Downtotheolivegrove

Jon’s Themes

Colouration

Colour is central to Jon’s paintings, whether exploring the juxtaposition of hue or depth of colour. This changes depending on location. In Scotland, the day-to-day, and hour-by-hour changes in weather provided the opportunity to enhance an otherwise muted palette.

The new exhibitions will continue to explore the importance of 'place' in my 'grounded' abstracts. It is a celebration of particular spaces that mean a lot to me, whether during the Covid period, when we were not able to move out of our houses, or in particular regions, which I visited after the lockdowns were abandoned. 

During the pandemic, the emotional response to ‘lockdown’ and the internal domestic environment produced further opportunities for abstraction.