Jessica Leigh Owen

I am an abstract painter, living and working in West Wales. I have loved painting and craft since I was young – always enjoying creating colourful work and being messy! I have continued painting into my adulthood and developed different techniques and styles.

My current artwork is based on reflections in water. I began painting scenes that I found powerful and beautiful from the natural world. I found that reflections in water, of rainbows, landscapes, sunsets and skies provided aesthetically pleasing, interesting and slightly distorted images of the world. I have since delved into using different colour schemes, creating bright, eye-catching pieces.

When painting I tend to stand above a canvas and move around it, I find this more conducive to “unexpected developments”, and encourages a painting to take on its own life. I also like to allow gravity to play its part – holding paintings at different angles and manoeuvring them from time to time. I find that this creates the distorted/reflective result I aim for. Once I have created the effect I am happy with, the paint evens out and creates a smooth uniform finish.

I like working with both fluid, smooth paint and more heavy bodied, textured paint. The end result bei...

Currently exhibiting with Celf Canolbarth Cymru and Cardigan Art Society - in and around Ceredigion.