Born in Greenwich, Brian Jull is a self taught artist. At the age of 18 he joined the Merchant Navy and during this time met his wife. After a visit to the Maritime Museum, he felt a strong desire to take up painting. His early work was very much influenced by the artist William Turner who was able to brilliantly capture the light and scale of any subject. So inspired by Turners work, light became the key component of his paintings and studies.
As he developed as an artist, he began to experiment with impressionism and studied the work of Monet, Seurat and Renoir while traveling through Paris and Giverny. Much like the 19th century impressionists, he painted in situ or onsite. His recent work is inspired by Seurat and depicts leisurely pursuits such as a walk in the park or a market scene just as the sun is rising. His technique is still concerned with light and contrast, but has evolved from being detailed to increasingly looser and textured. Brushwork is important to him as he likes to express character through the texture of the paint on the canvas.
Brian has exhibited internationally in numerous galleries in the UK (London, Liverpool, Kent, Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford), USA (Georgia, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Texas), Japan (Tokyo) and Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg).
Turner, the English master artist, greatly influenced his early style of painting. Turner's dynamic use of paint, used to capture the light and scale of a sea storm and the subject, was the starting point for Brian. Light became the key components of his pictures and studies.
As his confidence grew as a painter, he began to experiment with a more impressionistic style of painting. He traveled to Paris and Giverny to study 19th Century masters Monet, Seurat and Renoir. He echoed these masters by painting scenes 'in situ'. Through his admiration for Seurat, his paintings have evolved to become interpretations of leisurely pursuits. He is still occupied by light and contrast, but his works are now infused with gentle past times; walks in the park, a morning cafe and a continental market at dawn.
Born in Greenwich, Brian Jull is a self taught artist. At the age of 18 he joined the Merchant Navy and during this time met his wife. After a visit to the Maritime Museum, he felt a strong desire to take up painting. His early work was very much influenced by the artist William Turner who was able to brilliantly capture the light and scale of any subject. So inspired by Turners work, light became the key component of his paintings and studies.
As he developed as an artist, he began to experiment with impressionism and studied the work of Monet, Seurat and Renoir while traveling through Paris and Giverny. Much like the 19th century impressionists, he painted in situ or onsite. His recent work is inspired by Seurat and depicts leisurely pursuits such as a walk in the park or a market scene just as the sun is rising. His technique is still concerned with light and contrast, but has evolved from being detailed to increasingly looser and textured. Brushwork is important to him as he likes to express character through the texture of the paint on the canvas.
Brian has exhibited internationally in numerous galleries in the UK (London, Liverpool, Kent, Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford), USA (Georgia, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Texas), Japan (Tokyo) and Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg).
Turner, the English master artist, greatly influenced his early style of painting. Turner's dynamic use of paint, used to capture the light and scale of a sea storm and the subject, was the starting point for Brian. Light became the key components of his pictures and studies.
As his confidence grew as a painter, he began to experiment with a more impressionistic style of painting. He traveled to Paris and Giverny to study 19th Century masters Monet, Seurat and Renoir. He echoed these masters by painting scenes 'in situ'. Through his admiration for Seurat, his paintings have evolved to become interpretations of leisurely pursuits. He is still occupied by light and contrast, but his works are now infused with gentle past times; walks in the park, a morning cafe and a continental market at dawn.
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