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Roberta Young | Ink | 11.5 x 16.5 inches 

Roberta Young is an artist based in Brighton, working mainly in oil paint, ink and pigments. She studied Fine Art at Camberwell School of Art and then at Goldsmiths 1990-93. She has exhibited regularly with Cameron Fine Art in Hove and at the Affordable Art Fairs in London. Last summer she had her first solo show with Fox Yard Studios and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition. For the last two consecutive years Roberta curated works for a group show at her Brighton Open House ‘Cats Creep’ as part of the Brighton May Festival.

Robertas’ paintings are inspired by her experiences and observations. Inspired by her daily walks and exploration of the South Downs she explores our connection with nature at large and what it reflects of our own nature. Her landscapes are focused on hawthorn trees, their dramatic shapes determined and warped by the costal winds. Like the hawthorn tree, in essence we go through life always the same being, but our perspectives and behaviour shaped by our relationships, our circumstances, and daily challenges.

Her playful humour is most obvious in the dog paintings, as they depict the darker/wilder side of nature. The shadows allude to subtler interior realities. The soppy domesticated dog can’t escape his inherited instinct to hunt and kill.

Roberta’s work is vibrant with movement; her use of line is dynamic and fluid. She combines luminous washes and solid blocks of colour with expressive line drawing. Light is a strong feature in Roberta’s paintings, whereby the shadows resonate with a life and character of their own, or backlit figures lose their individualisation for the impression they leave against intense bright background.

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