Brian Sinfield Art Gallery
Solo Exhibition - Jane Hooper - 'Market Street'
'Market Street' 7 September - 21 September 2024
Welcome to ‘Market Street’, an exhibition of new paintings by Jane Hooper, whose unique style is easily recognisable.
The gallery is open 11am - 3pm on Sunday, 8th September to view this uplifting and fresh exhibition in its entirety. It is definitely worth a visit.
Born in 1968, Jane Hooper is a self-taught artist living in a small village in Buckinghamshire. After more than 25 years of painting it is the genre of still life that has become a real passion. From her studio Jane sets up collections of everyday objects that become the subject of her work. She works in oils with a tonal palette trying to build shape, colour and importantly texture. Always hoping to make the outcome look spontaneous, confident with a simple naivety.
Keeping her palette simple and tonal allows her to pay special attention to the objects as the main focus and gives continuity. There is real passion and purity to her uncomplicated still life, a technique that she has mastered over time. She was originally inspired by the work of William Scott. His pared down still life paintings of eggs, pots, pans and other everyday objects motivated her to paint. Other influences have been the kitchen sink painters; John Bratby, Peter Coker, and Jack Smith.
Jane’s still life paintings challenge the way we look at inanimate objects. There is never a straight line or a true curve, instead we see a line that seems unsteady and diverts from the norm. She looks at an ordinary object and creates a painting that through her own interpretation makes it recognisable as her own.
This exhibition ‘Market Street’ has been inspired by a move to a new home with access to a local farmer’s market at the end of her street which she visits often.
This will be Jane’s third solo exhibition with the gallery.
Painting illustrated: Two Red Geranium, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 cm
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To view the digital catalogue please click here
Mixed Exhibition
Mixed Exhibition Featuring the work of Gallery Artists
Welcome to our mixed exhibition featuring the work of:
All available work can be viewed and purchased online. Please click on the artist's link above. Alternatively, please call the gallery for further information.
Painting shown here: Anne-Marie Butlin, May Border - Irises, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 cm
Coming Soon: Vanessa Cooper
Vanessa Cooper
Vanessa Cooper’s paintings make your heart sing, and she openly admits that she strives to produce paintings “that make people feel good.” Thirteen years ago, Brian summed her work up in three words, ‘Joie de Vivre’ and the term has been used by countless people over the years to describe her work. She revels in the beauty of nature and observes the shades that nature puts together when looking for inspiration. Her vases of flowers overflow with vitality, texture and life. These still life paintings are far from ’still' - they are full of joy and a delight to behold.
Merriment is another word that goes hand in hand with Vanessa’s work. ’Sausage Sandwich’ for example depicts dog heaven for anyone that has owned a four-legged friend. Her animal paintings are part of a series for which she has become noted, packed with humour and English eccentricity.
Vanessa Cooper has been painting since her early teens. She was born and grew up in Hampshire and studied at Portsmouth University. Since 1987, when she first began exhibiting, she has built her reputation with her unique and recognisable style. Vanessa has exhibited at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Western Academy, and her work can be found in private collections throughout the UK and overseas.
This will be Vanessa's eight solo exhibition with the gallery, which opens on Saturday, 12th October. A catalogue will be mailed approximately two weeks prior to the exhibition and all images will be uploaded to the website at the same time.