About
Claire Sayers is an Australian painter known for her large-scale, colour-driven landscapes that immerse the viewer in fields of movement and light. Working predominantly in oil on expansive canvases, she creates layered compositions inspired by the vitality and rhythm of nature.
Originally trained in teaching before formally studying Studio Textiles, Colour and Design, and Visual Arts, Claire’s practice has always centred on one enduring fascination - colour. Over time, her exploration across mediums evolved into a distinctive technique of building richly textured, multi-layered surfaces that feel both ornamental and atmospheric.
Her works are not literal depictions of landscape, but emotional translations of it. Fields dissolve into gesture, florals become rhythm, and colour becomes the language through which nature is intensified rather than replicated. Each canvas is designed at scale to transform architectural space, inviting the viewer to step into a heightened, luminous interpretation of the natural world.
Painting full-time from her Australian studio, Claire approaches each work as an immersive experience. She believes art should evoke emotion and uplift the spirit, creating moments of energy, warmth and expansiveness within contemporary interiors.
Education
2002 Advanced Painting - Briagalong School of Fine Art, Victoria, Australia.
1997 Diploma of Visual Arts - East Gippsland Institute of Tafe, Victoria, Australia.
1993 Studio Textiles/Colour Theory & Design - East Gippsland Institute of Tafe, Victoria, Australia.
1988 Diploma of Teaching - Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Media
Exhibited
Call of the Lily, East West Fine Art, Naples, Florida, USA
Homage to Monet, East West Fine Art, Naples, Florida, USA.
Gallery Sorrento - Sorrento, Victoria, Australia.
Town and Country Gallery – Victoria, Australia.
Manyung Gallery – Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia.
Custom House Gallery – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Gardiner Gallery – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Julian Ronchi Garden Designs – Armadale, Victoria, Australia.
Glen Eira Council Gallery – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Red River Designs Gallery – Stratford, Victoria, Australia.
Cowwar Art Space – Cowwar, Victoria, Victoria, Australia.
Sale Regional Gallery – Sale, Victoria, Australia.
Briagalong School of Fine Art – Briagalong, Victoria, Australia.
Eye to Eye Theatre – Stratford, Victoria, Australia.
Relish at the Gallery – Sale, Victoria, Australia.
BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre – Sale, Victoria, Australia.