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Jo Whitney

Jo's paintings are based on her interpretation of what interests her in her everyday surroundings. Having lived most of her life within a stone's-throw of the sea, waterside scenes play a large part in her work, both at home and abroad. Her deep interest in people and their lives leads to the inclusion of figures in many of her pictures. She paints almost exclusively in oils, and prefers large canvases. The initial laying out of the subject is done rapidly, but despite their spontaneous appearance, further work on the canvases is prolonged and painstaking. Fundamentally a happy and optimistic person, this is reflected in her choice of subjects and colour.

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News & Events

The East Neuk Open Studios The next Open Studio weekends are on 16-17 and 23-24 June 2012. Come and meet the artists and see their work in the lovely sea-side area of East Scotland with its' old fishing villages. Brochure with maps and illustrations, see link on left.

Jo held a successful solo exhibition: La Serenissima at work and at play. At Alpha Art, 52 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh. Her evocative paintings of Venice were much admired. Recently there was a large retrospective exhibition of her paintings of the old Barbican in Plymouth, at teh Theatre Royal in Plymouth.

In November 2012 Jo will be taking part in a group exhibition of work by members of the East Neuk Open Studios at the Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Fife.