 Jean’s talent was first recognised at the age of 14 when the Daily Telegraph awarded her a prize for Art. She was offered a place at Goldsmith’s College, London but was unable to accept it at that time. Later, as a mature student, she gained a B.Ed (Hons) at Reading University.
Following a successful career teaching Art and as an Advisor for Buckinghamshire Education Committee, Jean returned to full-time painting in 1988. Working with professional artists, she enjoyed exploring a wide variety of media, styles and techniques. Her work has been accepted by the RA and exhibited in the Westminster Gallery, the Chelsea Art Society and Thompson’s Gallery, Aldeburgh. Her paintings are in private and commercial collections around the world.
Working mainly in oils and watercolour, her aim is to find that extra dimension, rather than the obvious view and to have in mind the quality of light and it’s effect on the subject.
“For me, every painting is the result of a new art experience.”
June 2011 I am in the process of returning to the UK after living in France for the last eleven years. People often ask me what made me decide to live in France. Whilst holidaying in France, I was asked to run a painting holiday. I agreed and my French adventure had begun.
Prior to moving to France, I lived in Buckinghamshire and exhibited, both there and in London throughout the year. I expected to continue in this way, becoming part of the French art scene, exhibiting and working with other artists. However, although there were opportunities to exhibit, there were not the same opportunties to work with other artists. I missed the stimulation and challenge this offers. I now look forward to making new friends, working and exhibiting alongside artists in Somerset.
I prefer the excitement of open exhibitions - the challenge of exhibiting alongside artists using a variety of media and styles. However, I am surprised to find that there appears to be very few open exhibitions in the South West. I have found that most exhibitions are staged by colleges or by groups of three or four friends and restricted to their members only.
In Buckinghamshire, there were opportunities to exhibit with many other artists throughout the year. Major art societies, such as Cookham, Wooburn, Beaconsfield and Amersham held open exhibitions. Rotary clubs held exhibitions that attracted top artists and raised funds for their charities. Many local schools also held open exhibitions where artists could submit their work for selection to be exhibited for sale with commission going to the school fund.
For many years I helped organise an Art and Craft Exhibition at my local grammar school. It was usually a very enjoyable event where everyone benefited. The school was happy to offer the space; usually the school hall and the Parents' Committee were very willing to help with organisation, setting up and running the exhibition. The result was a good community activity with lots of goodwill. The last one raised £3,000.00 over one week-end.
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