Jessica Dunn

It was in Algarve where she established her studio in the hills of Boliqueime, where she paints full-time, working predominantly in oil. Her work is deeply inspired by the natural beauty of her surroundings—the Algarve landscape and its luminous southern light. Each painting reflects both a deep connection to the location and an intuitive, personal creative process. Jessica exhibits regularly in the UK and Portugal. Her works are included in the collections of the Guarda and Loulé museums.

"My latest work has transitioned from the figurative, to an abstract impression of land, sea and sky, influenced by the elements, intense sunlight and the drama of the landscape, which is constantly shifting and changing.

I try to capture an impression of its transient nature, working across the canvas from dark to light, layer-by-layer, brushing on, scraping off, as a colour-mood begins to develop and a story begins to emerge.

Tonal layering creates an impression of distance and depth and a focal point appears organically, drawing the viewer in.

Working on several pieces at a time, moving from one to the other with fluidity and energy, a rhythm develops…

For me it´s about the paint and the expressive marks created, which gradually evolve into something familiar, an imagined or remembered landscape, a sea, a sky, or just a feeling.

The visual experience becomes an emotive one, an illusion of being immersed in nature, reflective and timeless, of walking into a painting and feeling lifted."