Claire Russell is an international award-winning artist and bespoke picture framer based in Gloucestershire, specialising in frame restoration and gilding. Claire developed her gilding skill using several glass based applications including vases and glass dishes, eventually exploring the ancient technique of Verre Églomisé.
Claire has always loved drawing and won several art competitions at school. She continued her art education with a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design and graduated from Gloucestershire University with a BA in Design and Technology.
Having grown up in and around rural Gloucestershire, Claire finds inspiration from the natural world, in particular, insects, birds and reptiles, which can be seen in all her artwork.
Claire’s artwork has featured in several editions of Artist and Illustrators magazine which led to her appearance on a Channel 4 production of ‘Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas’ where she created a large Verre Églomisé piece, ‘Angel of the Stars’.

Awards:

Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers – Peter Chales Booth Memorial award 2024, Elizabeth Meek MBE award 2024, Royal Miniature Society Group Award 2024, Gold Memorial Bowl Honorable Mention 2015, 2016 & 2019

Hilliard Society – NVW Award for Craftmanship 2021

Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington DC – third place collage/mixed media 2020

Miniature Society of Florida – Second – Bird category 2019

Miniature Society of Florida – Second – Botanical category 2018

Claire’s Studio all year round – Russell Fine Art Services, Stone, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9LD
Annually at the Royal Miniature Society exhibition in London and Hilliard Society exhibition in Somerset.
Local Exhibitions throughout the year – Please see Claire’s website for details

• Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington DC
• Miniature Art Society of Florida
• Hilliard Society