Jessica Hills

JESSICA HILLS:

Jess's work combines exquisite detail with an impressionistic flair that lends an energy and vitality to her paintings. Now focusing entirely on equine subjects her process involves photographing and sketching from life and then creating detailed depictions back home in her studio in Hampshire. Landscape backgrounds are often taken from different locations to lend atmosphere and allow her to compose scenes to best frame the subject. In this exhibition Jess will be depicting mares and foals, using source material taken at Highclere Stud, with foals from the likes of Frankel providing plenty of inspiration. Jess's recent experiences of becoming a mother and her upbringing in the racing world have deeply influenced this body of work, which combines the beauty and delicacy of new life with anticipation of what's to come.