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Claudia Hahn

@claudiahahn.bsky.social
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MIWAS art director / editor Artist, Science and Natural History illustrator, collector of illustrated books and Sci-Fi enthusiast. Strictly no genA.I. Shop: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/heliocyan

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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
As we see everyon’s new goals, a gentle reminder that for a lot of us the goal is often just to survive the year. I let my year end slowly. I haven’t touched a paintbrush in weeks, and I’m ok with it. I spent the quieter days knitting. I will, of course, be back with new paintings soon. HNY to you!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Sweating out of fear this won’t work, but right now, I’m still telling myself: “trust the process!” This is dyed pure silver leaf. I can’t even tell everyone how utterly annoying this material is, compared to gold leaf. It’s splintering into thousands of tiny pieces, nearly impossible to remove!
Image of a work in progress piece by Claudia Hahn. Tiny bits of silver leaf can be seen all over the paper. It looks messy.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Thank you so much!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Thank you!! 🥰
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I’ll be exhibiting at the #SNA end of the month. It’s a great nature themed exhibition in a fantastic venue, and an art market, where I have a table. Here’s the invite to the private view if you like to pop along. The more, the merrier! #nature #art #wildlifeart #landscapeartist #paintings
Invite to the private view of the exhibition. A reason to fancy dress.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
WIP of an entry that’s going into an exhibition next week, and is still nowhere near finished… it always takes so much longer than I think, but I’ll get there. Eventually.
Watercolour work in progress by Claudia Hahn
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Hand in day for the MIWAS art exhibition at the fabulous Marwell Hall on the zoo grounds. There are some spectacular works! If you are in the area, have a look, it’s this weekend. We worked really hard to get this exhibition off the ground and the result is stunning.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The flyers & private view invites have arrived, and while the exhibition catalogue is still in production, I have a few days to take a breath from organising this show. I don’t think I got more than 4 hours of sleep a night for the last few months. So exhausted. It’s coming together nicely, though!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Common hawthorn appreciation post. This shrub grows by the footpath to the village, at this time of the year it looks spectacular. It’s a native plant, and makes a wildlife friendly choice for garden borders. Birds love the thick foliage for cover.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
We found a good solution with King Crimson: Robert Fripp would say at the beginning of the show: “I would like to have a photo of you all at the end of our show. So, as soon as you see my camera, you can get yours out as well and we will pose for you.” It was very respectful and worked really well.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I feel this. The passion is gone. I’m just in survival mode.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I’ve been on tour with bands who have a strict no phone, no recording and no photos rule (King Crimson, Porcupine Tree). The whole atmosphere is so much better. People are present.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
How interesting! I wonder if people with defect S and L cones can see this colour naturally.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
It’s getting closer! Really looking forward to it. Friends, if you are one of the lovely people who booked a bio page in the catalogue, *now* would be a good time to send me your images. It needs to go to the printers soon. (You know who you are…😉) #MIWAS #artsociety #exhibition #wildlife #marwell
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Sylessae @sylessae.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
If you see this, it's time to start that personal, self-indulgent art piece that you've been putting off.
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Alli Shaw @allidrawscomics.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
More journalists need to talk about this the way Japanese articles do
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Love your road runner!!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you so much!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you so much!!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Today is ‘draw-a-bird’ day! Let me see your birdies!! Here’s my Malayan peacock pheasant as a humble offering. #birdart #sciart #illustration #traditionalart #birds #pheasants #Phasianidae
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It’s #portfolioday! My name is Claudia, I’m a wildlife artist and scientific illustrator. I have several field guides and educational books under my belt. I work in traditional media. No genA.I.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Another meeting in Marwell Hall to organise the MIWAS art exhibition. Now the submission date has closed, more work behind the scenes starts for us. Lovely sunny day at Marwell, all the unicorn cows were out, grazing. #marwellzoo #artexhibition #wildlife #nature #artists #painters #traditionalart
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Thank you so much! Really appreciated!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Hi! 👋 I’m Claudia, and a traditional artist. Would love to be included! 💙 bsky.app/profile/clau...
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We have resurrected MIWAS! This is our first exhibition after a long break of 10 years. 23-26 of May in Marwell Hall, Hampshire, in the grounds of Marwell Zoo. The art marquee is also back, exhibitors can book pitches. The subject has to be wildlife, traditional media only. More info: themiwas.com
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
“The Visitor”. How it started vs how it’s going. First time using walnut ink on copper. It bled a lot more than I expected, hence it looking a bit rougher than I had planned. I like the unexpected effect, though. #SciArt #deathhead #hawkmoth #gilding #illustration
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
My stand at the Creative Craft Show in Birmingham. I’m always amazed how all this, including the tables, fits into my car. And no, my drive is no van, or even a pick up truck. #volvo #artshow #artistlife #art #wildlifeart #nec #birmingham
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I hate it so much! The last few days were so lovely though, Spring is on the way here! Honestly, if I could, I would follow the swallows to Africa every winter.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We have a gym with a sauna in the changing room, I don't know how I would cope in the winter if I couldn't go there three times a week. Heated gloves sound amazing, I have a cherry stone cushion which I heat up in the oven or microwave, and place on my lap. It does wonder as well!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Oh, maybe I should invest in a heat lamp??? Doesn't even sound like a bad idea to me. We have a gym in the village which has a sauna, I don't think I would survive winter if I couldn't go in there at least three times a week before I do my workout, lol.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Yes, I find that, too. It usually get me when I didn't expect the temperature drop. Interestingly, I can cope with far colder temperatures when it's dry (snow covered alps, for example - I get cold hands, but it doesn't trigger the Raynaud's). It's terrible here in the UK, I guess it's the dampness.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Thank you!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Thank you so much! :)
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Variegated leaf turns out differently every time. I absolutely *love* the pattern of this particular corner, and how it turned out. #gilding #goldleaf #sciart #starling #birdart #illustration #african #natureart #artist #wildlifeart #Miwas #limitededitionprints
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Now waiting for the glue to dry, to apply gold leaf. 😴😴😴 These are cape starlings. So iridescent! So shiny! And just as noisy as starlings everywhere. #gilding #goldleaf #sciart #starling #birdart #illustration #african #natureart #artist #wildlifeart #Miwas #limitededitionprints
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Interesting!! My feet get purple (and really painful to walk on). I started doing sports, and thought for a while it got better… but obviously not. I’m so done with winter by now.
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Don’t you just hate it when only walking through the freezer aisles of a supermarket triggers your Raynaud's. Haven’t even touched anything yet.🙄 Which means that I won’t be able to hold a paintbrush or pencil for a while, until this has stopped flaring up. #raynaud #hiddendisability #artistproblems
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Frozen mistletoe. Just because, it’s pretty. Feel free to use it as reference for your drawings. #mistletoe #botanical #artfreference #closeup
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
It always bothers me when I have to paint something not anatomically correct, to fulfil a client request. But: If it makes them happy, I shall make those teeth longer. Who am I to judge! Album artwork for Marco Minnemann. #sciart #wolf #teeth #marcominnemann #albumartwork #canine #clientrequest #art
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
It definitely is. I’ve never seen it so busy in all these years since I have been there, though, it was fab!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thank you so much for all of you coming to see me at Nature in Art. It was really overwhelming at times! I had the honour to show Toyah Willcox, Robert Fripp, and their manager and friends David and Indeg what I do for a living. Such a great last day, surrounded by all around awesome people. #art
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The evening sun is gorgeous, reflecting in the gold leaf of my work. Shame all the visitors have gone by now. Ah well, shine on, my crazy diamonds… #artist #goldleaf #birdart #natureart #natureinart #wildlife #paintings
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Danke Dir! 🥰 Ja, das ist wirklich schön hier, und die Leute im und um das Museum sind so lieb. Das würde Dir auch sehr gefallen! LG
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I’m currently artist in residence at Nature in Art. It lies quite rural in the Cotswolds, close to Gloucester. Walking up the long driveway leading to the museum in the morning never gets old. #natureinart #museum #artmuseum #natureart #cotswolds #art #wildlifeart #gloucester #countryside
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thank you so much!! ☺️
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thank you! ☺️
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thank you so much!!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thank you!
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thank you so much! ☺️
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Claudia Hahn @claudiahahn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thank you, Joana! 🥰
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