© Hannah Renaud

Clare is a surface pattern designer, illustrator and author inspired by the natural environment of her rural Hampshire surroundings, where she lives and works on a farm with her husband and young family. After studying Painting at Art School in Norwich she went on to the Drawing Year at the Royal Drawing School where she focused on imaginative and observational drawing & printmaking. She then went on to develop design skills in London pattern design studios before launching a freelance career. 
 
Clare creates surface pattern designs and illustrations for textiles, papercraft collections, packaging and homewares. Aside from pattern designs, she takes on project-based collaborations with like-minded companies.

Her first book, 'Paint with Clare: Create Beautiful Gouache Motifs of the Garden, Countryside, Sea, River and Forest' with Page Street Publishing is being released in October 2021 and is available to pre-order now here.
 
She has a passion for lino printing on paper and fabric, and loves spending time in galleries drawing ceramics and paintings. Otherwise she can often be found enjoying the English countryside with her family, growing and collecting flowers to dry and, of course, drawing and painting every single day.

You'll find a glimpse of her studio life almost daily on Instagram @claretheresegray Connect with your own artwork using the hashtag #paintwithclare

Selected Client Work:

​Page Street Publishing, Windham Fabrics, Craft Consortium, The RHS for Heathcote & Ivory, UK Greetings, 
Little, Brown for Made by Parent, M&S for Keeler Gordon, Trader Joe's for Design House Greetings,
RSPB for Roy Kirkham & Co Ltd and many more.. 

Clare would love to work with you! Email her here:
claretheresegray@gmail.com