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My solo exhibition finishes this Friday, 9th March.

Many of the works in this exhibition were inspired by my recent walks in Anglesey, North Wales and the North-West coast of England. The paintings often feature lonely buildings in the landscape. The buildings represent the ephemeral place of people within the eternal natural world. The paintings explore ideas of loneliness and connection, communication and isolation, alienation and belonging. The settings are based on reality but are not realistic. Instead I use colour, texture and form to evoke atmosphere and emotion rather than photographic realism.

Entry to the exhibition is free. Directions to The World of Glass can be found here. There is free parking on site and full disabled access.

 

Literally just put my brush down on this one. “Telegraph to No One” I’m not 100% happy with the foreground but I’m leaving it for now. Oil on canvas. Features the disused telegraph station on Hilbre Island on the Wirral Coast, where I visited this summer. Continuing my themes of communication and isolation, belonging and alienation.

A proper update is long overdue I know. I’ve had a busy summer with painting, exhibiting, teaching classes and trying to have a life but things are getting back to normal now hopefully.

This is the first of a series of three I’m working on based on my walk to Hilbre Island a few weeks ago. They are all 60 cm2 and oil on canvas. The second one will be finished next week and No3 is in progress. If you’d like to see more of my work please like and follow my art page on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. I tend to post more on there just because it’s convenient. But I will do an update on here soon. I need to add to my gallery pages and update my cv too! 

I’ve created another website for the commissioned project I’m working on. I’ve had to do a lot of research for this commission, some of which you can see on the site. The project is ongoing at this time and comprises of a series of paintings incorporating prints and a 3D installation. There is also an associated art-in-libraries installation and a Family Art Club Session that you can read about. The new website is https://shadowsandlightsthelens.wordpress.com/

i have four paintings in Liverpool Art Fair this year, including the Futurist Picture House that is featured on the flyer below. It’s this weekend only. Lots of affordable art for sale.

 

 

This is an exhibition of paintings from 2013 and earlier. I have priced to sell as I need to clear some storage space. Works are listed below with details and prices. Works without prices are either sold or not for sale. If you are interested in purchasing anything please contact me at janebarwood@outlook.com

1) I Have Always Been Here
Oil on canvas 50cm x 50cm x 4cm £165

2) Here in the Gloaming
Oil on canvas 50cm x 50cm x 4cm £165

3) Crossing
Oil on canvas 50cm x 50cm x 4cm

4) Ingress
Oil on canvas on board 42cm x 40cm x 2cm £135

5) Hillcrest
Oil on canvas on board 42cm x 40cm x 2cm £110

6) Bare Bones
Oil on canvas on board 42cm x 40cm x 2cm £110

7) Where are you now? (Lucy Grey)
Oil on canvas 30cm x 40cm x 4cm £110

8) St Helens Skyline
Oil and screenprint on canvas 40cm x 40cm x 4cm £110

9) I used to know you
Oil on canvas 25cm x 25cm x 4cm £110

10) Never go back
Oil on canvas 50cm x 50cm x 4cm

11) Blue tree
Oil on board 30cm x 30cm x 2cm

12) Derbyshire summer
Oil on board 30cm x 30cm x 2cm

I have two exhibitions coming up.

The first is a mini solo exhibition at the Coffee Stop exhibition space in St Helens. This was a last minute addition so will feature older paintings and will run from 28th November 2014 to 23rd January 2015.

The second exhibition at the Cornerstone Gallery in Liverpool will run from 22nd January 2015. This is a collaboration between myself and at least two other artists, possibly more (awaiting confirmation) but I am the only painter. The other two confirmed artists are printmaker Rebecca Peach and textile artist Julie James-Turner. I will be exhibiting recent paintings and brand new stuff that I’m still working on right now.

I have been really busy with various projects and thankfully there are no signs of things slowing down yet. Early next year I hope to be doing some 3d/installation work however if I don’t get the funding I am still hoping to work with some local history and heritage groups. I also have lots of ideas for workshops that I’m going to develop.

In recent weeks I’ve been meeting with a group of artists called ““Off the Wall”. We’ve been discussing ideas and working on proposals to make art in libraries.

More projects in the pipeline that I will reveal when I know more….

I’m doing The Big Draw again this year! This time at The World of Glass in St Helens this Saturday from 11am. The theme is “Our World”.

I dropped in there this morning to draw out the canvases (below) ready to be coloured and populated.

I was so pleased to be asked back to The World of Glass after the great time we had there over the summer doing arts and craft activities.

I’ve been busy lately so haven’t posted in a while but I’ll post again soon about all the exhibitions and workshops I’ve been involved in over the summer.

I’ve started a new series using iconic and lesser known Liverpool buildings. I’m trying out new methods of printing. It’s a steep learning curve.