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Artist Biography -
Ann Hillary |
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took a BA Hons in Fine Art painting, with printmaking, at
Goldsmiths, London. The mysterious, occasionally ominous
presence of ordinary things seen with intensity, led me to make
a series of large realistic oil paintings, which, although they
contained no fantasy element, had surreal overtones.
Later I came across the work of
the American realists Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth, and the
French photographer Henri Cartier Bresson. I felt in sympathy
with their subjects and their manner of deailing with them.
My main work continues to be
detailed realism, painted over a period of weeks, yet it
represents isolated moments and has an unexplained narrative
content. |
Bluebird
Cafe, Kingsdown by Ann Hillary |
Through drawing, watercolour and
photography I record places, people and things and in recent
years have made lino prints from these starting points,
including a black and white series of the Dome, viewed from
places on the Thames Path from Woolwich to Greenwich. The
technique of lino-cutting changes the emphasis of my work:
rhythm and pattern take over from tonal qualities of light and
realism becomes less important.
Since my time as a student I have
made life drawings and through them, freed from my usual
subjects, I can experiment with technique and mood.
I have had successful solo
exhibitions of my work and shown in mixed exhibitions, including
earlier, as an invited guest of the London Group and at the
Herbert Gallery, Coventry.
Examples of Ann's art can be
found on her
Artists Page. If you are interested in buying any
of Ann's artwork please refer to or Buying Art page. |
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