Day Dreaming - Oil on Canvas 39.5'' x 39.5'' Jo Tunmer’s paintings make stillness momentous. Rendering impressions of European and American landscapes, she skillfully layers colors and creates rich surface textures, subtly orchestrating an all-encompassing sensorial experience. While she approaches painting with the expertise of a traditional artisan, her compositions are intrinsically tied to the contemporary language of photography. She relies on snapshots—often taken out of car windows—and quick sketches as the source material for her paintings. Ultimately, her paintings take brief experiences and make them permanent, inviting viewers in to the open, solitary space of the canvas.

Tunmer paints on wood and canvas paper, glazing and varnishing her finished works. She studied painting at The Cambridge School of Art and also spent time exploring Southern California and learning from works by color-savvy artists like David Hockney and Wayne Thiebaud.  Jo Tunmer regularly exhibits in the United Kingdom and her work belongs to collections in the United States and Europe. She currently lives and works in Cambridge, England.

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