Premio Combat Prize

I Am Jealous of the Sun as it Shines on You:
I have had some personal events that lead to sadness, retrospective thought, feelings of Time’s endless beat, lost and missing someone.
These are all elements that combine with my constant fascination with mountains, I see them as soul food, with light, and our connection to nature. And how it can reflect elements of ourselves, our inner selves and strength.
This is a mixed media artwork, with elements of drawing and painting techniques combined on un-stretched canvas with intentional texture created at the beginning of the creative process.
Bio:
Jessie is an Australian artist who is based in Austria. She is deeply inspired by the natural world, with a focus on mountain landscapes and nature. The constantly changing light, moods, seasons in the mountains offer a constant stream of inspiration. Jessie feels strongly connected to the mountainous landscape and her artworks are influenced by what she sees in connection to what she feels. A painter of light and shadow, conveying an impression or a mood. Bringing an impression of the true soul of the mountains to everyone. Time is symbolised in her current works in the form of birds.
Her current works are painted/drawn on un-stretched canvas predominantly, that she deliberately crumples to add
texture, which is an important part of the finished artwork. Giving them a natural and free look without
constraints. Using various mediums such as graphite, charcoal, ink and acrylic combining both painting and
drawing techniques to build up the artworks in layers, trying to achieve a sense of depth and translucency in her
artworks.