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34 Style | Feature “I’ve always thought you’ve got to be a bit of a dreamer, visualising what you want to happen, but I’ve also learnt to give yourself up to the possibility of it happening at a different time, or not at all.” Several years ago, a Dunedin publisher approached Clare about producing a book that showcases her life and work. Eye of the Calm is autobiographical in nature and packed full of Clare’s art. “It was hard to put 45 years into 5000 words!” she exclaims. “It was the opportunity to tell the story of our journey. Max and I were married for 41 years – it wasn’t always easy with two artists living in the same space, but we shared a passion for life.” Divided into sections to represent the different stages of her life, Eye of the Calm wraps her words and memories around the images. “I’ve had good feedback on my use of words in exhibitions, and how this helps take people to another place,” she says. THE IMPORTANCE OF CALMNESS Clare Reilly offers plenty of reassuring existential observations as she speaks. “The artist’s eye is always taking in the visual world,” she says. “The times I feel most serene, moving into the sublime, is when I’m calm. It gives me sustenance and energy when I’m happy within my world.” Originally due to be published in 2020, Covid-19 delayed Eye of the Calm, much to her disappointment. “I really wanted the book to come out last year, after all that people had been through. With the issue of mental health coming to the fore, we need to learn to live with the uncertainty of what’s happening in the world.” As hinted at in her book title, the juxtaposition of tranquil meditation with passionate action is an intriguing elemental mix in Clare. She teaches dance classes in the local community, focusing on the sensations of joy and pleasure in being present. It’s a useful foil to the negativity of news stories, she finds. “Life is about finding balance. A sense of wellbeing flows out into the world from goodness, but it doesn’t from terrible acts. We need to remember that when we’re anxious about the pandemic.” The Delta variant may have put the book’s launch back, but none of it stops Clare from her painting, walking or dancing. Remaining playful later in life has been important to Clare. “It’s exciting to have a huge storehouse of ideas; it makes me feel like a big kid. I want to live my life with a sense of the same wonderment that a toddler has. I guess I do that by doing what I’m passionate about – I get to play in my studio every day!” SCENES THAT RESONATE “I’ve always painted exactly what I want to, in my own world. So I’ve never really understood how the power of what I do uplifts others. People relate to my work in a positive way.” For that reason, Clare is delighted to partner with Live Wires, which produces cards and calendars that take her art into more people’s homes, all over the world. “Art’s a very personal thing, but people tell me that the dreamlike qualities of the New Zealand landscapes I paint translate into something more universal. I get emails from people abroad – it blows me away.” Pre-orders for Eye of the Calm are steadily coming in – including from as far away as Idaho. It turns out the American was learning about Clare’s work in an art appreciation class there. “I often get asked where someone can go to see the view,” she laughs. “Some of my work is strongly geographical, whereas others are more an interpretation. I don’t use photos in creating my paintings – I write and sketch and it all goes into my dreamtime and I never know when it will come back out!” Clare tells stories in vignettes, in keeping with her painting style. “I hear of people saying they’ve just ‘had a Clare Reilly moment’,” something she experiences too. “I redesigned my house to what I could envision and now it’s like I’m living in one of my own paintings,” she chuckles, “complete with tūīs swooping past.” Clare Reilly’s exhibition, Calming the Wild Heart, runs October 30 – November 23 at Little River Gallery in Canterbury. Clare Reilly: Eye of the Calm will be launched at the exhibition and can be ordered from exislepublishing.com. ABOVE: After raising their family in Christchurch, Clare and Max fell in love with Doctors Point, just north of Dunedin.
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