Jennifer Elizabeth Brown B.A., Cert. Ed.
I was born in 1950
in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland and qualified as an
art teacher at Stranmillis College Institute
of Education, Queen’s University Belfast.
I paint in oils, tempera and water colours. My early work was representational
and used urban landscapes, architecture and inner city gardens
for inspiration. Recently I have returned to abstract roots but
have retained images, textures and colours of the natural environment
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My current series of paintings is developed from
earlier abstract watercolours, further refreshed by broken images
of the architectural
and natural environment from Ireland and Italy. Some of my work
reflects the strong contrasting colours and patterns in nature.
My many years’ teaching experience of art history, design
and textiles, have influenced my work and are reflected in a sense
of colour, texture, tone and pattern. I often use collage of previous
work to develop the compositions. Playing with scale, selecting
images and breaking up the spaces, these paintings, once completed,
demand that the eye moves around the canvas, focusing on the different
areas, altering visual pace. This creates a competing game between
the individual parts and the totality of the whole piece. The result
is a delicate yet definite balance of power woven between form
and colour.
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I have been exhibiting and selling my work for many
years. My paintings are to be found in private, public, governmental
and commercial collections in Britain, Ireland and internationally.
I have been a regular exhibitor at the annual Contemporary British
Art exhibitions
organised by The Millinery Works Gallery, London. I was winner of
the first prize in a Picture of Camden competition organised by
The London Borough of Camden and Young and Rubicam
Ltd. Recently my work was selected for a public commission for
a Northern Ireland integrated community arts project. Some of my
paintings have been acquired for display in the Northern Ireland
Civil Service art collection.
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