Jacqueline Williams NEAC

Statement

The main inspiration for Jacqueline is light, be it strong sunlight, a dappled light or lamplight. It is the challenge of capturing this along with a certain atmosphere, which maybe of quietness/stillness, in the case of an interior painting, which excites her.  Most of her subjects tend to revolve around her studio.

Methodology

Jacqueline works predominantly in oil  on board primed with an acrylic/oil primer, or canvas, which is later laid on board. This is for practical reasons – it is lighter to travel with (rolls up in a tube). She works directly from the subject which produces a more spontaneous and exciting painting. For the same reasons she does little in the way of preparatory drawing other than to sketch in the composition. She  works on at  least a dozen or more paintings at a time finding that most subjects can be explored in several different ways e.g different compositions, lighting, scale etc.

Bio

1962 Born

1982 to 85 Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology

1985 to 88 Royal Academy Schools 

1993 Elected a Member of the New Englsih Art Club

Memberships

Cheltenham Group of Artists