About jankinradeart

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I am a local artist on the Isle of Man, where I have lived for nearly my entire life.  I create abstract landscapes responding to this captivating island using a variety of mixed media. My work explores how a landscape evolves upon the surface, the essence of place, and our emotional connection to the land and sea. My joy is the history, culture, land and seascapes of the island which is interpreted onto surface through my own impassioned response.

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  I feel grateful every day that my parents brought me here as a baby. I am drawn to the shifting of the tide, the sensation of the salt on my face, the clattering of the pebbles being drawn back by the waves, the cerulean water, the endless colour palette of the sky, the confluence of light, the distant hills, the wildlife as a constant presence, living so freely here.

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  I explore the building up of textures in different ways, sometimes using leaf skeletons or seed heads working en plein air searching for ways of making new marks, creating symbolic or metaphorical references to the island. I may intuit the ancient beautiful Manx Gaelic to title my work.

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  I hope to communicate my own passion and gratitude for living in this wild and unforgettable place, evoking a sense of curiosity, wonder and a call to cherish it, along with the rest of our planet.

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