The Curiosity of Light

The Shadow Lands

Where Stories Are Made

Tortuous Grace

Statement

To find an environment in which you can be completely isolated from human interference and get closer to understanding the natural world is a goal shared by many. However, through my own excursions to various mountainous regions to escape and recharge, I have come to realise that this environment will never fully exist. Within my paintings I aim to capture what can’t fully be there, a glimpse into a natural solitary environment that can become both familiar in comfort yet distant in reach.

Oil Paint is my primary medium, however along the creative process I use a variety of materials especially when on long works exploring mountains. I’m always with my trusty camera to capture the light and sketchbooks for quick work and annotations. I see my work away from the canvas as preparatory work for my paintings, using it to aid composition and colour helping to create a more emotional response, allowing the paintings to materialise naturally.

Bio

Becky Rose was born in Essex in 1985, she studied her Foundation Diploma in Brighton in 2004 and graduated from Falmouth University in 2007. Rose moved to Chichester after her degree and built her own studio in the back garden, where she still paints today. In 2009 Rose had her first solo show at The Joy Gallery, Chichester, and has had numerous group shows along the South Coast including Artwave West, Dorset and the Phoenix Gallery, Brighton.

It wasn’t until 2014 that Rose decided to leave her full time job to focus more on her art career and since then she has been Shortlisted for The Royal Academy Exhibition 2015, the National Open Art 2016, and has just finished her second solo show at Strong Island, Southsea.

View my website http://www.beckyrose.co.uk/