About

“Our meddling intellect misshapes the beauteous forms of things, we murder to dissect.”

William Wordsworth

Toni Clarke in her Northern Rivers studio.

A practice, for me, is about letting go; there is no room for fear and no time to procrastinate. I want to remove the intellect and find a playful way to let the paint dance on the canvas without boundaries.

The crux of my work is looking at life in a more positive way. It is good to recognise the dark, but also important to see the light.

In a world full of uncertainty, we should remember how free we were when we were children.

Toni Clarke

Photos: Saint-Cloche Gallery

Toni Clarke in her studio, with painting titled "Table Nineteen" on the wall.

Photos: Ginger Clarke