Jo Tunmer
There is a tangible, almost potent sense of solitude in the landscapes painted by the renowned Cambridge Artist Jo Tunmer. Slightly abstracted and boasting strong, bright colours, these paintings evoke the imaginary memory of a blustery summer afternoon in some remote landscape.
The sky features strongly in the composition of Jo's paintings- it seems to be the subject more often than not, ever present, always revered. The foreground of her landscapes is always connected to the earth in some way and the background always approaching from the sky above. Surprisingly, the junction between these two elements, the compositional horizon, is almost always free of tension. The tension in these paintings comes from the way Jo scratches texture into the grasses and reeds that connect each sky with the earth.
Jo has travelled extensively since becoming an artist, sketching and photographing as she goes. In fact, she lived in southern California for several years and retains a strong connection with the area. The endless skies of Arizona, California, Arizona and Missouri, the rich colours of southern India and the subtle hues and contrasts of Scotland have all left a lasting impression on the mark-making of this accomplished artist.
The sky features strongly in the composition of Jo's paintings- it seems to be the subject more often than not, ever present, always revered. The foreground of her landscapes is always connected to the earth in some way and the background always approaching from the sky above. Surprisingly, the junction between these two elements, the compositional horizon, is almost always free of tension. The tension in these paintings comes from the way Jo scratches texture into the grasses and reeds that connect each sky with the earth.
Jo has travelled extensively since becoming an artist, sketching and photographing as she goes. In fact, she lived in southern California for several years and retains a strong connection with the area. The endless skies of Arizona, California, Arizona and Missouri, the rich colours of southern India and the subtle hues and contrasts of Scotland have all left a lasting impression on the mark-making of this accomplished artist.
Jo has her own website here: www.JoTunmer.com
and an Ovenden Contemporary profile here: www.JoTunmer.ovendenart.com/
