Marie-Claire Colyer is an Australian artist and writer, creating photorealistic wildlife and nature inspired paintings and drawings, plus poetry and novels. Many of her artworks can be purchased as fine art prints.
Marie-Claire's artwork and writing have been published in magazines, journals and newspapers both in print internationally and online. With artworks hung in private collections and several art awards to her name, she has been exhibited in shows in Australia and overseas. Her work is licensed internationally for calendars and décor.
Influenced by a childhood divided between Sydney and a vineyard in the Upper Hunter Valley, engagement with nature forged her desire to depict and describe wildlife. This she has faithfully been doing since first beginning to draw and write as a young child.
To quote Fiona Edmonds-Dobrijevich, (lecturer and artist), ‘Her precocious talent for realist drawing was evident at a young age, but she has sustained this focus and skill within her art practice throughout her adult life… Her spectacular photorealistic drawings are detailed, layered and textural, giving a real sense of the threatened species she depicts.'
Self-taught, it is through dedicated practice that Marie-Claire Colyer has learned to write and to illustrate wildlife. And it is a subject matter that will remain close to her heart.
Artist’s Statement
‘As a wildlife artist I strive to capture the essence of each creature I paint. The natural world is fascinating and precious. It is both enduring and fragile. In some small way I wish to touch the heart of those that view my work. If I interest only one person in protecting what surrounds us, then my art is worthwhile.’
Marie-Claire Colyer