Jane Ford

With an all consuming passion for British Wildlife combined with quirky, dark, Northern
sense of humour, the main subject of the painting is transformed from a natural pose into a
completely obscure and unusual setting.

With a natural leaning towards the gothic genre which includes Victorian engines, optical
and astronomical instruments and even Medieval inventions to add to the mix.

The paintings all tell a story, a very old fashioned way of painting, so each work can have
several connotations, from Game birds alighting on pies to Hares transfixed by melancholia
and chickens alluring foxes, all in a humorous framework. Perhaps stemming from a
childhood mixture of Brer Rabbit, Jules Verne, Edgar Allen Poe and the Goons, with a splash
of 1940’s film noir and 60’s/70’s music.

Each painting is carefully researched for anatomical, historical and natural accuracy and
finally worked using the finest quality oils suspended in distilled Walnut oil for added
viscosity. A technique reminiscent of the traditional way of English painting not usually
taught now in Art Schools. This method of painting lends itself ideally to the work.

The great diversity of British Wildlife and the imagination of connecting birds and animals
with unrelated objects and each other opens up endless possibilities for paintings.

The whole is brought together with the naming of the work……it’s all in the title.

Galleries:
Wing Gallery, Wadhurst. Opus Gallery, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Singing Soul Gallery,
Cranbroook. Kent. Saffron Gallery, Battle, Sussex. Cheshire Cat Gallery, Boston,
Massachusettt, USA. Fosse Gallery, Stow on the Wold.


Ah! But those Tears are Pearls Thy Love
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 Inches
£2700

The Beguiling of Merlin
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 Inches
£2700

A Game of Peek-a-Boo
Oil on Canvas
14 x 14 Inches
£1200

Mother Betty's Breakfast Brew
Oil on Canvas
14 x 14 Inches
£1200

Mother Betty's Rosehip Tealeaf
Oil on Canvas
12 x 12 Inches
£850

The Point of Murder
Oil on Canvas
8 x 8 Inches

In Winters Deepening Quiet
Oil on Canvas
36 x 38 Inches

A Little Sip of Murder
Oil on Canvas
8 x 8 Inches

Love is in the Air
Oil on Canvas
36 x 36 Inches

Murder in the Balance
Oil on Canvas
8 x 8 Inches

Countdown to Murder
Oil on Canvas
8 x 8 Inches

The Celestial Maiden
Oil on Canvas
30 x 30 inches

The Dragon Awakes
Oil
8 x 8 inches

A Trophy of Murder
Oil
8 x 8 inches

In Defence of the White Queen
Oil
20 x 20 inches

The Chance of a Game
Oil
16 x 16 inches

The Silence of Snow
Oil
24 x 20 inches

The Deadly Lure of Light
Oil
8 x 8 inches

A Blast of a Murder
Oil
8 x 8 inches

Killer of a Storm
Oil
8 x 8 inches

Gooseberry Sauce
Oil
16 x 16 inches

To Catch a Thief
Oil
16 x 16 inches

The Black Quince
Oil
16 x 16 inches

Quince Charming
Oil
16 x 16 inches

The Poor of the Parish Seek Sanctuary
Oil
12 x 12 inches

A Little Bottle of Murder
Oil on Canvas
8 x 8 inches

The Cuckoo
Oil on Canvas
20 x 20 inches

Gooseberry Fool
Oil on Linen
14 x 14 inches

A Covey of Quince
Oil on Linen
14 x 14 inches

Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Oil on Canvas
30 x 30 inches

Fatal Attraction
Oil on Canvas
18 x 18 inches

A Game of Chance
Oil on Canvas
18 x 18 inches