Jenny Pockley - Studio 207
‘Traverse’. 150 x 120 cm
Jenny Pockley’s paintings whether of Clouds, Mountains or Cityscapes appear to be suspended in time. They are still and beautiful; imagery created by the fall of light. Brush marks or evidence of the artist’s activities are absent and the surface is smooth and softened to enhance the mystery in these works. The paintings cultivate the viewer’s emotions and assimilate memories and yet are representative of all times. They verge on the abstract as the viewer becomes absorbed by the subtle play of colours reminiscent of Rothko.
For Jenny, the process of how she makes the work is vital and says something about the content of the work. The paint quality is made up of thin veils of colour which are washed onto an ultra-smooth gesso surface; the tonal variations built up and softened using the 'wet into wet' process. The materials and surfaces used are key to the work and add to its delicate timelessness and so ultimately as time is spent looking at these paintings, they appear to hover and envelop the viewer.
Southwark Stretch, oil on Gesso 160 x 150cm
Canary Wharf Yellow 130 x 170cm
Green Thames, oil on canvas 120 x 150cm
Shore 135 x 150cm
Powder 150 x 120cm
Cumulonimbus Grey 150 x 180cm