By the process of elimination leaving only the 'good' bits, appeared not only interesting layering of tape, vintage wallpaper, acrylic paint, oil sticks and graphite stick, but it also revealed the delicate but figurative plant formations. Slow, careful layers of a subtle mint green - a delicate approach I don't often practice, completed the ethereal snapshot. The Latin naming process quickly became clear and necessary as the garden reference is not only one of botanical origin, but where my mother can recite letter for letter the correct Latin botanical title of each plant in her garden. Greek classics lecturer from way back, that Dutch woman has an amazing memory bank for languages and where they came from.

Learn more about Jane Hoggard

Jane’s work takes a lighthearted view of traditional genre - still life, landscapes, abstraction and assemblages. Working in focused bursts reflects Janes’ personality, a busy family life and an appreciation of the environment in Northern NSW where she lives.
Large and small scale works showcase her proficiency and dexterity with mixed media. Energetic yet sensitive line work dominate her work with illustrative drawing practice her ‘go to’. Evident in her experimentation of subject matter and mixed media compositions reveal hidden depths through multiple layering using collected snippets such as maps and manuals to create authentic, sentimental and curious ‘snapshots’ in her smaller works alongside acrylic, oil and charcoal in larger works.
Jane’s work is always well thought out, the individual characterisation of her line work is exciting yet sensitive to look at. There is a freshness in her work and she uses mixed media without limits when building a composition.