(“It’s a Wonder”, oil
painting by Jane Digby)
An exhibition of oil paintings by Jane Digby titled A Palette of Possibilities opens tomorrow
night (June 10) at the Longmynd Gallery in Hillcrest.
It is a series of oil paintings in which Digby has explored
the differences and similarities between people and paintings – babies and
blank canvases. How influences, inspirations, experiences, personalities and
choices shape our lives and shape our paintings.
“We don’t know how we will develop and grow, through life’s
highs and lows, just as we let a painting take on its own shape and form
through positives and negatives, soft and hard edges, thin and thick paint,”
she says. “At times our paths are clear, at others it seems like a maze of
options and uncertainties. The life of a painting too begins with inspiration,
with a blast of guided intuition, then unforeseen factors come into play and
the painting takes on a life of its own, unknown outcomes but exciting,
exhilarating journeys.
“And when the painting nears completion, when we assess the
darkest darks and the lightest lights, we can look back and know that there
were many uncertainties and many possibilities.”
Using a slightly different but limited colour palette for
each painting, Digby has explored the myriad of colours that come to life in
every painting session. Playing with
colours has been integral in this series of paintings.
The artist completed her Interior Design Diploma at the Durban
University of Technology (DUT) in 1988, after which she freelanced in London
before travelling around the world. Work experience included a stint at the
National Portraits Gallery – where her passion for portraiture was ignited.
She began painting seriously in 1998, under the guidance of
artist Pascal Chandler. Soon after, she began exhibiting and selling her work
at numerous collaborative exhibitions in Durban, Dar-es-Salaam and in the UK.
Digby now lives on the North Coast, KZN, where she holds
regular oil painting workshops for beginners and experienced painters. She actively participates in collaborative
exhibitions in Durban as well as in Johannesburg and further afield the UK.
There will be a walkabout of the exhibition on June 13 at
10h00.
A Palette of
Possibilities runs at until July 5 at The Longmynd Gallery, 24 Old Main
Road, Hillcrest.
For more information visit www.jjdigby.com,
www.facebook.com/janedigbyfineart/
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