Clare Russell is a full-time artist based in Fife.

As a keen rambler and birder she spends many hours outdoors, observing and sketching birds in their natural habitats around Scotland.

She draws and paints using mixed media: charcoal, ink, watercolour, gouache, acrylic, crayon, coloured pencil.

Sometimes her paintings are completed entirely outside, but often she'll take them back to the studio and use them as inspiration for further works.

Clare's paintings can be seen at The Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy and at The Quay Gallery, Stonehaven (formerly in Aberdour).