Claire’s father’s family has spent summers in Sorrento, Maine, since 1896. She has been lucky enough to spend every summer of her life in Maine. As a child, whenever she arrived in Maine, she would rush down to the beach to breathe the sea air, touch the cold water, hunt for treasures among the rocks—and get out her paint set. While she doesn’t paint Maine landscapes exclusively, the Maine coast has always been her greatest source of inspiration as an artist. She primarily works with oil on canvas.During the winter, Claire lives and works in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband and two children. She holds a BA in English from Brown University and an MFA in painting from the New York Academy of Art.