Elisabeth Clarke lives and works in Cornwall, in the lovely and unspoilt fishing village of Coverack, where she also has a studio and gallery.

Drawing inspiration from the land and sea scapes around her, she works in water colour to recreate the atmosphere of the coastline and wild interior of the county.

Elisabeth and her husband David came to Cornwall 25 years ago when David was sent to Cornwall to manage one of the tin mines for the owning company with whom he had worked for ten years in Africa. During that time in Africa Elisabeth taught art and crafts, for which she trained originally at college in Cardiff, where she and David met - a marriage of art and science! Both of them took a change of direction when they came to Cornwall initially, when they bought a small farm and exchanged the heat and drama of the African veldt for the peace, tranquility and beauty of Cornwall.
However the power of Africa drew them back again to resume their careers for another 5 years until they returned to their farm in 1981 and took 'early retirement'. At the same time they bought their craft shop and art gallery, and a little thatched cottage where they accommodate holiday makers, and commuted from the farm each day during the summer season to run their businesses.

Now they live on Sunny Corner in Coverack in a thatched cottage named Rose Cottage overlooking the sea, where Elisabeth has a studio and David a framing workshop. Elisabeth no longer teaches but spends her time painting, both for the gallery and commissions, as well as for the range of prints of Cornwall that they sell and distribute to shops and galleries around the county. The Lizard Peninsula and Cornwall provide inexhaustible inspiration for the painter; the clear light on the most southern tip of Great Britain has always drawn artists to its shores and the scenery and beauty of the countryside which delights all visitors, many of whom wish to take an Elisabeth Clarke painting or a print home to remind them of their holiday.

David and Elisabeth Clarke are at their Gallery from March to October. During the winter they like to travel, sometimes to see their daughter and family who live in Denmark, and it is in the winter time that Elisabeth does much of her painting, when the cliffs and shores that she loves are quiet and deserted. Elisabeth's work can be seen at their Mill Gallery in Coverack and at the Potter Clarke Gallery in Saint Ives and well as many craft shops and art galleries throughout Cornwall.