Through the Cevennes

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.