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A unique opportunity to visit a selling exhibition of over 50 new paintings of the Ness Of Brodgar excavations.
The Ness of Brodgar continues to be one of the most important archaeological digs in the world today but will be closing as an active excavation in 2024.
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Orkney based artist, Jeanne Bouza Rose has crafted each piece at the world famous archaeological dig, or its immediate environment, within the
UNESCO World Heritage Site at the heart of Orkney.
The artworks in this exhibition are all originals, each piece unique. Many have the earth from the dig added into the paint or have been marked with stones from the site (with permission from Site Director, Nick Card). Others have textures of the 'plein air' hazards of wind, rain and shifting earth.
Although her primary medium is oil, this summer exhibition will also include watercolours and other works on paper. All work will be for sale, with a wide range of prices for every pocket. A donation will be made to the Ness of Brodgar Trust and the Peedie Retreat, a local charity initiative, with each purchase.
Part of the exhibiton is also included in the CBA's Festival of Archaeology, the UK's biggest annual celebration of archaeology, whose theme this year is 'Archaeology and Creativity'.
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Jeanne Bouza Rose has been one of the artists in residence for the past 5 years, painting alongside the archaeologists. Internationally renowned, Jeanne has been a key member of a team of volunteers making the excavation possible since 2011. She brings this unique experience and knowledge of the place to her work alongside her own creative energy.
Working en plein air, holding canvas or pad in hand and battling the elements alongside the diggers and archaeologists, Jeanne captures in oils and watercolours the shapes and colours of stones, the incised marks. She even celebrates the archaeologists, hard at work or relaxing.
In 2022 Jeanne was delighted to be selected to supply high quality prints of recent work to support the 'World of Stonehenge' exhibition at the British Museum, London, England.
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Sometimes Jeanne will present a cameo of a structure, sometimes the monuments are presented alongside the clouds and lochs of this remarkable historical arena. Her expressionist work is imbued with the sense of Orkney and its archaeological significance between its standing stones, landscapes and current excavations.
Outside the digging season (which is short in Orkney) Jeanne takes regular walks around the Ring of Brodgar and the lochs within the UNESCO World Heritage site enabling her to capture the monuments and the landscape through the seasons.
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Media Contact:
Jeanne Bouza Rose
Tel +44 07900 982 612
Email: jeanne@jeannebouzarose.com
About
Sometimes a destination becomes a destiny.
Jeanne Bouza Rose has been painting all her life. Her life continues to be an adventure and is why she continues to explore different styles to express her joy of landscape. An experienced teacher on both sides of the ocean, Jeanne successfully ran cultural-immersion art workshops in Orkney which she first visited in 1984 while on a Fulbright teaching exchange to Paisley, Scotland. Jeanne is humbled to live in the landscape that was once drawn in her imagination. She now happily walks through it and paints it.
She is one of the few artists-in-residence at the world-renowned Ness of Brodgar, Neolithic archaeology site each summer. Her experiences inspired the Orkney Woodcut. Her daily walks often include the World Heritage site of the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness and feature in many of her artworks.
Jeanne’s work is in private collections worldwide. Recently they sold in the British Museum to support The World of Stonehenge exhibition. Jeanne maintains a gallery in Orkney and studios both there and in Woodstock, New York, regularly teaching the Orkney Woodcut, a variation on the Provincetown printmaking technique.
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The Ness of Brodgar Trust is a Registered Scottish Charity No: SC044890.
The Ness of Brodgar site has been under excavation since 2004, revealing a massive complex of monumental Neolithic buildings dating from the centuries around 3000BC. Without parallel in Atlantic Europe, the Ness of Brodgar’s three hectares are filled with huge stone structures containing spectacular finds. These have made the Ness one of the most important archaeological excavations in the world today, changing our understanding of the culture and beliefs of Neolithic Orkney and shining a new light on the prehistory of northern Europe. The project is mainly funded through the generosity of the public through our two supporting charities the Ness of Brodgar Trust and the American Friends
The Peedie Retreat is a Registered Scottish Charity No: (SCIO) SC051289
The Peedie Retreat is an Orkney charity with the ambition of building and running a fully accessible, bespoke, accommodation which has been designed to incorporate the most current innovative aids, to be suitable for all levels of ability. The Peedie Retreat which we affectionately call “Orkneys Peedie Place of Happiness” is being created for Orkney residents affected by Cancer or Multiple Sclerosis and their families. To be built at Inganess Beach a natural and stunning location, close to local amenities and health care. This inspirational building will be a place where Orkney people with Cancer and MS will be able to come with their families, friends and loved ones, to be together and enjoy a break FREE OF CHARGE away from their worries and challenges of the medical condition. To rest, recuperate and connect with nature, find inspiration, hope, to make wonderful memories and share “A Peedie Bit of Happiness Together “
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