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The first-time art collector’s guide

The first-time art collector’s guide

Claire Desjardins

Buying your first piece of original art can feel a little intimidating. I’ve sold artworks to people who have been collecting for decades, as well as to those making their...

The first-time art collector’s guide

Claire Desjardins

Buying your first piece of original art can feel a little intimidating. I’ve sold artworks to people who have been collecting for decades, as well as to those making their...

Making art as a form of journaling

Making art as a form of journaling

Claire Desjardins

For me, painting functions much like a journal—one where emotions, memories, and moments are expressed through color and shape instead of words. In this post, I reflect on how abstraction...

Making art as a form of journaling

Claire Desjardins

For me, painting functions much like a journal—one where emotions, memories, and moments are expressed through color and shape instead of words. In this post, I reflect on how abstraction...

Leaving to return: why artists need to wander

Leaving to return: why artists need to wander

Claire Desjardins

Travel quietly reshapes my work as an artist. In this post, I reflect on how wandering—through places like Mexico and beyond—refreshes my eye, influences my use of color and form,...

Leaving to return: why artists need to wander

Claire Desjardins

Travel quietly reshapes my work as an artist. In this post, I reflect on how wandering—through places like Mexico and beyond—refreshes my eye, influences my use of color and form,...

Why gesture, texture, and imperfection matter more than ever

Why gesture, texture, and imperfection matter m...

Claire Desjardins

In a digital world filled with polished, computer-generated images, I’m finding comfort in gesture, texture, and imperfection. This post explores why showing the artist’s hand matters more than ever —...

Why gesture, texture, and imperfection matter m...

Claire Desjardins

In a digital world filled with polished, computer-generated images, I’m finding comfort in gesture, texture, and imperfection. This post explores why showing the artist’s hand matters more than ever —...

A slower rhythm in Sicily, among the citrus groves

A slower rhythm in Sicily, among the citrus groves

Claire Desjardins

After time in Rome and Palermo, I’ve settled into a quiet seaside village near Cefalù, Sicily. Surrounded by citrus groves and the Mediterranean light, I’ve begun exploring oil painting for...

A slower rhythm in Sicily, among the citrus groves

Claire Desjardins

After time in Rome and Palermo, I’ve settled into a quiet seaside village near Cefalù, Sicily. Surrounded by citrus groves and the Mediterranean light, I’ve begun exploring oil painting for...

Abstract artist Claire Desjardins writes about her art as evidence of living.

Art as evidence of living

Claire Desjardins

A reflective look at how my life quietly shows up in my paintings—through gesture, colour, and presence—revealing art as a gentle record of lived experience.

Art as evidence of living

Claire Desjardins

A reflective look at how my life quietly shows up in my paintings—through gesture, colour, and presence—revealing art as a gentle record of lived experience.