EAAF in lockdown
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery is currently closed and EAAF events have been suspended as we follow the Government’s advice to reduce the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Our work continues as we stay in touch with our members by email, profile our artist members through EAAF Presents and provide scholarships at Norwich University of the Arts. We are very grateful for our members’ support and look forward to the time when we can visit exhibitions and gather together again. Amanda Geitner, Director
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery is currently closed and EAAF events have been suspended as we follow the Government’s advice to reduce the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Our work continues as we stay in touch with our members by email, profile our artist members through EAAF Presents and provide scholarships at Norwich University of the Arts. We are very grateful for our members’ support and look forward to the time when we can visit exhibitions and gather together again. Amanda Geitner, Director
During lockdown, East Anglian Art Fund has been profiling artists from the region - this week painter Jane Hodgson
Jane Hodgson : glimpses of the everyday
Jane Hodgson began her career on her return from New Zealand. An affinity to sea and sky that started there translated to her life in North Norfolk. Painting outside in all weathers, Jane’s work focusses on the people who work on land and water. We asked Jane to describe her work -
In the heat of the moment on Countryfile I called my paintings blobby instead of impressionistic, but really I aim to glimpse and paint scenes of people in their everyday world.
What keeps you awake at night?
Fretting about my paintings.
What is your favourite part of your practice?
Gathering the information for pictures 'en plein air'. The Lock Down has meant I can’t go to my usual haunts as they are out of my immediate area and involve people not of my household. Paradoxically, this has gradually given me the opportunity to explore my locality, searching for activities I want to paint, in a way I haven’t before.
Which artists inspire you most?
Obvious ones such as JMW Turner, Pieter Brueghel the younger, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Honoré Daumier, Georges Seurat, Georges Braque, Mark Rothko. But also Harry Becker, Ivon Hitchens, Mary Newcomb, Winifred Nicholson, Joan Eardley, Kurt Jackson, Robert E. Wells, Brian Ryder, Frank Bowling, Andrew James, Daniel Shadbolt, Haidee-Jo Summers, Roger Dellar, Michael Kirkbride and Judith Gardner.
If you could step inside a painting for a day which would it be and why?
Very tricky. The true answer would be lots. I just saw a lovely Roger Dellar sketch of his wife hanging up washing which would work - it has sun, simple space, paying attention to an everyday task, and lovely colours with direct brushwork. Before that it would have been Ivon Hitchins’ The Boathouse. Tears sprouted from my eyes when I first saw it on my return to the UK. Again, direct un-fussed paint with strong contrasts of a boat in front of the boathouse in the still early morning. It has the delight of a new day, with a sense of anticipation. People will be coming to take the boat out on the lake which could move it into a more ‘dashy' Monet or Renoir boating scene.
To find out more about Jane Hodgson's work CLICK HERE
In the heat of the moment on Countryfile I called my paintings blobby instead of impressionistic, but really I aim to glimpse and paint scenes of people in their everyday world.
What keeps you awake at night?
Fretting about my paintings.
What is your favourite part of your practice?
Gathering the information for pictures 'en plein air'. The Lock Down has meant I can’t go to my usual haunts as they are out of my immediate area and involve people not of my household. Paradoxically, this has gradually given me the opportunity to explore my locality, searching for activities I want to paint, in a way I haven’t before.
Which artists inspire you most?
Obvious ones such as JMW Turner, Pieter Brueghel the younger, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Honoré Daumier, Georges Seurat, Georges Braque, Mark Rothko. But also Harry Becker, Ivon Hitchens, Mary Newcomb, Winifred Nicholson, Joan Eardley, Kurt Jackson, Robert E. Wells, Brian Ryder, Frank Bowling, Andrew James, Daniel Shadbolt, Haidee-Jo Summers, Roger Dellar, Michael Kirkbride and Judith Gardner.
If you could step inside a painting for a day which would it be and why?
Very tricky. The true answer would be lots. I just saw a lovely Roger Dellar sketch of his wife hanging up washing which would work - it has sun, simple space, paying attention to an everyday task, and lovely colours with direct brushwork. Before that it would have been Ivon Hitchins’ The Boathouse. Tears sprouted from my eyes when I first saw it on my return to the UK. Again, direct un-fussed paint with strong contrasts of a boat in front of the boathouse in the still early morning. It has the delight of a new day, with a sense of anticipation. People will be coming to take the boat out on the lake which could move it into a more ‘dashy' Monet or Renoir boating scene.
To find out more about Jane Hodgson's work CLICK HERE