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CLARISSA JAMES | Winter Egret
White Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas
51 1/4" x 29 1/2" / 130 x 75 cms
Clarissa James perfectly captures a crisp winters scene in this delicate white gold leaf and oil landscape painting. A beautifully depicted egret majestically settles itself on a nearby branch.
The egret is associated with purity, grace, wisdom and resilience and in Japan, it is seen as a symbol of success.
For Clarissa, it is a symbol of adaptability and light, with it's presence in so many different environments she considers him a personal messenger because of the way they meet in unexpected places - both when she arrives and leaves for her travels.
Inspired by Edward Burne-Jones and the Pre-Raphelites, Clarissa is a classically trained artist with an interest in both the Renaissance and 19th Century techniques of realistic representation.
Clarissa is drawn to silence and contemplation and following a trip to the Far East developed a great interest in the simplicity and clarity of Japanese art and design.
This combined with her lifelong passions for fabrics, opulent textures and 19th Century aesthetic, results in unique paintings which are rich, meditative and calm.
Specific in her craft as an artist, Clarissa grinds her own paints to achieve a more unusual luminosity and texture. Her immaculate use of gold leaf brings a spiritual nature to her work.
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