JANE THOMPSON
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Jane is a professional artist based in Brisbane/Meanjin who was raised on a grazing property in the Southern Tablelands of NSW.
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Her richly abstracted paintings are an expression of the dualistic nature of the every-day-visible and the felt-but-not-seen. Jane approaches the canvas with a curious reverence for the unannounced, resulting in a spirited surrender to the way in which she uses her materials. Watered-down acrylics are invited to splash and wander rebelliously across the canvas, while oil sticks and graphite are applied in raw, intuitive motions. Jane's work transpires a felt desire to reconnect and nurture a relationship with the wild and natural, in spite of a world which presses us to move further away.
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"When I paint, I like to capture a moment where anything feels possible. Among the regular, orderly and sensible elements of colour and composition, I like to instigate a small riot of freedom; something a little unexpected, whether it be a colour clash or a bold strike of line to break up any notion of the situation being under control. This is the feeling I want from my paintings, to feel relieved from the predictable and alive with possibilities".
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Professionally, Jane's work is held in both private and corporate collections across Australia, UK, Europe, Southeast Asia and North America.
A Sense Of Place
Acrylic on canvas.
150 x 200 cm
$8500
The light, the smells, the neat little rows of vineyards and olive trees and of course the iconic Cyprus trees all had an immediate impact on me. But on closer inspection it was the history that permeated those hills, the old twisted boughs of the trees, the chiming bells in the distance, the narrow winding tracks and unchanged buildings that remained from centuries ago, the gathering of friends and family and food and the no nonsense approach to living that the Italians seem to pull off with such flair and sophistication. These memories of Tuscany will always remain.
One More Wish
Acrylic on canvas, framed in oak.
155 x 155 cm
$6900
Honestly I think this artwork was inspired by the song "Slow Jam" by New Order. It sings of simple pleasures and finding enough in the things we already have. To stop searching and persisting for bigger and better. And that really the only wish is to be satisfied, happy, grateful, content; we have an abundance of everything we need if we pay attention.
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