Jane Cabrera

Predominantly through paint I explore the felt interconnections with non human life. The transcendence of connecting to the wild via vibrational energy, colour, rhythm, sensation and texture with narratives of hidden worlds within worlds.
I map the seen and unseen, merging inner and outer landscapes, closing the gap between self and surroundings. I'm interested in deep time, cooperative root networks and impermanence.

My paintings translate my lived experience of time spent alone immersed in nature, especially the last 20 years living on the edge of Dartmoor national park in Devon.

I'm interested in the links between the health of people and planet and how art and nature can build resilience and hope, fed from personal and universal experiences. I work with an awareness and sadness of living in the Anthropocene and it’s intersectional exploitation of people and planet.

It raises question about how we can reclaim and respect the commons; seed, soil, air and water in a world that sees nature as resource outside the human experience and with a growing disconnection from the disappearing natural world. 
What can we do for the Earth?

Jane's practice has run alongside her 27 year career as an award winning Children's book Author and Illustrator . She is currently studying an MA in Fine Art at The City & Guilds of London Art School.

She lives between London and Devon, UK