Claire Hutter seeks to express her joy at seeing the Lord God’s beautiful creation through her colourful and emotive paintings.
Having always loved drawing, Claire began watercolour painting in 2001 as a creative release during a sad time in her life. She became fascinated by this challenging and absorbing medium and it grew into an important part of her life. Claire’s enthusiasm for the wonderful medium of watercolour is evident in her paintings, where vibrant detail contrasts with loose areas of translucent wash.
Claire comes from Newcastle upon Tyne and moved to Wales in 2004, she has lived in Merthyr Tydfil since 2016. Claire is a Christian, wife to Alex, and home school mum with 3 girls.
Claire paints to express her joy and certain hope at seeing the Lord’s light and beauty in creation. In the words of a song, ‘Colours are meant to bring Glory to the Light, Glory to the Throne’. She enjoys painting various subjects including flowers, landscapes and townscapes.
Though watercolour painting takes a lot of practise, it is absorbing and fascinating to learn. The joy of creating and watching colours flow and mix is exciting and Claire enjoys sharing her love for watercolour.
Claire has taught at the Bothy and runs a Bible inspired art class at Park Baptist church, Merthyr. Recently Claire has exhibited locally in group & open shows.
Current Exhibitions
Bothy Heritage Centre, Cyfarthfa Park
Orbit Centre, Merthyr Tydfil
Queen St Gallery, Neath
Past Exhibitions
Plas Coffi, Dowlais Visual Arts Group, 2024
Bothy Heritage Centre, Solo Exhibition, May 2023
Bothy Heritage Centre, Cyfarthfa Park, Creative Hub, 2022-24
Chapel Cottage Studio, Abergavenny, 2022, 2024
Dowlais Library, Merthyr Tydfil, The Dot Exhibition, 2021
Queen St Gallery, Neath, A view from your window (Virtual Landscape Exhibition) 2020
The Hayes, Cardiff, 75 Flames Exhibition, 2020
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil, Open Art, 2020
Ebbw Vale Institute, Mike Parry Art Exhibition, 2019
Caerphilly Gallery, Open Art, 2019
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil, Open Art, 2019
Orbit Centre, Merthyr Tydfil, Dowlais Visual Art Group Exhibition, 2018
Dowlais Library, Merthyr Tydfil, Winter Exhibition, 2018
Awards
Art Champion -
Merthyr Horticultural Show, 2024
1st place -
Plein Air, Bothy, 2024
Joint 1st place -
Spring Plein Air, Bothy, 2023
1st place -
Autumn Plein Air, Bothy, 2022
2nd place -
'A view from your window 2020 virtual landscape competition' with painting 'Seasons of Lockdown in Merthyr'
