Claire Brandenburg Received a BFA in art and education from the University of New Mexico. Living in Taos, New Mexico, since the late '60s, her inspiration in the fine arts has manifested itself in landscape painting, jewelry, glass, mystical constructions, and children's books. She has received numerous awards, and many examples of her art are in collections in private homes, businesses, and museums, both in the United States and abroad.
In the last twenty years, she has entered the field of children’s books, both as an illustrator and writer, with ten books published, some no longer in print. Perhaps the most well-known of those books is ‘The Monk Who Grew Prayer’ (2003), while the newest books, are ‘Basil's Dream', St Vladimir Publishing, and Fortress of Stone, Darkly Bright Press.
The Fire of the Holy Spirit is a life-giving force that breathes into all of Creation. As an artist, I work to capture that
Energy in the representation and flow of the elements within a landscape, with emphasis on the “fire” of growth and motion.
These markers infuse God’s living creatures.
The subjects of my work move from intimate detail to whole landscape representation, expressing the profound
awe I feel at the wonder of God, who has created this stunning earth on which we live.
Book illustrations as art pieces emphasize the surprises of God’s Creation. I want to think that the same joy and wonder
are also represented in those images.
Claire Brandenburg
_what was any art but an effort to make a sheath, a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself, -hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose?
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark
In the last twenty years, she has entered the field of children’s books, both as an illustrator and writer, with ten books published, some no longer in print. Perhaps the most well-known of those books is ‘The Monk Who Grew Prayer’ (2003), while the newest books, are ‘Basil's Dream', St Vladimir Publishing, and Fortress of Stone, Darkly Bright Press.
The Fire of the Holy Spirit is a life-giving force that breathes into all of Creation. As an artist, I work to capture that
Energy in the representation and flow of the elements within a landscape, with emphasis on the “fire” of growth and motion.
These markers infuse God’s living creatures.
The subjects of my work move from intimate detail to whole landscape representation, expressing the profound
awe I feel at the wonder of God, who has created this stunning earth on which we live.
Book illustrations as art pieces emphasize the surprises of God’s Creation. I want to think that the same joy and wonder
are also represented in those images.
Claire Brandenburg
_what was any art but an effort to make a sheath, a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself, -hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose?
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark
