Current Art Projects

charcoal drawing of purple color pencil

I am continuing to draw my trash in the series "Carbon Footprints" - large drawings of the smaller things in life.
I am really enjoying drawing from life and seeing the effects of combining the pastel pencil and charcoal.

pastel drawing of sparkling woodland

I am also having fun playing with...exploring the possibilities of Pan Pastels.
It's like drawing with eye shadow.
WAY too much fun.

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Upcoming & Current Exhibitions

March 4 - April 20 2012
Visual Voices 1978 Arts Center
1978 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, NJ

March 30 - September 2012
Food for Thought
Summit Medical Center, Berkeley Heights, NJ

November 17 – February 17, 2012
Metro 28 City Without Walls
6 Crawford Street, Newark, NJ 07102

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Artist Statement

Painting and drawing from life – real life – gives me the privilege of contemplating an object for hours, reveling in the infinite complexity of the apparent simplicity before me. Gradually discovering the nuances of color in a papery garlic clove; appreciating the architectural form of a mushroom.

When that pleasure spills out of the studio, back into regular life, it lights up the daily grind and provides a moment of joyful peace. My art captures such fleeting moments of serenity, saving and sharing them for all our busy days

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Biography

Jo Bradney was born in London, UK and grew up off the south coast of England in the idyllic much-thatched Isle of Wight, memories of which are still the subject of many of her smaller works. After a fun-filled three years studying ancient history and literature for a BA in Classical Studies from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England’s far north, she married and moved to America in 1996.
She came looking for adventure – and found out that she could draw.

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Recent Shows

2011

December 2011 BANG VI 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, 1978 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, NJ
October 2011 The Art of Relaxation Summit Medical Center, Berkeley Heights, NJ
October 2011 31st Juried Mountain Art Show St John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, NJ
August 2011 Everyday Illuminations 73 See Gallery, Montclair, NJ
July 2011 Members Show 2011 Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
July 2011 Pieced Together New Jersey Arts Incubator, West Orange NJ
June 2011 Perfect Fit The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ
June 2011 Affordable Art Fair Montclair Museum, Montclair, NJ
May 2011 Invitational Miniature Art Show The Snow Goose Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
May 2011 Art on the Avenue Caldwell, NJ

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