Tessa Coe

For the last twenty five years I have been using my interest in and knowledge of science, to provide source material for my work. The latest pieces build on my long standing fascination in the way that ecosystems work. I live on the water meadows of the river Test, one of the few chalk streams in the world. There is an enormous variety of habitats to be found within quite small distances of my home. I strongly feel that we are both beneficiaries and custodians of this wealth of nature. I like to use my paintings as conversation starters to explore this. Ever present in my thoughts is the looming spectre of climate change and the fragility and irreplaceability of all that I see around me. I choose to celebrate this life, and use strong colour and the lens of abstraction to investigate each fragile place. My canvases aren’t huge. They are glimpses of ideas, joys and fears that come with me as I explore the magic of the living world, and try to bring a little of this to others too.

More information about my work is available on my website: www.tessa-coe.work