Jo Payne

Painting

Working from my studio in Ilfracombe, I express elements absorbed from my surroundings to create atmospheric sea paintings which focus on huge skies, interesting horizons, wide open spaces and the constant play between light and shadow.

Every walk I take in the coastal landscape brings more and more inspiration. There are times when far away in the distance the sea and sky seem to be imperceptibly merging.

Whatever else happens, the clouds continue to pass by, the tides ebb and flow, and the world keeps on turning. New clouds, new waves, it never stays the same and there is no end.

I’m in love with both the simplicity and the complexity of this elemental flow, and I feel compelled to keep on painting my interpretations of it.