Jemma Derbyshire

Jemma Derbyshire graduated from Edinburgh College of art in 2008 Light, sense of place, mood, atmosphere and experience are fundamental elements in her work. Her paintings come from her experience and relationship to the landscape. Growing up in the highlands has had a huge influence on her work and this landscape overwhelms and embodies her in a way no other does. The intense relationship with the landscape is incredibly important and gives life and energy to her work. Nothing is ever fixed in a painting and although she may have an idea of the composition or colour she would like, this is never set in stone and may well change a number of times. Her current concerns are with the more abstract qualities presented by the landscape. Creating the sense of transient light, atmosphere, feeling and colour still rooted in the landscape yet losing the more formal and perhaps sentimental qualities often present in the tradition of landscape painting. Jemma has already exhibited in many galleries throughout Scotland