About Bridget Askew​

 

''Bridget’s paintings offer glimpses of moments in life, mainly observed on her farm or the surrounding countryside. Characters play an important part in her compositions as does light and emotion. Bridget’s paintings evoke the kind of calm serenity of a late summer afternoon, and at times poignant or even slightly sad emotions lay behind hazy shades of fading light.'' Quote Shelley Huges Back o' The Shop Gallery.

 

I am an artist living and working in rural Ryedale. Although I am primarily a painter (generally working in oils and acrylics) I also use photography and film, utilising varying approaches to inform my painting practice and keep the work vital. For the past four years I have been exploring the notion of rurality, from the view point of community and the farming sector. The family farm, were I worked for above a decade, is the catalyst and point of entry for my enquiries. Whilst working as a farmer, I came to understand and appreciate the unique perspective on life that exists in rural society. The wider populace would find rural perspectives and attitudes sometimes idiosyncratic and at other times devotionally fervent. Part of my work is an assimilation of these religious passions and an explication of their sensibilities. In so doing I hope to perhaps challenge preconceptions of rural life.

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