The Strathearn Gallery in Crieff

Artists A-Z

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jean hall

Jean graduated from Edinburgh College of Art from 1984 - 1988 graduating with a BA (Hons) in Drawing & Painting.  She went on to study at Stirling University from 2001-2003 and gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education.  Jean lectured in Art & Design from 1989 – 2005 in Livingston and Fife, and in 2006 she lectured part-time at Edinburgh’s Telford College.

Her work is exhibited throughout Scotland and Amsterdam.

Although Jean uses sketchbooks, photographs and little collages or gouache paintings initially, the paintings are oil on board.  She prefers oil paint for its texture and thickness.  Printing patterns with little handmade blocks imitates the processes in printing fabric.

The combination of simplicity of line and composition with sometimes extravagant colour and pattern is one that always provides inspiration.

“I have always been interested in the quiet, meditative qualities of Eastern philosophies; this has led to considerable, in-depth study over the years.  This study continues to confirm a preference for the still and formal in painting.  The spiritual aspects of Indian and Japanese art and design are a constant source of inspiration for me.  Because Japanese design was generally based on nature, stylised forms of plants, animals, trees, flowers, and even elements like wind and rain, there is an inherent stillness in the forms used within the design of pottery, fabrics, clothes and gardens, and in the composition and design of living spaces.”

“I am interested in representing this stillness in my paintings.”

“Although a music lover and keen pianist, I almost always paint in silence – that way I can “hear” myself make the paintings.  Even when the colours may be bright and vibrant, the overall feeling is intended to be calm and still, with space and order creating a feeling of contemplation.  The use of vertical and horizontal shapes, sometimes making a frame-like effect, will contain the compositions and achieve a sense of balance.  The actual making of these paintings in itself is almost meditative, with a great deal of repetitive design and pattern.”

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