Claire Choi

Peace in Chaos

Oil Paint, 2025. Within lives filled with chaos and uncertainty, we often find moments of peace in the presence and comfort of those around us. This piece captures a scene of community and harmony amid the chaos of life, portraying the humanity and connection with others that persists during times of hardship.

Peace in Chaos - Progress

A small beginning

Colored Pencil, 2024. No matter the background, the same exciting curiosities remain: What will this new life entail? Who will they become? What will they enjoy? Through this piece, I seek to capture the raw, genuine emotions surrounding the creation of a new life, and the beauty and purity that emerge from it regardless of one’s background.

Reflections

Watercolor/Colored Pencil, 2024. Against a calm, serene background, I introduced a twist: exposing the woman’s bones to add an element of surreal mystery. Through experimenting with different media and concepts, I believe the epitome of being an artist lies in the freedom to creatively reshape and transform our depiction of the world to our liking.

Scraps of Nature

Process for Scraps of Nature

A Fishy Situation

Process for A Fishy Situation

Abstract composition with dynamic color relationships

Chaotic Harmony

Micron Fineliner Pens, 2025. Life and death are portrayed in fragile coexistence; both are accepted as natural elements of the world and of life. Within its various cycles and interactions, I admire the beauty of nature, recognizing that we are a part of it too.

Confusion

Oil, 2025. While studying oil paint, I focused on capturing facial form and structure, emphasizing the shapes created by light and shadow across the face. Set against a background of repeating organic shapes, the piece introduces a new layer of introspection, inviting a sense of curiosity of what the woman might be thinking or feeling in that moment.

Progress

Step-by-step portrait painting progression showing the development from initial sketch to final artwork

Under the Colors

Last Night's dream

Watercolor, Colored pencil, 2023. I am a chronic dreamer; my dreams often contain the supernatural, filled with scenarios that could not possibly exist in real life. Drawing inspiration from these visions, I used watercolor and colored pencil to create a surreal scene of chaos and fantasy.

Sunrise

Reaching

Oil, 2024. For this piece, I wanted to further familiarize myself with oil painting through a self portrait, focusing on contrasting colors and shapes formed through harsh lighting.

Claire and Friends

A Part of Nature

Oil, 2023. Emerging from the isolation of COVID- 19, I rediscovered the healing power of nature. As we spend countless hours confined indoors and stuck in front of our digital screens, we often lose touchwith the natural world, forgetting the profound, therapeutic effects this connection has on our physical and mental health.