Claudia Dose

Our life is a work in process, a spiritual journey. To me, art is a way of expressing the inexpressible. Through my art I would like to share this wonder of our existence.

In my recent paintings I have been exploring devotion, bhakti, divine love; and how this love manifest in our lives. Obstacles, and their lessons are the key. What is Grace? What came first: our love for God or God\'s love for us?

My paintings are my prayers and my thanks to the big creator.

Claudia Dose was born and raised in Northern Germany. Her early creative interests and talents brought her to study Art and Design at the Universities of Hamburg and Hannover where she received a BA in Design. Her fascination with texture, color and depth comes from her background in weaving.

After traveling a year in Asia/India (sketchbook) she returned home full of new inspirations and ideas. She came back only to find that she had won second place in the International Design Competition, of the Design Center Stuttgart. She took the prize money as a sign to keep doing what she loved, and accepted an invitation to visit Australia where she lived for five years. During this time she explored her creativity as a mosaic artist. (mosaics and sketches).

Her work for a non-profit organization and her interest in Philosophy led her to the United States, where she has lived since 2000. With a new focus on portraiture, Claudia won the 8th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition in 2003.

Her paintings are in private collections all over the world. She has completed numerous commissions for private and commercial clients.