Ann Kilvington RI

Statement

My work is mainly concerned with the exploration of the landscape, particularly of estuaries and industrial sites, and more recently of the Burgundian landscape. I am interested in the layering of experiences seen and felt. Mood, atmosphere, weather and a sense of place all affect the way in which I approach a painting.

Methodology

I have a different sketchbook for different subject matters. Mostly I create washes over the paper so that I am not faced with a white sheet and it gives me something to work against.

Drawing is done to note weather, texture and mood and I take photographs as an aid to construction. Back in the studio, I like to create a surface of washes, marks and textures before I begin to construct a painting using hog hair brushes, palette knives and sandpaper.

Bio

Born Sunderland, Co. Durham

Lives in Yorkshire and London

1960 – 1964 York School of Art

1964 – 1967 Royal Academy Schools