TESTIMONY

Jane Phillips' mastery of abstract landscapes is unparalleled, and her wealth of experience is evident in every stroke. The breadth of her talent, and range of her work demonstrate her ability to capture the essence of nature in all its complexity.

Her canvases are alive with colour and texture, inviting you to explore every detail of the scene. Through her impressionistic lens, we experience the changing light, the fleeting moments, and the sheer beauty of nature. Each piece is a reflection of her lifetime of work, a testament to her unwavering dedication to her craft.

We are transported to different places and times, each painting telling a unique story. From the sun-drenched fields of Provence to the ethereal mist of India, her canvases transport us to breathtaking scenes with remarkable precision. While the landscapes may be abstract, the emotions they evoke are very real. We feel the peace and tranquillity of a quiet woodland, the energy and chaos of the sea, and the warmth and joy of a sunny scene.

In addition to her exquisite paintings, are a unique collection of small bronze sculptures. These intricately crafted pieces complement her paintings, providing a tactile dimension to her artistic expression.

This is a celebration of a remarkable artist and a life well-travelled. You are invited to experience the beauty and brilliance of her work.

Mark Coreth, Green and Stone Gallery, 2023

BIOGRAPHY

Jane Phillips’ love is landscape painting. She works spontaneously to capture a spirit of place, light and colour. Her main influences are Turner and the Impressionists, particularly Bonnard; and the other extreme, Ben Nicholson, with the dynamics of his receding plains on a flat landscape.

She lives in Somerset and the Corbieres, South West France and likes to travel and paint as often as possible. She works primarily in oils, with some pastels and watercolours. She draws extensively and combines this with her other love of life drawing and painting the human figure. The movement and line in figure drawing is to her like the bones of the landscape coming alive.

Jane began her life as a teacher and painter in the early eighties, with private commissions of large cityscapes to capture the skyline and landscape of the Docklands area before it changed irretrievably and also portrait commissions.

She combined this with teaching children in Primary School and then as Head of Art in a London Boy’s Prep School. Followed by starting up her own ‘Children’s Art School’ to give London children more art than school could offer, in the evenings, weekends and holidays. This dovetailed with tutoring children, high flyers for entry to St Paul’s and other London schools and those with learning problems, to open up their sense of imagery, which in turn catalysed their scholastic achievement.