I create atmospheric mixed-media works that invite moments of contemplation and connection.
My practice explores the delicate structures and often overlooked details found in the natural world. Using botanical references within my work, I draw on plants and natural forms as symbols, often recalling fragments of childhood memory and early experiences of landscape.
In January 2026 I completed a printmaking residency in Spain, where I explored drypoint, watercolour monoprinting and photopolymer etching. These processes have expanded my practice, allowing botanical imagery to be translated into etched plates where line, light and texture become central to the work.
I am now continuing this exploration in my studio, a converted shipping container on the edge of the Thames Estuary in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Through both painting and printmaking, my work offers viewers a pause and a space to look closely and reconnect with the fragile beauty of the natural world.
Claire Hankey is a British artist creating atmospheric and evocative, nature inspired artworks. Her paintings and original prints offer viewers a space for calm contemplation, a moment of stillness and connection.
Claire studied History of Art at University College London, specialising in British Landscape Painting. She is a self taught artist practising primarily in mixed media techniques. Claire is represented by Aldeburgh Contemporary Arts in Suffolk and The ArtBuyer in Hampton Court London.
Past exhibitions
The Society of Women Artists- 2019, 2025.
The ArtBuyer, Hampton Court- Spring Show, 2025.
Milieu Studios, St Ives, Cornwall- Winter Show, 2024.
The Clifftown Telephone Box Museum- 'Reach out' Installation- Spring 2024.
The Leigh Art Trail- 2022 - 2025.
The Tarpey Gallery, Midlands- Summer Show 2024.
Wells Contemporary Art (WAC)- Wells Cathedral 2023.
The Lightbox, Woking- Group Show 'The Pull of the Land' 2023.
Aldeburgh Contemporary Art - 'Equinox' Autumn 2022.
Create 98, Leigh on Sea. Solo show 'Foraged Marks' -2022.
