Haidee-Jo Summers VPROI RSMA
Biography
I'm best known for my plein air paintings of gardens, landscapes and seascapes. I've authored two books on oil painting with Search Press, 'Vibrant Oils' and 'Plein air painting with oils'. I'm the Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil painters and a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and an editorial consultant for The Artist magazine. ‘My work is a celebration of light filled moments revealed in rich and vibrant oil paint using my personal visual language of fresh and direct brushmarks. Painting en plein air is central to my practice but I am equally at home working from a model, still life or interior. I find beauty in the ordinary, mundane and intimate rather than the grand vista. Coastal locations, domestic interiors and gardens provide me with rich and endless subject material. My approach is one of simplicity and economy, striving to make every mark count in my earnest pursuance of capturing the poetry of a fleeting effect of light.’
Latest Blogs
Royal Institute of Oil painters exhibition
The annual Royal Institute of Oil painters (ROI) exhibition…
A lighter touch exhibition
My exhibition is open in the centre of Nottingham now, with…
Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition
The Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition opens at the…
How important is drawing?
I was asked to write a guest blog post for my friend Lori…