Jenny Hill-Norton

I have travelled from the detail of engraving glass, through scaled drawings for garden design, to bursting out into the freedom and energy of water-colours, adding oils to the fun, particularly enjoying the depth of colour this brings. Topics are enormously varied, with landscapes, flowers, still lifes, animals, nudes and more; in oils, watercolour, acrylics, pastels. Drawing is crucial using mixed media including charcoal, graphite, rubber acrylic markers, van dyke crystals, inks. Best times are those spent painting in a small group; Just Four is our particular group, we study, explore and exhibit together, firing off each other and learning in leaps and bounds. I enjoy the companionship and stimulus of working and exhibiting with close colleagues, but am also happy working alone. Exhibitions include: The Gallery in Cork Street, London; The Affordable Art Fair, Bristol; Brighton Art Fair; The Mall Galleries, London; Nadia Waterfield Fine Art, Stockbridge; and The St Ives Society of Artists, Cornwall.