Claire was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana; from a young age, she was exposed to the fine arts through her mother, Christel Dawkins, who has an MFA in painting from LSU and who oil paints en plein air. Claire’s primary professional interests are in literature, but she took elective classes in art and art history through middle school into her undergraduate coursework at LSU. Claire left Louisiana for California to go to graduate school in English literature and to teach. While in California she cultivated an interest in hiking and nature photography. During the pandemic, she and her family moved back to Louisiana, and she continues to work remotely as an English instructor for Stanford University Online High School. She regularly hikes in Louisiana; as a painter, she works in oils, referencing her photographs from these hikes.
Additional Artworks
From BARE Walls
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Stephen Stewart
The Boy and His Cello, 2025
Acrylic and Graphite
24 x 20 in
$960
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Claire Dawkins
American Beautyberry at the Arboretum, 2024
oil on canvas
14 x 11 x 0.75 in
$240
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Doug Nehrbass
Morning Reflection
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 30 x 1.6 in
$1,850
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Jake Crawford
Clogged Pipes
Acrylic Paint, Modeling Paste, & Gloss Medium on Canvas
55 x 40 in
$750
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Michael Eble
Yellow's Dance
Acrylic, Collage, & Paper
21 x 17 in
$525
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Lindsey Jenneman
The Warmth of the Sun | Leo
Original Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 18 in
$735
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Pat Love
Sunburst
Oil on canvas
16 x 36 in
$325
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Julie Breaux
Don't Be Square
acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 in
$1,600
About the artist
Claire Dawkins
