Claire Fisher’s Artwork

The HBO Six Feet Under web site has a section devoted to Claire’s Artwork:

Even before Claire Fisher’s career arc was written, Six Feet Under’s producers were planning her life as an artist - planting clues on the set, weaving plots around her pieces and even building storylines based on art techniques.

Interestingly, whilst some of the pieces of art were carefully designed and placed to tie in with some element of the plot or the characters’ development, others were done at the last minute by an artist on-set who was asked to create a suitable sketch or take a photograph that would show up in that episode.

Although I’ve yet to see the final season, I do remember seeing quite a bit of the art displayed on the site. Admittedly in some cases, such as the nude photos Claire took of Billy, it was the reaction of Claire to the photos (and, shortly thereafter, the reaction of Nate) rather than the quality of the pictures themselves that made a mark, but it’s a nice touch that the producers acknowledge the behind-the-scenes work that helped sell the concept.

[Via Do You Feel Loved?]