All about AI Art
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

All about AI Art

If you told me that once I finished university, I’d still be writing essay-length pieces of writing, I’d probably believe you (I genuinely researching stuff!). And this is a topic that is near and dear to my heart: AI art…

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Life after University
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Life after University

This is not the blog post that I had planned, but I feel like this one pretty much wrote itself. It’s a little bit personal, but I know I’m not alone in feeling the way I am…

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Gallery Visit IV
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Gallery Visit IV

I confessed in my last gallery visit blog post that contemporary art isn’t my favourite genre of art (I know it’s vague, but something about it just doesn’t do it for me)…

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Reflections on 2022
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Reflections on 2022

I know I started my Reflections on 2021 blog post saying that I’m glad the year is over… and I think, now, almost at the end of 2022, I feel the same way again…

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Gallery Visit III
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Gallery Visit III

If you’ve been keeping up with my social media or my blog, you’ll know that my partner and I went on holiday in Sydney recently. I wrote about our visit to the Art Gallery of NSW…

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Gallery Visit II
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Gallery Visit II

On the last day of January, my partner and I visited the Art Gallery of NSW. You wouldn’t have seen it on my Instagram, because…

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Reflections on 2021
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Reflections on 2021

To say that I’m glad 2021 is over would be a gross understatement, and I’m sure a lot of other people would feel the same way. But while the world…

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Process of Making
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Process of Making

Collage has to be one of my favourite mediums of all time. I feel like I say that about every medium, but I mean it! I find it so relaxing and free of the pressure of making something flawless…

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Gallery Visit I
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Gallery Visit I

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I visited Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) a few weeks ago. As an artist, visiting galleries (and sometimes museums) is a fantastic way to get inspired…

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Tools of the Trade
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Tools of the Trade

Realistically, I’ve only really just started being an artist. I’m at the start of my (hopefully lifelong) career, and I think as a result, I like to play around with a lot of different mediums…

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Humble Beginnings
Clarissa Chawner Clarissa Chawner

Humble Beginnings

The stars have aligned, telling me it’s time to start a blog! As an artist and (now occasional) creative writer, blogging sounds like a fantastic outlet to squeeze all those extra creative juices out onto the page – or the screen!

So, where to start…

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