Joanna Wimberley Smith, who lives and works in Shrewsbury, was chosen from more than 16,500 entries to have her painting exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Available to view until August 18, she has also been chosen to have her work on display in The Parade, St Mary’s, as part of the Shrewsbury Arts Trail.
The theme of this year’s RA Summer Exhibition was about the space in between things, and as Joanna explains, she chose to look at an overcrowded owls' nest where even the visiting spider is jostling for space. The expressions on her owls' faces says it all.
Joanna said:"Choosing a natural palette was a change from my previous brightly coloured paintings. With this painting I enjoyed the challenge of expressing myself through pattern and texture, using only acrylic paint on canvas and the black floating frame to emphasis the dark night surrounding them. The painting is very naïve in many ways, but so are the owls. Each one has their own individual personality and emotions emphasising the dilemma they find themselves in.
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