by Jonathan Rolfe | Oct 30, 2024
I paint mainly in oils, often after sketching in oil pastels, and then beginning the long-drawn-out process of building up the layers of oil paint in the studio. Even very small.paintings may take months to complete. Sometimes I opt for a dashed off acrylic version...
by Jonathan Rolfe | Feb 3, 2024
Melanie is a lino printer based in Bristol. Trained as an Illustrator she has been carving out lino hares, cats, dancing dogs, plants and otters ever since. Melanie’s printmaking is based on drawings – the images filled with humour, joy and positive energy. The...
by Jonathan Rolfe | Oct 27, 2023
Exuberant gestural painterly images full of movement, weather, air and space. Sensitive colour is used to explore the emotional landscape through imagined and unseen places. Aiming to offer a sense of perspective, invite reflection and utilise the restorative and...
by Jonathan Rolfe | Oct 27, 2023
It’s the versatility of my chosen medium that most interests me. Oil sticks offer the opportunity to simply draw in paint. When mixed with turpentine, a great deal of surface transparency is possible which is what I aim to achieve. The layering of colour can also...
