Jill Jeffrey PS

Statement

The landscape of the west of the British Isles influences me greatly, especially South Wales, Wester Ross and the Hebrides, which she visits at least once a year.

Methodology

Jill works in pastels, watercolour and occasionally acrylic, with 300gm paper or board as her base and use mix of brush, palette knife, graffito depending on the subject and the result she wants. Jill usually works on several pieces at the same time, as Jill works only from life and not photographic sources. When working on landscape pieces especially, she uses a deal of imagination, and will always sketch and then work straight onto the piece.

Bio

1957-59 Studied at Coventry School of Art

1959-61 Obtained a Fine Arts Degree at Birmingham

Resident Designer, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

1974 Head of Art at Solihull Sixth Form College

1979 Royal Shakespeare Theatre

1981-90 Set up and ran Design Room at Royal Shakespeare Theatre

1990-91 Royal National Theatre World Tour as Artist on Tour

1992 Began Painting full-time

Memberships

Fosseway Artists, Blockley Art Society