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Artist's Statement
‘I try to capture the essence
or spirit of a place. My work often gets referred to as representational
though I have issues with that phrase. Rarely does nature present you
with the ideal ready-made composition. Painting is very much like
writing; there is a lot of design and editing involved. They are very
similar disciplines. The painting process for me is not so much the
struggle with applying the paint but choosing what is essential and what
can be edited out. The most powerful writers said a lot in very few
words; for me, it is the same struggle to achieve a powerful honest
impression of a place in as fewer brushstrokes as possible. Too much
information and the impact of the painting is lost. So when I am on a
location I am rarely painting a straightforward ‘representation’ of what
is in front of me – there is a level of interpretation and design too. A
great painting must have all the necessary facets of good color harmony,
balance and design plus it must try to capture the spirit of the moment
or the place. The challenge in painting is to somehow control all of
these factors while ensuring that the actual application of paint is
bold, direct and placed without hesitancy or doubt.’
Biography:
Originally from
England, Jill Carver moved to Austin, Texas in 2002. Following a
twelve-year career as a curatorial research assistant at the National
Portrait Gallery in London she now paints full-time. Believing that one
should ‘grow where you are planted’, she has been fast to establish
herself here, already winning recognition and awards for her work in
national juried shows .
Recent Awards and
Juried Invitational Shows
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'Jury's Top
50' and a ‘Judge’s Honorable Mention’ award at the Greenhouse
Gallery's International Salon Show,
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Best of Show at Estes Park Plein Air 2007,
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Artists’
Choice at Plein Air Texas, SW Gallery, Dallas, 2008,
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2nd
Place at Telluride Plein Air
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Artists' Choice
and an Honorable Mention at Plein Air Easton 2008
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Artists' Choice, Sedona
Plein Air Festival, 2008
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The Art
Academy Museum of Easton, MD, has purchased two of her paintings for
it’s permanent collection.
Gallery
Representation:
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Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
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Texas Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Website link:
www.jillcarver.com
Email
address:
artist@jillcarver.com
Contact
Information:
Tel: 512.913.1063
2203 Bridle Path
Austin, Texas 78703
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