The next meeting of the North Coast Art Group (NCAG)
will take place on Saturday (June 8) when Jane Digby will be the demonstrator. Her
subject is portraiture and she will work on a large scale so that everyone will
be able to see. The demo will most likely be ‘part of the painting’ as it is
virtually impossible to paint a whole portrait in an hour or two.
Digby comments about her work: “What drives
me is the painting process … the love of painting, the high I get … the
moulding, manipulating, creating something from nothing and probably the smell
of turps and oil! I am Inspired by the people in my life, broader community and
especially those met on my travels; each with their own unique qualities, characters,
emotions and impulses.
“Using portraiture is a way to play and
experiment with paint, to explore new techniques, to learn how to express
myself and how to interpret my own emotional response to the person who I am
painting. In the process, I hope to
build a closer relationship with the subject and then ultimately for viewers to
also feel the same.
“I am particularly interested in the play
of light, colour and texture. I am inspired by the Old Masters (Van Dyk,
Rembrandt), Matisse and South African artists Irma Stern and Maggie Laubscher
and many contemporary artists, too many to name. I paint in a spontaneous,
intuitive manner. I try to paint rather for the moment, letting my brushes and
palette do the work!”
The NCAG meeting takes place on June 8 at 09h00 for
09h15 at the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament Hall in Glenashley. Contact
Rowena Wilkinson on 031 566 6910 or 072 148 8194.
For more information visit Jane Digby’s
website on www.jjdigby.com or call 082 486
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