Available Work by Series
Maureen Claffy's Original artwork appears in series, each with a theme and evolution of its own. Explore the mini-galleries of series work here.
“I paint to encourage others to believe, and to serve as a reminder that life is beautiful even when it doesn’t seem that way.” Primarily a watercolorist who sometimes switches to thinned acrylics, Claffy creates large format works on canvas, paper and birchwood.
Available work by Series
Rows Upon Rows of Purls, Knitting Series; By Maureen Claffy
THE KNITTING SERIES
2008 - 2010
The Knitting Series compares the care we give to those we love to the skill we use in knitting a handmade garment.
Given Gifts in a Dream, Dream Series; By Maureen Claffy
THE DREAM SERIES
2008 - 2014
The Dream Series sketches out the desires, hopes, longings, and fears of those countless hours spent in the sacred darkness of sleep.
Beach, Beach Glass Series; By, Maureen Claffy
2010
The Beach Glass Series celebrates the way sand, water, sun and fire remove all our sharp edges.
Hope, Bountiful Series; By, Maureen Claffy
THE BOUNTIFUL SERIES
2010 - 2012
The Bountiful Series is an encouragement to create the most beautiful life possible, even in difficult circumstances.
Butterfly: And Then It Is Time, Butterfly Series; By, Maureen Claffy
THE BUTTERFLY SERIES
2012 - 2013
The Butterfly Series witnesses the joyful, painful, and chaotic similarities of our lives to the transformation of the butterfly.
Gabriel, Angel Series; By, Maureen Claffy
Lizzie, Quilting Series; By, Maureen Claffy
THE QUILTING SERIES
2012 - present
The Quilting Series records the way we structure and arrange our lives.
Zumba Beach, Heart Series; By, Maureen Claffy
THE HEART SERIES
2015 - present
The Heart Series attempts to translate the languages of our own human hearts.
Peace, Beloved Series; By, Maureen Claffy
One Nation of Respect and Grace, The America Series; By, Maureen Claffy
The Unwinding, Seed Series; By, Maureen Claffy
Joy in a Bottle, The Soul Series, By Maureen Claffy
The Love Particle #1, The Love Series, By Maureen Claffy
Expansion from The Atomic Love Series by Maureen Claffy
THE ATOMIC LOVE SERIES
2020 - present
Thunderstorm over Lake Michigan
THE LOVE OF THE NATURAL WORLD
2020 - present
Sketchbook Hearts
THE SKETCHBOOK SERIES
2020 - present