Jill has been quoted as saying… "I like to paint as a bird sings" - which is a very poetic way of saying that she flows with creativity and does not seek to contrive during her creative process. The artist has spoken and written about how she feels about her process and her work, which Tubes feel is very informative and precise…- so here is her thoughts about her art practise in her own words:
"..there are several threads to my working practice, which interweave, overlap and cross reference, practically, and ideologically, providing a strong foundation for landscape inspired oil paintings. Contrasts of stillness and movement, of scale, colour and texture are elements that I experience as I walk, which are replicated in my paintings. My eye is caught by the stillness of the horizon, or a tree…but everything else is in flux…this is what I seek to capture on canvas, a dance that is poetic, evocative and mysterious."
"…underpinning my art is drawing, the most immediate and direct connection with all things visual and tactile. For me, drawing is a way of taking in and storing a response to a passing image, detail, composition or idea. I always have a sketchbook or two with me. Some are small, filled with pen and ink fragments, notes and colours. Others are pre-altered, treating pages with gesso, tissue, wax etc., ready to connect with on-the-spot drawings done in pencil, charcoal, oil pastel or inks. Sometimes I use berry juice, soil and leaves to stain the paper."
"…in the studio, memory, images and materials combine to explore ideas generated. I am fascinated by light, atmosphere and the illusion of depth. Implied and actual surfaces contribute to a rich exploration o
