Artist Talk – Where My Ideas Come from and Why I Paint Them with Clare Radigan

Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Clare Radigan documents the times we live in, putting into visual language the things that people feel. One of her biggest artistic challenges is deciding what her next work will be. She has to have an idea to start with. In this free gallery talk, the "Surreal Worlds" exhibiting artist will take the audience through her stages of creating a piece of art. She hopes this will inspire people with her creative process, so they can move forward with whatever project they are tackling-whether it’s visual art or writing or designing something.

In Clare’s words, “The ideas are everywhere, in front of my eyes and brain. The brain extracts a story from sight, sound and texture. It can be something as common as a cool, damp forest floor covered in layers of rotting leaves, decomposing branches, bugs and microbes. I hear but don’t see the sound of a cool stream. This might lead to another thought—how hot the parking lot will be when I emerge from the forest. A composite image may form in my head of combining these three things, and then I have my idea for a painting.”

This program is free, but advanced registration is encouraged.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Growing up in Virginia, Clare Radigan frequented galleries and museums in Washington D.C. from an early age. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Arts in Painting and received her Master of Fine Arts in Painting from San Francisco State University. She moved to Florida soon after receiving her M.F.A. and taught Art at Daytona State College, and high school and middle school for Volusia County Schools.