Secrets of the Sea - Ruth Clayton

Energy, Movement and Light

Secrets of the Sea – Ruth Clayton

19 August – 24 October 2021

Energy, Movement and Light
I’m passionate about the sea. Not a calm sea, however, but the energy of the sea with its movement and reaction to light. The sea never stays the same and the colours, shapes and patterns change from the palest turquoise to the deepest blue in seconds.
“The sea, once it’s cast its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever” Jacques Cousteau’

Ruth paints the sea for people who want to bring the ocean into their own home. Can you smell the salt?

The Running Tide – Ruth Clayton

Wind and Wave – Ruth Clayton

Detail from The Running Tide – Ruth Clayton

Thunderous Roar – Ruth Clayton

Ruth Clayton
Ruth qualified as a Graphic Designer at Leeds Metropolitan University, specialising in illustration, in 1986. She then gained a teaching qualification at Manchester University. She shares a studio with her partner Stuart Gray at Farfield Mill in Sedbergh, Cumbria where they work and sell their paintings.