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Mixed media on canvas
38.5cm x 43cm 

A portrait of Gillian Clarke, writing a poem for Jane Goodall. 
This portrait was made of the former National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke and includes fragments of poem she wrote and gifted to Dame Jane Goodall. 
 
Kindly donated by the artist. 

Clae Eastgate was born in Nottinghamshire, UK in 1968. After leaving Birmingham School of Art and moving to London in the early 90s Clae continued her own studies, moving to life drawing and painting having initially trained in sculpture. Largely self-taught in painting, Clae began a career in portraiture around 2013. Initially working almost exclusively on commission, she now concentrates on specific projects collaborating with other artists and institutions.