Jane's inspirations come largely from the landscape of the North Yorkshire moors and coast. The natural colours of the moors are often so intense and the quality of light creates some exciting contrasts. Capturing some of this purity of colour has been a constant fascination to the artist.
As well as a preoccupation with colour, Jane is interested in the structural form of landscape. The paintings of moorland have a deliberate solidity of form – partly relating to the artist's interest in history, archaeology, and geology. She attempts to capture the subtle undulations and details of landscapes, sometimes exaggerating what is visible to the human eye to convey a particular response to that place.

The starting point for each painting is careful observational drawing and in the case of the pastels, Jane enjoys the challenge of working completely 'plein air'. The oil paintings are completed with a combination of outdoor and studio work.

'I would like to paint as a bird sings' Claude Monet

Jane enjoys painting what she sees each day, without feeling that she wants to bend nature into an artistic formula. She never knows from one painting to the next what new challenges will confront her, which brings its thrills and frustrations! Hopefully, the results will resonate with anyone who has stared at the landscapes of the North York Moors and felt the same sense of awe.