Claire Waltier MacGillivray (b.1965)

Claire Waltier MacGillivray (b.1965)
Pinstripes
Signed with initials (lower right) and further signed and titled (to verso)
Watercolour
17.5 x 38.5cm

Claire Waltier MacGillivray has run watercolour workshops in Horatio’s Garden Midlands for three years, also working with the charity to create its Christmas card in 2021 and a notecard set, launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. After graduating with a degree in Fine Art – Painting, MacGillivray has worked freelance to create hand painted artwork for fashion and interiors. She runs educational courses and art workshops for both adults and children specialising in watercolour techniques. Her approach to painting begins with direct observation, studying the colour, light and structure of flowers through the medium of watercolour. As the work progresses a more intuitive approach comes into play responding to the colour and shapes on the paper and arriving at a playfully balanced composition. She says: “When the opportunity arose for me to be artist in residence at Horatio’s Garden Midlands I couldn’t have anticipated how enriching and rewarding working with the patients would be and how the garden and the activities provided by the charity contribute to the patients wellbeing and recovery in such a positive way.”