Debra Claffey
About Debra
Debra Claffey’s paintings in oil, encaustic, and mixed media concentrate on abstracted plant and foliage forms as expressions of the human dilemma. Her experience in horticulture adds a scientific perspective to her aesthetic appreciation of the natural world. With the plant kingdom as muse, Claffey’s work employs direct observation of nature to comment on the critical relationship between humans and plants.
Claffey’s paintings have been exhibited across New England and have won several awards, including the Juror’s Award at Anything But Flat at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. She holds a BFA in painting from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Tufts University and an Associate's Degree in Horticultural Technology from the University of New Hampshire.
She has been Past-President of both the New Hampshire Women’s Caucus for Art and New England Wax. She exhibits with a four-artist collective named Elemental, which focusses on environmental issues. Claffey currently teaches online and in her Maine studio.
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Critique Thyself (and live to paint again!)
Learn to critique your own work as a way to improve, deepen, and find your best and most powerful voice. We'll make the critique process a useful tool that will bolster your confidence, help you find some useful language about your work, and talk about pitfalls to avoid.
What's in a Name?
Your art doesn't speak for itself! We are drowning in images and your title is one of the best tools for engaging viewers, as well as helping you find your unique voice in the teeming masses of artists and artwork. I'll share ways to come up with titles that work for you.
