It’s taken me a while to write this, as quite frankly there’s been so much going on in the world that I didn’t know where to start. 2020 was challenging, and downright devastating for so many, and here we are starting 2021 in another lockdown. Which is why I’ve decided to focus on my little …
Well. What a rollercoaster of an autumn it’s been! Personally, politically, “pandemically”. You know all about the pandemic. And the crazy US elections – which for me, happily, came out with the right result. But the personal rollercoaster has been a good one, as we finally moved into our new house! It has an amazing …
A story about Father’s day. It’s Father’s day tomorrow, which got me thinking about my Dad and how he has affected my life, and particularly my art. To talk about the former would take much longer than we have here, so I thought I’d share a little about the latter. My Dad is a scientist …
I’m excited to share with you that I’m putting the finishing touches to a series of nine paintings called “Flying Low,” inspired by some beautiful words by the poet Mary Oliver: “Today I’m flying low and I’m not saying a word. I’m letting all the voodoos of ambition sleep. The world goes on as it must, the bees in the garden rumbling a little, the fish leaping, the gnats getting eaten. And so forth. But I’m taking the day off. Quiet as a feather. I hardly move though really I’m traveling a terrific distance. Stillness. One of the doors into the temple.” Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings. I made most of the pieces in this series, during the coronavirus crisis. With so many going through such worrying and difficult times, I tried to keep positive and focus on …
This is the question I get asked more than any other about my painting. It’s not an easy one to answer as inspiration comes from everywhere: lines in the landscape, peeling posters on a building, the colour palette in a cushion, the curve of a beautiful handmade pot. Or an idea, such as joy or …
Valentine’s Day shopping can be stressful. Anyone can give flowers and chocolates but if you want to give a memorable gift, it can be tricky to find just the right thing. Flowers die and chocolates get eaten, but art lasts forever! A limited edition print could be the answer. It will still be around to …
I think about spontaneity a lot in relation to my painting. Machines are very good at starting with order and finishing with order, whereas we humans are so often messy and chaotic as we circle back and forth between spontaneity and order. Like any skill, learning how to paint initially requires more order, more absorbing …
Ok, so this title may be a bit fanciful. But it does relate to something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently, and that’s Kintsugi. Translated as “golden joinery”, Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing what has been broken. Lacquer dusted with powdered gold is used to repair a dropped ceramic bowl, leaving …
I’m so excited to announce the launch of my new website: https://www.jessicabrownart.com/! I hope the new site makes it simpler for you to find what you like as you can sort paintings by size and theme. It’s also much easier to see the stories and inspiration behind each piece. With the new shop it means if …
It’s been a very busy ol’ time lately. In June I took part in my first open studios, joining 300+ other artists showing their work in Warwickshire. A huge thank you to everyone that came to visit my stand at Market Hall Museum, Warwick to look at art, talk about art, and buy art! I …