely to we think about how we contribute, are we good friends, companions, lovers? Think about the green drips representing – Volume bars on a stereo showing the love that’s in life. Notches on a bed post….!

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New Exhibit of Paintings at the Worley Faver Gallery, St Augustine

The Worley Faver Gallery is excited to present the latest works by Claire J Kendrick.  Claire recently devoted herself to intensive study with American Contemporary Artist Anne Packard and these stunning paintings reveal the influence that Anne has had on Claire’s work. Claire demonstrates the principle that with each brush stroke you have an opportunity to express emotion, depth and passion.  Her paintings inevitably evoke a response from the viewer that is consistent with her intention. Anne has stated that

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Take Flight

48″ x 48″ | Encaustic | Worley Faver Gallery This painting titled “Take Flight” “Lean forward into your life…catch the best bits and the finest wind. Just tip your feathers in flight a wee bit and see how dramatically that small lean can change your life.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher  

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