Jennifer Brereton
Using her observational skills and bold, atmospheric drawing to bring attention to her subjects identity, Jennifer works mainly in pencil as well as charcoal and conte crayon.
A farming childhood gave Jennifer insight into animal behaviour; details that are very much appreciated by highly critical customers who handle stock. A retired dairy farmers comment of, 'I've seen that every day but I've never noticed it before', when purchasing a print of cows eating under an electric fence, sums up what Jennifer hopes to achieve in her drawings.
The animals that she draws can be champion examples, as in Cabbages & Kings featuring some of Robyn Hulmes successful Crosemanor flock of Suffolks. Irish Cream pictures the record priced Stockton Almighty Suffolk ram belonging to Tom Bailey and Queen Bee is a portrait of the champion Aberdeen Angus of that name, from Bob Lanes Penguin herd. Many more of Jennifers pictures are of the ordinary stock seen on farms throughout the country. Working from a rural studio 900ft up and overlooking the Shropshire landscape. Jennifer, who trained in fine art, started selling her work in 1992 and, now, both sales of limited edition prints and original drawings extend worldwide. In 2000 she was invited to exhibit at both World Dairy Expo in Madison and the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.
Many of her images, limited to editions of 500 prints, are now sold out. Original drawings sell quickly and attract high prices. Although Jennifer does not take on commissions, she continues to add to the range of animals portrayed every year, paying attention to particular requests.
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