Clare Fernandez-Hart is a contemporary painter based on the west coast of Scotland. Her work is inspired by the landscape and coastline around her, with particular attention to the changing relationships between land, sea, sky and weather.

Working intuitively, Clare creates atmospheric paintings that respond to the feeling and character of a place rather than seeking to describe it literally. Layers of colour, expressive marks and softened forms give her landscapes a sense of movement and immediacy, while retaining a quiet, contemplative quality.

Her paintings are particularly concerned with changing light and the shifting conditions of the natural world. Familiar elements of coast and countryside are distilled into compositions that sit between observation and abstraction, capturing the openness and elemental character of the Scottish landscape.