ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I am inspired by nature and the natural world. I enjoy this world and its shapes, feel and color. My work explores the interaction between my world and my imagination. My intention is to simplify shapes and use color as part of the dance and bring out my joy of life. This is my story and its evolution with time and experience.
I am compelled to create what I do as a way to learn about myself. The exploration is both a challenge and an inner connection to meaning and what matters most to me. Art is that connection that distinguishes humans from other mammals through its appreciation and its creation. Art is a way of finding meaning and exploring interconnectedness of the world. I hope the view will connect with the content of my work.
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY
Nard Claar is a mixed media artist. He works with the mediums of photography, watercolor, collage, acrylic, oil, pastel and encaustic. He often mixes mediums to interpret and explore the intention of the final creation.
Nard Claar has a Bachelor of Art Degree from Colorado State University. He has attended schools in Colorado and California. He has studied art with Skip Lawrence, Steven Quiller, Christopher Schink, Katherine Chang Liu, Alex Powers, Fran Larsen, Tom Owen, Gwen Fox and Sheary Suiter among others.
Nard is a member of Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, Southern Colorado Watercolor Society, Colorado Watercolor Society, and Pikes Peak Poet Laureate.
His work is exhibited in Local, Regional and International Exhibits. He teaches Art Classes in Colorado Springs. Nard is past President of FutureSelf, a non profit art organization in Colorado Springs whose mission is: “FutureSelf invites transformation through the arts.”
MEMBERSHIPS
Founding Muse - Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project
Pikes Peak Watercolor Society
Southern Colorado Watercolor Society
Colorado Watercolor Society