As the owner of the Jane Blackmore Gallery and Studio in Lyall Bay, Wellington, Jane is a practicing artist with over 20 years experience.
Her work is primarily inspired by the stunning vistas and natural landscape around her home, and is characterised by emotional intensity. Each work intentionally balances striking energy with calm, certain presence, offering space for thoughtful connection. In particular, Jane considers her works to be unashamedly spiritual, capturing a sense of connection, memory or perhaps evens a dreamlike presence found within her landscapes and seascapes.
Jane’s recent work continues her exploration of colour, form, and the visceral qualities of paint. Marking a shift towards a more pure abstraction, we see the artist peeling back layers of representation to arrive at a mélange of colour and light. Golds, purples, and blues –there is a lush regality to these works. Like the emotive charge of her landscapes, and the visual joy of her florals, her abstractions use a visual language synonymous with an artist working at a heightened level of skill and creative expression.
