Jen Collee
The Air Clears
Oil on Canvas
Jen gained her BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art in 1999 and has also gained an honours degree in science.
Jen is a keen horsewoman and her passion and knowledge is evident in her work. Her paintings, of animals and horses in particular, are both dynamic and sympathetic, reflecting the presence and character of the subject with an understanding eye and deft technical skill.
The large scale animal paintings came about after a commission of a 7' Friesian cow for the Television presenter Gabby Logan; this large scale work has since lead to tremendous success. She currently works from her Edinburgh studio and has exhibited at the Scottish National Gallery, Visual Art Scotland and the Scottish Society of Artists show alongside the Glasgow Art Fair, the Edinburgh Festival and Art London. Her work hangs in many public and private collections worldwide.
"I often think of painting as a battle or the traces left after a dance, explosive marks can only be produced by expl... [more]
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