{"id":14471,"date":"2019-12-09T11:49:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14471"},"modified":"2020-08-12T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T13:57:00","slug":"jenny-urquhart-featured-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/art-topics\/jenny-urquhart-featured-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenny Urquhart &#8211; Featured Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Jenny Urquhart and I&#8217;m a Bristol-based artist. I&#8217;m most well known for my bright, colourful paintings of Bristol&#8217;s Clifton Suspension Bridge and hot-air balloons!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Painting-in-the-kitchen-e1575891434787.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Painting-in-the-kitchen-e1575891434787.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Painting-in-the-kitchen-e1575891434787-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get into art? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I started painting about 8 years ago after a 10-year career as a Biology teacher. I had small children and struggled to juggle all the planning and marking, so decided to resign and become an A-level tutor. I painted a picture, a friend bought it, so I painted more&#8230;and haven&#8217;t stopped since.<\/p>\n<p>I paint about 6 or 7 hours a day and totally love it! Having no training can be advantageous as I just make it up as I go along, this results in trying masses of different styles and techniques. People often look at my work and can&#8217;t tell it\u2019s all done by the same artist.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/This-is-our-Bristol--e1575889915959.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the area of art you specialise in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My bright Bristol cityscapes are probably the most familiar paintings and recently started indulging myself with more rural scenes featuring coast and forest. I grew up in the countryside and really miss it, so if I have a day where I can paint what I like, more often than not it will be natural landscapes!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.-Flags-a-flyin-e1575884969386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.-Flags-a-flyin-e1575884969386.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.-Flags-a-flyin-e1575884969386-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.-Flags-a-flyin-e1575884969386-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is it that you enjoy about art? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I totally love my job as I love creating new images that you people can lose themselves in, or paintings that just cheer people up, and just for a moment take them to another place, whether that&#8217;s Bristol, the Cornish coast or a deep woodland.<\/p>\n<p>My art doesn&#8217;t need explaining- what you see is what you get! I don&#8217;t find a blank canvas daunting and I have a strong urge to create, and being able to do it every day is brilliant! When you are painting all other things disappear&#8230; the house could be on fire and I wouldn&#8217;t notice!\u00a0? Probably, more importantly, painting allows me to be flexible with childcare, and I am always able to be at home for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you had any recent or have any upcoming exhibitions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have had a mega busy period at Arts Trails and fairs in the run-up to December, and the next few weeks will be fulfilling commissions for\u00a0Christmas. January will be a lot calmer, and then I&#8217;m going to be widening my subject base and try painting places I have never visited before&#8230;Brighton is next on my list!<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could offer one piece of advice to aspiring artists, what would it be? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My advice would be, if you want to make money from your art then it\u2019s really important to do a mix of painting things you enjoy painting, whilst also painting things with a wide appeal! I have been painting mostly Bristol in the last few years, and thankfully it&#8217;s a popular city full of beautiful landmarks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/prints-for-sale-e1575885104890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/prints-for-sale-e1575885104890.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/prints-for-sale-e1575885104890-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/prints-for-sale-e1575885104890-768x287.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your goals for this year? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My goals are to paint new places I&#8217;ve never been to before (like Brighton!) and possibly paint a picture for my own house. I have a slight obsession with Spring hedgerows, so would like a big one for my wall!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can we see your work? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can see my work in many different galleries and shops (Room 212 on Bristol&#8217;s Gloucester Rd, Bristol&#8217;s MShed Museum, Bristol Tourist information, Coldharbour Gallery in BS6) and the online shop &#8216;The Bristol Shop&#8217;, my Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jennysgallery\/\">Jenny Urquhart Art,<\/a> Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jennyurquhart\/\">@jennyurquhart<\/a>. You can also see my work lining the walls of platforms at Bristol&#8217;s Temple Meads Station.<\/p>\n<p>My new website will be coming out very soon too:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennyurquhart.co.uk\/\">www.jennyurquhart.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Jenny Urquhart and I&#8217;m a Bristol-based artist. 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