Lucy Clayton

Born: 1969 London Lives: Kent Education: West Surrey College of Art & Design - Textiles BA (Hons) Full member of The Society of graphic Fine Art 2025 In Bloom - The Gallery Holt Society of Graphic Fine Art - 104th Exhibition - Mall Galleries 2024 Society of Graphic Fine Art - 103rd Exhibition - Mall Galleries UrbanArt Brixton Society of Graphic Fine Art - Mandell’s Gallery 2023 The Gallery Holt - Best of British 3 Kent Painters Group Society of Graphic Fine Art- The Gallery Holt 2022 Society of Graphic Fine Art - 101st Exhibition, Mall Galleries Society of Graphic Fine Art - Sense of Place - Bermondsey Project Space Royal Society of Marine Art, Mall Galleries UrbanArt Brixton Society of Graphic Fine Art - Drawing Together - Watts gallery 2021 Society of Graphic Fine Art - Drawing Together- online Society of Graphic Fine Art - Mandall’s Gallery Royal Society of Marine Artist - Spider Crab No.9 winner of The Artist Magazine Award - Mall Galleries Society of Graphic Fine Art - Drawing Unlocked 2020 Society of Graphic Fine Art - At the Barbican 2019 Society of Graphic Fine Art - Paper Works, R.K. Burt Gallery Society of Graphic Fine Art - Draw19 Society of Graphic Fine Art - Centenary Touring Exhibition - Bankside Gallery & RBSA Gallery

Inspired by sea life, nature and food, my work has a graphic quality to it combining watercolour painting with printmaking techniques. Many of the subjects I paint are connected to personal experiences and  I am particularly interested in how our senses can create strong memories through taste, texture, and smell.  Currently I am exploring a form of mono printing called the blotted line technique. There is something I find quite magical about making a print as it gives a new dimension to my work.  Beginning with a drawing I transfer the image onto tracing paper. This sheet is then hinged with masking tape onto a piece of watercolour paper. Next using a dip pen and waterproof ink I follow the lines on the underside of the tracing, flip it over and print.  It’s a gradual process that gives interesting and unexpected marks, adding texture to my work. Drawing is an essential part of my practice as it allows me time to investigate and understand a subject. I am a member of The Society of Graphic Fine Art and exhibit regularly with them.