JANE BROOKES
Through the visual language of painting, I attempt to express an outpouring of memories, emotions and desires. The paintings become narratives about who I am and my constant journey of self discovery.
The multiple layers of tinted glazes I use in each painting become, in effect, like the pages of a short story; setting the mood and appealing to the viewer’s senses. In my paintings there is always a destination and the viewer is invited to penetrate the layers of paint to search for his or her own connection to the story within.
The horizon is a particularly strong, recurring element in my work, perhaps because I have spent my life living on Vancouver’s hillsides, looking out at the line that divides Howe Sound from the strips of land and sky above it. Regardless of where my glance is cast, my eyes seek the horizon, and in my imagination, and in my dreams I seek what may be found beyond it.
A destination; an escape
Lies beyond this blazing band.
I long to touch it, reach across and feel
It’s silky strand.
As twilight advances
It dissolves slowly into memory.
Jane Brookes
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