Month: February 2012
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My Girl Friday has Leaped on Board
I do believe I’ve found my ‘Girl Friday’. It’s been a very interesting process being on the other side of the interviewing table. I’ve learnt a lot. I was stunned at the both the sheer volume and high standard of applicants for the post of of my PA, and along the path, met several lovely, interesting and very well qualified people.
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The teenagers mainly wearing jeans. Pleased to have got this far into a painting in an afternoon.
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Highlights put in first for this one
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Continuing the sea and sky theme but I feel the need to start including people in the scenes again. So this is a bunch of teenagers leaning on the railings above Madeira Drive in Brighton.
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Sea & Sky – Seascape Paintings Exhibition and Commission Presentation
JAG Gallery, Arch 283a Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1PT
Saturday 10th March 2012 from 2-6pm
See it happen: the creative process behind Jacqueline Hammond’s ‘Sea & Sky’ seascape paintings
You are invited to join Jacqueline Hammond, the established South Coast artist, at a mini-exhibition to mark the completion of her latest work: a large-scale seascape commission. The artwork will be handed over on 20th March, 2012, and will be leaving its current home at the JAG Gallery, Madeira Drive, Brighton, where Jacqueline has completed it from her studio space overlooking the English Channel.
Renowned for her strong body of work depicting water in its various forms, Jacqueline grew up on the South Coast of Devon and moved to Brighton in 2006, where she was soon drawn to painting the local sea and skies. Her interest in seascapes has led to several recent commissions in this area, with works being completed from her studio at JAG Gallery.
To mark the launch of her latest seascape, Jacqueline is revealing the creative process behind the painting and is providing an opportunity to ‘meet the artist at work’. Anyone interested in what lies behind commissioned paintings can find out how to brief an artist (on any subject – not just seascapes), turning a ‘dream picture’ into a reality, and imagining / inventing a scene that can work well when displayed in a particular setting or space.
Jacqueline, who likes to depict “life’s rich tapestry”, believes that a completed work can be a celebration, an affirmation of a shared vision, and also a memorial to a loved one or a particular moment – real or imagined.
As part of the mini-exhibition at JAG Gallery – a prime location for the production of seascapes and other artworks, such as the quirky ‘Pebble Head’ series of portraits that use stones from Brighton beach – Jacqueline will be revealing her preliminary paintings, sketchbooks and works produced to tie in with the final piece. The event will give visitors an invaluable insight into the process of working with an artist, from the client’s perspective.
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