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

April 1 – June 3, 2012
Madison Gallery : Morristown Memorial Hospital
100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ

April 21 – June 29, 2012
Metro 28 Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ


April 16 - September 10 2012
Carbon Footprints Park Avenue Club
184 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ

May 6 - June 17 2012
The Art of the Miniature XX
The Snowgoose Gallery
470 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA

April 27 - June 8 2012
The Figure ~ Line, Form, & Shape
Art @ 1275 Studio & Gallery
1275 Bloomfield Ave
Building 1, Unit 3, Fairfield NJ

May 24 - June 16 2012
Preview/Post View Pierro Gallery
Baird Center, 5 Mead Street South Orange NJ

Saturday June 2, 10-5pm
Affordable Art Fair
Montclair Art Museum
3 South Mountain Ave
Montclair, NJ 07042
www.montclair-art.com

Sunday June 3, 11-5pm
Artists Studio Tour
1978 Maplewood Arts Center
1978 Springfield Avenue
Maplewood, New Jersey
www.studiotoursoma.org



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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

2012

March 2012 Visual Voices 1978 Arts Center 1978 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, NJ

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

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