Janette Sumner - 'Drifting Laminaria'

Mixed media on board

Framed: 30cm x 30cm

Janette Sumner is a mixed media and collage artist based in Edinburgh. Janette’s abstract work is heavily influenced by the East Lothian coastline. In particular the tidelines that are left along the beaches. Janette captures their striking visual impact on the shifting sands with the use of mixed media as it lends itself well to the characteristics of tidelines, highlighting the shapes, colours and textures that are hidden within this fascinating microhabitat.

Janette’s work involves building up a complex abstract surface with collage, paint and drawing before working in to them in order to 'excavate' the composition from the surface. Often elements of the under surface still remain, offering a history to the work.