Evie Hatch interviewed shortlisted artist JP Oakley at Jackson’s Painting Prize’s inaugural exhibition of shortlisted works, which took place at Bankside Gallery in central London between the 25th 30th July.

JP discusses his lockdown painting journey, beginning in acrylics, and his saturated paintings of nature,

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 You Have a Really Interesting Story of How You Started Painting, Can You Tell Us a Bit About That?
1:33 Did Painting Come Naturally to You?
2:25 What is It About Acrylic That You Like Using?
3:17 Why is it that you were drawn to East Sussex as a subject?
4:11 How Did You Choose the Colour Palette for Painting, Still Stream at Furnace Wood?
4:50 Which Artists Do You Think Have Inspired Your Work?
5:25 When You Were Painting This Painting Did You Work in the Studio Primarily, or Did You Make Sketches on Site?
6:26 What Advice Do You Have for People Who Are Looking to Start a Journey With Painting?
7:04 What's Your Impression of the Show Here at Bankside?
7:45 Credits

Image Credits (In Order of appearance):
David Hockey Woldgate Woods (Photo: Richard Schmidt)
Eric Ravilious Vale of the White Horse (Tate)
John Nash a Suffolk Landscape (Tate)
Peter Doig the Architects Home in the Ravine (Saatchi Gallery)

Filmed by the Jackson's Team at the Bankside Gallery, London.
Music by Jim O'Donoghue Martin https://www.jimodonoghuemartin.com/

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