Claudia is the host of Studio #5
Claudia was born and raised in Germany. Traveling solo for one year in Asia/India fueled her passion for color, rekindled her spiritual connection, and brought vibrant imagery and meaning to her paintings.
Living and working in Australia as a mosaic artist for 5 years, she deepened her study of the oral tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, which she had been introduced to while traveling to Kashmir and during many subsequent longer stays in Kashmir.
Her spiritual practice and ongoing study infuse her art with a mystical quality that invites the viewer to look inside and discover their spiritual connection in its many different forms.
Her early creative interests and talents brought her to study Art and Design at the Universities of Applied Science in Hamburg and Hannover successively, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Design. It was in those years, being taught in the Bauhaus style, that she developed a fascination with the works of Klee and the way he uses art to explore the principles of life and his inner world. Intuitive painting is her favorite way to work. She also includes portraits and figurative elements in her body of work.
She has been living in California since 2000 and moved to Oregon in 2023, painting, and working (for a non-profit organization).
“I like to work intuitively, starting with lose movements of brushes or just “messing up” the white paper or canvas and then sensing what emerges. Then further devoping the piece with paint or oil pastel or collage or any other material that seems fitting.” -Claudia Dose
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