Jess Kidd
Jess is a multidisciplinary, Yorkshire-based artist, with a current focus on mixed-media painting. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008. However, her practice has re-emerged recently, after serious illness in her mid-20s, she loves to experiment, play with, and manipulate materials, and is driven by a passionate intention to convey her interpretations of reality. Recently, she has been exploring landscape in relation to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This influences both her creative process and her subject matter – her hometown, Keighley. She aims to paint aesthetically engaging images of Keighley, to encourage conversations that aren't just grounded in negative assumptions.
Jess Kidd
Jess is a multidisciplinary, Yorkshire-based artist, with a current focus on mixed-media painting. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008. However, her practice has re-emerged recently, after serious illness in her mid-20s, she loves to experiment, play with, and manipulate materials, and is driven by a passionate intention to convey her interpretations of reality. Recently, she has been exploring landscape in relation to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This influences both her creative process and her subject matter – her hometown, Keighley. She aims to paint aesthetically engaging images of Keighley, to encourage conversations that aren't just grounded in negative assumptions.
Searching for the Light no.4
Watercolour, oil and cold wax medium
90cm x 80cm
Searching for the Light no.4, depicts a mundane scene taken from the post-industrial town of Keighley - A skip sitting inside the large doorway of an old factory.
Searching for light in dark times, however small, has been a lifeline for me during tough times. The light changes quickly across Keighley, creating ephemeral moments of joy. I wanted to fill this scene with joy, by scattering it with dappled light.
I had fun, exploring mark making techniques, and built-up layers using a mixture of mediums. I hope the joy I felt whilst making this piece translates to the viewer.
