about
about the artist
Jane Tomlinson makes vibrant paintings and prints of the natural world. She is as likely to paint pebbles and stone circles as she is animals, birds and plants. Jane uses careful drawing and lively colours to express the truth and beauty revealed by nature.
Jane was born in Stratford on Avon and travelled widely before coming to study and settle in Oxford. She got her degree in 1988 in Fine Art and Art History, working in drawing, printmaking and paperworks, but never in paint. She taught herself to paint much later.
She is fascinated with the natural world, history, mythology and science. In selecting subject matter, she is drawn to living things, landscapes, ancient monuments and different cultures from around the world. Jane is a card-carrying atheist and considers natural phenomena from a rational, scientific point-of-view. Good drawing and colour are the cornerstones of her work. She especially admires van Gogh, Gauguin, Hockney, Matisse, and 17th century Dutch and Flemish artists.
Jane is a seasoned and obsessive traveller, and her globetrotting frequently inspires many of her works. But there is plenty of inspiration at home in rural west Oxfordshire, too.
Jane is marketing and communications manager for a women’s charity in Oxford, England. During her varied career she has been a horseback cattle-musterer, petrol pump attendant, international student advisor, IT marketing manager and life drawing teacher.
Jane is married to photographer Moth Clark and has a daughter, a son, a step-son and a vicious stripey cat called Seafer.
