A selection of abstract paintings from when I was exploring the relationships of colour. Garden Paintings were made from the essence of colour and light observed in a beautiful established cottage garden from my childhood, this is where I was living at the time. These paintings were made throughout the years when I was learning to live with chronic illness, my abilities were significantly limited and I was living housebound often only looking at the gardens through the windows.
I couldn’t use a computer, I couldn’t write with a pen and I couldn’t paint. I did nothing for months at a time other than rest in quiet. Around two years in, I began to use some modified art materials. And in time I put my mind toward making a series of paintings using small wood panels with acryla gouache. I could only manage abstract compositions using colour as my subject due to limited mobility and restrictions on my time. These paintings have greatly informed my 2026 body of work.
Jane Holden 