For over 20 years I have been developing my own painterly language with oils. Imperfect, I don't seek realism, but rather a catalyst that will begin a dialogue between viewer, painting and artist. My artworks are a cultural dialogue that concerns larger contextual frameworks such as personal and cultural identity, family, community, nationality and a journey with my own physicality and spirituality.
I grasp at the momentary, sensory feelings of the portrait or scape I am painting. Painting that fleeting gesture, too beautiful to capture but irresistible. Just out of reach. My paintings are attempts at creating an illusion between reality and my chaotic headspace.

My paintings hang in homes around the world, exhibited in galleries in the UK, South Africa, USA, Switzerland and at the 12th Florence Art Biennale in 2019. For more view www.jjdigby.com

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