Jane Tomlinson

Jane Tomlinson makes paintings and prints of the natural world. She is as likely to paint pebbles and stone circles as she is animals, birds and plants and landscapes. Jane uses careful drawing and strong colours to express the truth and beauty revealed by nature.

She is fascinated with the nature, history, mythology and science. In selecting subject matter, she is drawn to living things, landscapes, ancient monuments and different cultures from around the world. Jane is a card-carrying atheist and considers natural phenomena from a rational, scientific point-of-view. Good drawing and colour are the cornerstones of her work. She especially admires van Gogh, Gauguin, Hockney, Matisse, and 17th century Dutch and Flemish artists.

Jane is a seasoned and obsessive traveller, and her travels around the globe frequently inspire many of her works. But there is plenty of inspiration at home in rural west Oxfordshire, too.