EDWINA BROADBENT

The subject matter for my paintings varies from the purely intuitive and abstract to images drawn from the landscape and still lives.

The subject matter for my paintings varies from the purely intuitive and abstract to images drawn
from the landscape and still lives. Painting works best for me in that strange and intangible interval
of action between conscious thought and reflection. Relaxing conscious control in order to release
unconscious movements. A gestural mark that says as much as possible with the most simplicity is
the aim. Colour, shape and light also matter. I explore the fluid movement and relationships of
colour, piling up and breaking like a wave, transparencies and opacities of paint like the depths and
surfaces of water, rough textures of earth and granite, and the forces of the rectangle like ancient
rocks, trees and towers braced against the wind.

Artist's CV

I moved to West Cornwall in 2002 after a 20 year career in art teaching. I have exhibited locally and in various galleries and exhibitions locally and nationally. I been a member of the “St Ives
Society of Artists” since 2005. I also regularly exhibit with the “Penwith Gallery”, the “Roundhouse and Capstan Gallery” in Sennen, the “Essex Tyler Gallery” in Mousehole, the “Riverbank Gallery” in Newlyn, The Aubergine Gallery in Wimbledon and “The Gallery” in Hungerford. I also participate in Cornwall Open Studios.