Clarissa Parish is an Anglo-Italian

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who has painted numerous murals and decorative works for cruise ships, private residences and hotels. Her work includes murals and ''

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'' effects on many cruise ships, including the ''

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'', the ''

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'', and the ''

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''. She has also done extensive work for private clients and hotels, and the

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in London. Parish continues to paint for the cruise ship industry. She has worked on 17 ships for Royal Caribbean including the ''Allure'' and ''Oasis of the Seas'' (two of the world's biggest cruise ships) where she and her team decorated numerous areas of the ships with large murals. They have also worked for

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and

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. Parish began painting murals at age 16, inspired by the work of her grandmother who she describes as "a brilliant painter".''Country Homes and Interiors'', November 1996 She studied art at

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and then in

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for six months learning the art of ''trompe l'oeil'', where she "learned colour techniques", and "acquired my own palette". In 1989, she painted a mural with the artist Rupert Till, decorating the construction work at 4 Millbank during its redevelopment by the Swedish developers Nisses Millbank. Parish was the winner of a competition to select the best design for the 160 foot mural which faced the

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and was unveiled by

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on 13 July 1989.''Evening Standard'', p.3, 13 July 1989
- ''Sunday Telegraph Weekend'' magazine, p.36, July 1989 In January 1990, she was given an ''Evening Standard'' Environment Award by the editor John Leese for her work on the mural.

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