Josephine Brett

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Artist Statement

My work is mostly inspired by nature, landscape, seascape and the elements. From this subject matter I can develop those areas I respond to most: such as space, rhythm, line, form, changeability and fluidity. The drawing creates an immediate response to the landscape.
When the drawing goes well I know immediately way to punctuate or what to leave out. From here I can choose to use colour, usually minimal palette. The colour is an emotional support for the line and form, which for me is the essential structure of my drawing.
I like to depict the essential dynamic in a gestural style with out embellishment or decoration; an honest statement of what I perceive at that time.
My quick sketches from a train journey has been a most useful part of this development: With quick transient drawings I am forced to recall what is essential to that view and composition within a few seconds.
My media is graphite, charcoal, oil bars and more recently watercolour all of which have an immediacy of application which to capture the essence of my subject.

Previous Exhibitions

• Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions
• Salthouse Norfolk 2005
• Eastern Open Kings Lynn
• Guella Trust Purchase Award ( 2002)
• Stanford UK Drawing Award (2002)
• Drawings for All Gainsborough's House Sudbury
• The Hunting Art Prizes London.