Clive's Studio Part One - 2005 to 2009 Clive has always drawn and painted alongside his writing and other creative work. His larger scale oil paintings have come to prominence in recent years through publication of the Abarat volumes, but his wider range of work has been celebrated in gallery exhibitions in New York and Chicago and in several galleries in the Los Angeles area. They have also been showcased in the two Illustrator books (1990 and 1993) and in 2005's Visions of Heaven and Hell. On rare occasions over the years, Clive has allowed film crews and photographers into his studio to watch him paint or to capture the place where works are created. With thanks to Clive for allowing us to share in that experience, here we collect some images of the artist at work. Photos In the Studio: Page 2 (1994 to 2004) In The Studio - April 2009 Canvas On Canvas... Temporarily acting as a storage space for the paintings from the gallery house, the canvases were stacked several deep all around the studio.... In The Studio - Early 2009 First Concept Meeting For Dark Bazaar Clive sketched and discussed concepts for his first Halloween line with Disguise, Dark Bazaar, in early 2009 with sculpture manager Jason Hite and others. In The Studio - August 2008 New And Old A shot of Clive in conversation in front of a current painting for Abarat with one of the five Jump Tribe canvases in the background. And in a quieter moment he lays down the first colours for a small Abarat oil. In The Studio - June 2008 Billy Avarathar's Music Video, Beautiful The studio became the venue for the filming of Billy Avarathar's Beautiful video. In The Studio - May 2008 Painting After Midnight... Showing Clive's renewed energy after successful throat surgery, here's a shot by David Armstrong that David's kindly sent to us at here Revelations which shows Clive at work in the studio a little after midnight one night in early May 2008. In The Studio - April 2008 Painting Man In preparation for an Imagining Man shoot, Clive paints his subject... In The Studio - April 2008 Assisting With Inkling Tree On 6 April 2008, Clive hosted and added his encouragement and occasional input in the studio as a new painter created his very first picture in oils... Inspired by a tree near the Beverly Hills sign, Jason's canvas reads 'Land of the Inklings' and is signed 'Jason Stolarik w / help Clive Barker' and is now known as Inkling Tree... The Studio - February 2008 The Studio For Artwork And Photography On our February 2008 visit, Clive showed us the huge wooden frame he's had constructed to act as the raw stage for his Imagining Man photography sessions, leaving the far end of the studio as his painting space. In The Studio - May 2007 The Studio On Film In May 2007, Clive opened his doors to a film crew as part of the Man Behind The Myth documentary extra on the 2009 DVD / Blu-ray of Midnight Meat Train. Clive not only led the camera to some of the more remote corners of the studio, but also allowed it to capture him adding touches to a number of Abarat paintings. The Studio - August 2006 The Studio In Black As detailed in our July 2006 interview, Clive has had the studio repainted in black with black curtains, giving an entirely new look to his painting space. In The Studio - March 2006 Conduit Clive painting Conduit in March 2006 in a series of photographs taken for presentation here at Revelations. The shaman figure channels energies from above, creating life in previously barren ground. Also shown here is the message Clive has painted boldly on one wall of the studio, a celebration of life and inspiration. In The Studio - December 2005 Promotional Photo In publicity for Visions of Heaven and Hell - both the book and the Bert Green exhibition - The Los Angeles Times interviewed Clive and ran an article with a shot taken from the stairs down to the studio. In The Studio - November 2005 The Martyrs Clive at work on a pair of paintings in November 2005. Originally conceived as part of a quartet of elemental martyrs for the December 2005 Bert Green exhibition in Los Angeles, these two did not reach completion in time (or with these eventual colours!) and Earth Martyr alone went into the exhibition. With Cornelia Funke - January 2005 With Cornelia Funke Cornelia Funke came to visit in January 2005, along with an interviewer and photographer from Germany's Stern magazine. In The Studio - 2005 Locus In March 2005, Locus ran a cover feature and interview with Clive and captured the artist in front of one of the works in the studio. Earlier photos in the studio (1994 to 2004) Studio photos 1994 - 2004 | Artwork Index | Home page This page has been created for information and entertainment purposes only. All quotes remain the copyright of the original owners.